Jim Burton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-3, 195lb (190cm, 88kg)

Born: October 27, 1949 in Royal Oak, MI us

Died: December 12, 2013 in Charlotte, NC

Buried: Magnolia Memorial Garden at Calvary Church, Charlotte, NC

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 26th round of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from Rochester HS (Rochester Hills, MI) and the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (5th) of the 1971 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI).

High School: Rochester HS (Rochester Hills, MI)

School: University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)

Debut: June 10, 1975 (Age 25-226d, 13,643rd in major league history)
vs. TEX 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 17, 1977 (Age 27-325d)
vs. BAL 2.2 IP, 2 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Jim Scott Burton

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.3

ERA

2.75

55.2

WHIP

1.437

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	50 (49)	Jun 10	BOS		TEX	L,3-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	52 (1)	Jun 12	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-9	GS	23	5.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
3	57 (4)	Jun 16	BOS	@	DET	W,6-2	GS	36	9.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	64 (6)	Jun 23	BOS		CLE	L,3-11	GS	7	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	69 (4)	Jun 28	BOS		NYY	L,6-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	71 (1)	Jun 30 (1)	BOS		BAL	W,5-2		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	72	Jun 30 (2)	BOS		BAL	L,2-8		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	73	Jul 1	BOS		BAL	L,6-10		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	78 (4)	Jul 5	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-12	GF	31	6.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
10	81 (2)	Jul 7	BOS		MIN	W,6-3		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	82	Jul 8	BOS		MIN	W,6-5		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	85 (2)	Jul 11	BOS		TEX	W,11-8		12	2.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
13	91 (5)	Jul 20 (1)	BOS	@	TEX	L,5-10		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	93 (1)	Jul 21	BOS	@	TEX	L,0-6		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	97 (3)	Jul 25	BOS	@	NYY	L,6-8	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	103 (5)	Jul 30	BOS		MIL	L,2-6	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	111 (7)	Aug 6	BOS	@	MIL	W,5-2	GS	16	3.2	0	1	0	1	1	P
18	115 (3)	Aug 10	BOS	@	OAK	W,5-3		6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	118 (2)	Aug 13	BOS	@	CAL	L,3-8		18	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	122 (3)	Aug 17 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-6		3	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	127 (4)	Aug 23	BOS		CHW	L,4-6		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	129 (1)	Aug 26	BOS		CAL	L,2-8		3	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	135 (5)	Sep 2	BOS		NYY	W,7-4		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	141 (5)	Sep 7 (2)	BOS	@	MIL	L,3-7	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	145 (3)	Sep 10 (2)	BOS		DET	L,3-5	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	148 (2)	Sep 13 (2)	BOS		MIL	W,6-3	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	150 (1)	Sep 15	BOS		MIL	W,9-7		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	153 (2)	Sep 19	BOS	@	DET	W,7-5		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	154	Sep 20	BOS	@	DET	L,1-5		14	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
							29gm		53.0	2	7	0	9	1