Rick Burleson
Richard Paul Burleson
Born: April 29, 1951
Lynwood, CA USA
Primary Position: SS
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, SS, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 165
Career: 1974-1987
Draft: Round 8 (1969 June Amateur Draft, Minnesota Twins)
Draft: Round 1 (1970 January Secondary Draft, Boston Red Sox)
School: Warren HS (South Gate, CA)
Minor League Statistics
Rick Burleson compiled a career batting average of .273 with 50 home runs and 449 RBI in his 1346-game career with the Boston Red Sox, California Angels and Baltimore Orioles. He began playing during the 1974 season and last took the field during the 1987 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 114 | 415 | 384 | 36 | 109 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 34 | .284 | .320 | .372 | .693 | 143 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 1975 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 158 | 654 | 580 | 66 | 146 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 62 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 44 | .252 | .305 | .329 | .634 | 191 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 1 |
| 1976 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 152 | 616 | 540 | 75 | 157 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 60 | 37 | .291 | .365 | .383 | .748 | 207 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 1977 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 154 | 721 | 663 | 80 | 194 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 52 | 13 | 12 | 47 | 69 | .293 | .338 | .382 | .720 | 253 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 1978 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 145 | 685 | 626 | 75 | 155 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 71 | .248 | .295 | .339 | .633 | 212 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 1979 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 153 | 682 | 627 | 93 | 174 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 60 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 54 | .278 | .315 | .368 | .683 | 231 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 155 | 718 | 644 | 89 | 179 | 29 | 2 | 8 | 51 | 12 | 13 | 62 | 51 | .278 | .341 | .366 | .708 | 236 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | AL | California Angels | 109 | 490 | 430 | 53 | 126 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 38 | .293 | .357 | .372 | .729 | 160 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| 1982 | AL | California Angels | 11 | 53 | 45 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | .156 | .255 | .178 | .433 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1983 | AL | California Angels | 33 | 134 | 119 | 22 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | .286 | .348 | .345 | .693 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | AL | California Angels | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | AL | California Angels | 93 | 312 | 271 | 35 | 77 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 32 | .284 | .363 | .391 | .754 | 106 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 1987 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 62 | 232 | 206 | 26 | 43 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 30 | .209 | .279 | .316 | .594 | 65 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1346 | 5717 | 5139 | 656 | 1401 | 256 | 23 | 50 | 449 | 72 | 68 | 420 | 477 | .273 | .328 | .361 | .689 | 1853 | 138 | 28 | 84 | 46 | 11 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 88 | 81 | 711.0 | 143 | 256 | 18 | 42 | .957 | 5.051 | 4.534 |
| 1974 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 2B | 31 | 27 | 245.0 | 65 | 79 | 3 | 24 | .980 | 5.290 | 4.645 |
| 1974 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 27.000 | 1.500 |
| 1975 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 158 | 157 | 1398.0 | 267 | 498 | 29 | 102 | .963 | 4.925 | 4.842 |
| 1976 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 152 | 145 | 1304.3 | 274 | 478 | 34 | 88 | .957 | 5.189 | 4.947 |
| 1977 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 154 | 154 | 1360.0 | 285 | 482 | 24 | 111 | .970 | 5.076 | 4.981 |
| 1978 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 144 | 144 | 1298.0 | 285 | 482 | 15 | 100 | .981 | 5.318 | 5.326 |
| 1979 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 153 | 151 | 1313.0 | 272 | 523 | 16 | 109 | .980 | 5.449 | 5.196 |
| 1980 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 155 | 155 | 1364.3 | 301 | 528 | 22 | 147 | .974 | 5.469 | 5.348 |
| 1981 | AL | California Angels | SS | 109 | 108 | 948.3 | 208 | 394 | 13 | 88 | .979 | 5.713 | 5.523 |
| 1982 | AL | California Angels | SS | 11 | 11 | 114.7 | 19 | 51 | 1 | 12 | .986 | 5.494 | 6.364 |
| 1983 | AL | California Angels | SS | 31 | 29 | 263.7 | 54 | 102 | 5 | 16 | .969 | 5.325 | 5.032 |
| 1986 | AL | California Angels | SS | 37 | 29 | 257.7 | 43 | 77 | 2 | 12 | .984 | 4.191 | 3.243 |
| 1986 | AL | California Angels | 2B | 6 | 5 | 42.0 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 5.571 | 4.333 |
| 1986 | AL | California Angels | 3B | 4 | 3 | 27.7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 1.952 | 1.500 |
| 1987 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 2B | 55 | 53 | 470.0 | 112 | 145 | 6 | 39 | .977 | 4.921 | 4.673 |
| Totals | 1290 | 1252 | 11118.7 | 2349 | 4109 | 189 | 893 | .972 | 5.227 | 5.006 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .444 | .500 | .667 | 1.167 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | AL | Boston Red Sox | WS | 7 | 28 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .292 | .393 | .333 | .726 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1986 | AL | California Angels | ALCS | 4 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .273 | .273 | .545 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 14 | 51 | 44 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .318 | .388 | .386 | .774 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | SS | 3 | 3 | 27.0 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .941 | 5.333 | 5.333 |
| 1975 | AL | Boston Red Sox | WS | SS | 7 | 7 | 65.3 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 4 | .966 | 3.857 | 4.000 |
| 1986 | AL | California Angels | ALCS | 2B | 2 | 1 | 14.0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.143 | 4.000 |
| Totals | 12 | 11 | 106.3 | 16 | 36 | 2 | 5 | .963 | 4.401 | 4.333 |
Awards
1977 - AL TSN All-Star SS
1979 - AL Gold Glove SS
1981 - AL TSN All-Star SS
1981 - AL Silver Slugger SS
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
