Ken Burkhart
Kenneth William Burkhart
Born: November 18, 1916
Knoxville, TN US
Deceased: December 29, 2004
Knoxville, TN US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 190
Career: 1938-1951
Major League Statistics
Ken Burkhart compiled a career record of 101 wins and 78 losses and a 2.97 ERA in his 296-game pitching career with the New Iberia Cardinals, Springfield Cardinals, Asheville Tourists, Syracuse Stars, Columbus Red Birds, Syracuse Chiefs and Oakland Oaks. He began playing during the 1938 season and last took the field during the 1951 campaign.
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Pitching:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
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1938 | D | EVAN | New Iberia Cardinals | 14 | 17 | .452 | 2.94 | 39 | 248.0 | 193 | 103 | 81 | 103 | ||||||||||||
1939 | D | NESL | Springfield Cardinals | 17 | 6 | .739 | 0.00 | 37 | 211.0 | 198 | 99 | 96 | |||||||||||||
1940 | B | PIED | Asheville Tourists | 20 | 6 | .769 | 2.63 | 33 | 233.0 | 192 | 80 | 68 | 76 | ||||||||||||
1941 | AA | IL | Syracuse Stars | 10 | 10 | .500 | 3.57 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 174.0 | 169 | 80 | 69 | 64 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
1942 | AA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 3 | 5 | .375 | 3.60 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 80.0 | 90 | 44 | 32 | 35 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
1943 | AA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 12 | 11 | .522 | 3.14 | 31 | 28 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 198.0 | 208 | 98 | 69 | 79 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1944 | AA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 15 | 9 | .625 | 4.05 | 33 | 31 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 231.0 | 259 | 115 | 104 | 69 | 86 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||||
1949 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 3 | 9 | .250 | 3.75 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 96.0 | 110 | 52 | 40 | 23 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
1950 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 5 | 5 | .500 | 4.06 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71.0 | 74 | 34 | 32 | 24 | 43 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||||
1951 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.23 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39.0 | 46 | 30 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
Totals | 101 | 78 | .564 | 2.97 | 296 | 83 | 11 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 1581.0 | 1539 | 735 | 522 | 0 | 584 | 0 | 361 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 0 |
Batting:
Year | Level | 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 |
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1938 | D | EVAN | New Iberia Cardinals | 43 | 95 | 95 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .168 | .168 | .189 | .358 | 18 | |||||||||||
1939 | D | NESL | Springfield Cardinals | 39 | 86 | 86 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .279 | .279 | .326 | .605 | 28 | |||||||||||
1940 | B | PIED | Asheville Tourists | 34 | 85 | 85 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .247 | .259 | .506 | 22 | |||||||||||
1941 | AA | IL | Syracuse Stars | 32 | 61 | 57 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17 | .193 | .246 | .246 | .492 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1942 | AA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 21 | 27 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .261 | .346 | .435 | .781 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
1943 | AA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 31 | 78 | 68 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 18 | .250 | .311 | .279 | .590 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
1944 | AA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 33 | 97 | 91 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .242 | .274 | .319 | .592 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |||
1949 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 16 | 36 | 34 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .324 | .343 | .324 | .666 | 11 | 0 | 1 | ||||
1950 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 36 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .053 | .100 | .053 | .153 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
1951 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .200 | .429 | .200 | .629 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Totals | 303 | 593 | 563 | 24 | 130 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 66 | .231 | .259 | .272 | .530 | 153 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
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1938 | D | EVAN | New Iberia Cardinals | P | 39 | .000 | |||||
1939 | D | NESL | Springfield Cardinals | P | 37 | .000 | |||||
1940 | B | PIED | Asheville Tourists | P | 33 | .000 | |||||
1941 | AA | IL | Syracuse Stars | P | 32 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
1942 | AA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | P | 21 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 1 | .895 | .810 |
1943 | AA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | P | 31 | 9 | 61 | 3 | 4 | .959 | 2.258 |
1944 | AA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | P | 33 | 15 | 33 | 2 | 4 | .960 | 1.455 |
1949 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 16 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .941 | 1.000 |
1950 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 36 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 1 | .957 | .611 |
1951 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | P | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .278 |
Totals | 296 | 41 | 169 | 9 | 12 | .959 | .709 |
Minor League Service:
Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
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1938 | D | Evangeline League | New Iberia Cardinals | SLN | ||
1939 | D | Western League | Springfield Cardinals | SLN | ||
1940 | B | Piedmont League | Asheville Tourists | SLN | ||
1941 | AA | International League | Syracuse Stars | |||
1942 | AA | American Association 2 | Columbus Red Birds | SLN | ||
1943 | AA | American Association 2 | Columbus Red Birds | SLN | ||
1944 | AA | American Association 2 | Columbus Red Birds | SLN | ||
1949 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | CIN | ||
1950 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | CIN | ||
1951 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oakland Oaks |
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