P Bill Burkhart #16
Age: 22 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/24/1975
P BILL BURKHART #16 - AGE: 22 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
54 0 3-1 0 4.23 100.0 104 9 47 56 1.51 -0.4
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/28/1975 CHI Loss, 4-5 1.0 2 1 0 0 1 Loss
09/15/1975 @ STL Loss, 2-6 1.1 2 0 0 1 0
09/07/1975 STL Win, 7-1 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
08/28/1975 @ SYR Loss, 4-7 X 5.1 2 0 0 4 4
08/23/1975 @ LOU Loss, 6-7 X 5.0 6 4 4 3 7
08/19/1975 NYG Win, 11-2 2.1 2 0 0 0 0
08/18/1975 NYG Loss, 4-8 1.0 2 2 2 1 1
08/16/1975 PHI Win, 9-3 2.0 3 2 2 2 0
08/12/1975 WAS Win, 7-6 3.1 4 0 0 2 2
08/10/1975 BAL Win, 8-5 2.1 2 1 1 4 1
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/18/1953
Born in:Great Bend, KS
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$21,000
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 56 Days
Service This Yr:164 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 64 Days
Pro Service:3 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1972, 18th Pick in Round 1
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1975 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 54 0 3 1 0 4.23 100.0 104 48 47 9 47 56 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 54 16 13.68 9.36 5.04 4.23 4.37 1.51 114 -0.4 .295        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 138 47 11 0 5 19 24 15 1 2 0 .341 .436 .529 .965      
vs. RHB 247 57 8 2 4 29 23 41 1 1 1 .231 .298 .328 .626      
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1975 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 7 0 0 0 0 4.72 13.1 16 7 7 2 3 7  
May 14 0 1 0 0 5.62 24.0 30 15 15 3 6 14  
June 11 0 1 0 0 8.10 16.2 21 15 15 2 13 8  
July 10 0 1 0 0 1.85 24.1 16 5 5 1 10 16  
August 9 0 0 0 0 2.37 19.0 17 5 5 1 13 10  
September 3 0 0 1 0 0.00 2.2 4 1 0 0 2 1  
Spring Training 18 0 0 1 2 2.77 26.0 19 10 8 2 9 16  
Last Year 17 0 0 0 2 4.22 21.1 18 11 10 1 14 10  
Career 71 0 3 1 2 4.23 121.1 122 59 57 10 61 66  
Home 27 0 1 1 0 4.70 53.2 57 29 28 5 28 28  
Road 27 0 2 0 0 3.69 46.1 47 19 19 4 19 28  
Grass 53 0 3 1 0 4.27 99.0 104 48 47 9 47 55  
Turf 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1  
Day 8 0 0 0 0 2.84 6.1 4 2 2 1 2 3  
Night 46 0 3 1 0 4.32 93.2 100 46 45 8 45 53  
As Reliever / Substitution 54 0 3 1 0 4.23 100.0 104 48 47 9 47 56  
UNION LEAGUE 1975 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 2 2 0 0 0 3.48 10.1 8 4 4 0 7 11 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 13.06 6.97 9.58 6.10 2.29 1.45 56 0.4 .286        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125      
vs. RHB 32 8 2 0 0 4 6 9 0 2 0 .250 .368 .312 .681      
UNION LEAGUE 1975 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
August 2 2 0 0 0 3.48 10.1 8 4 4 0 7 11  
Career 2 2 0 0 0 3.48 10.1 8 4 4 0 7 11  
Road 2 2 0 0 0 3.48 10.1 8 4 4 0 7 11  
Grass 2 2 0 0 0 3.48 10.1 8 4 4 0 7 11  
Day 1 1 0 0 0 7.20 5.0 6 4 4 0 3 7  
Night 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 5.1 2 0 0 0 4 4  
As Starter 2 2 0 0 0 3.48 10.1 8 4 4 0 7 11  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1974 Minneapolis - FABL 20 17 0 0 0 2 4.22 21.1 18 11 10 1 14 10 0 0 1.50 .254 4.62 -0.2 89
1975 Minneapolis - FABL 21 54 0 3 1 0 4.23 100.0 104 48 47 9 47 56 0 0 1.51 .295 4.37 -0.4 90
Total FABL 71 0 3 1 2 4.23 121.1 122 59 57 10 61 66 0 0 1.51 .288 4.41 -0.6 90
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1972 Tallahassee - R 18 2 2 0 2 0 9.00 7.0 13 7 7 1 2 8 0 0 2.14 .500 3.87 0.1 47
1972 Greenville - A 18 1 1 0 1 0 1.17 7.2 7 8 1 0 6 9 0 0 1.70 .333 2.75 0.2 289
1973 Tallahassee - R 19 12 12 6 1 0 2.86 72.1 63 25 23 6 25 94 1 0 1.22 .320 3.05 2.5 164
1973 Greenville - A 19 1 1 0 0 0 6.43 7.0 6 5 5 1 4 8 0 0 1.43 .294 4.71 0.0 60
1974 Greenville - A 20 15 15 6 5 0 2.24 116.1 88 31 29 8 54 144 4 1 1.22 .293 2.74 3.5 171
1975 Toledo - AAA 21 2 2 0 0 0 3.48 10.1 8 4 4 0 7 11 0 0 1.45 .286 2.29 0.4 118
Total UL 2 2 0 0 0 3.48 10.1 8 4 4 0 7 11 0 0 1.45 .286 2.29 118.2
Total SEL 17 17 6 6 0 2.40 131.0 101 44 35 9 64 161 4 1 1.26 .296 2.85 159.0
Total GSL 14 14 6 3 0 3.40 79.1 76 32 30 7 27 102 1 0 1.30 .342 3.12 134.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1972 Greenville - A P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.2 0.00 -0.5 .000
1972 Tallahassee - R P 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 -0.8 .000
1973 Greenville - A P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 +0.3 .000
1973 Tallahassee - R P 12 12 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 72.1 0.75 -1.0 1.302
1974 Minneapolis - MLB P 17 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 21.1 0.42 +0.1 .000
1974 Greenville - A P 15 15 6 13 0 20 1 .950 116.1 1.47 -0.6 1.022
1975 Minneapolis - MLB P 54 0 3 4 2 7 0 1.000 100.0 0.63 -0.0 .990
1975 Toledo - AAA P 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 10.1 0.87 +0.0 1.020
TOTAL P 104 33 13 21 2 35 1 .971 342.0 0.89 -2.5 1.069
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1972 Drafted in the 1972 first-year player draft out of high school (San Diego; San Diego, TX) by the Houston Comets. (Round 1, Pick 18, 18th overall pick).
07/05/1972 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for one week.
07/09/1972 Injured (partially torn UCL (elbow)),out for 7 months.
10/21/1972 Named the #49 prospect in the FABL
04/05/1973 Named the #18 prospect in the FABL
07/20/1973 Injured (dead arm),out for one week.
08/16/1973 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/01/1973 Wins the GSL Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/04/1973 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
04/04/1974 Named the #19 prospect in the FABL
06/28/1974 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Mobile Commodores with 15 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/03/1974 Named the #55 prospect in the FABL
07/31/1974 Was traded by the Houston Comets to the Minneapolis Millers, along with SP Luis Serrano, C Sam Mathews, CF Wally Driver, and RP Bill Perkins, in exchange for RF John Edwards.
11/09/1974 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Minneapolis Millers development complex.
04/07/1975 Named the #38 prospect in the FABL
04/10/1975 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Minneapolis Millers development complex.
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