Chris Burke

Positions: Outfielder, Second Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)

Born: March 11, 1980 in Louisville, KY us

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (10th) of the 2001 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN).

High School: St. Xavier HS (Louisville, KY)

School: University of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN)

Debut: July 4, 2004 (Age 24-115d, 18,492nd in major league history)
vs. TEX 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 7, 2009 (Age 29-088d)
vs. ARI 7 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2005 season

Agents: Barry Meister

National Team: us USA (Pro,College)

Full Name: Christopher Allen Burke

Twitter: @ChrisBurke02

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.2

1267

303

.239

176

RBI

111

OBP

.315

SLG

.359

OPS

.674

OPS+

Summary of 23 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 5 go ahead

3 Tms
HOU	20
ARI	2
SDP	1

Platoon
vs RHP	15
vs LHP	8

Home/Road
Away	15
Home	8

Outs
2	9
0	8
1	6

15 Opps
CHC	3
MIL	3
NYM	2
PIT	2
STL	2
FLA	2
ARI	1
MIN	1
COL	1
LAD	1
SDP	1
CIN	1
WSN	1
HOU	1
CHW	1

22 Pitchers
Glendon Rusch	2
Paul Maholm	1
Víctor Santos	1
Dave Davidson	1
Carlos Villanueva	1
Yusmeiro Petit	1
Scott Williamson	1
Max Scherzer	1
Carlos Martínez	1
Edwin Jackson	1
David Williams	1
Dana Eveland	1
José Contreras	1
Chad Cordero	1
Brad Radke	1
Jeff Weaver	1
Aaron Harang	1
Sean Marshall	1
Tim Byrdak	1
Clay Hensley	1
Pedro Martinez	1
Chris Carpenter	1

12 Parks
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	9
SunLife Stad (MIA)	2
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	2
Am Fam Field (MIL)	2
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
PNC Pk (PIT)	1
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	1
Chase Field (PHO)	1
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	1
Shea Stad (NYC)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1

Where Hit
7	18
8	3
78	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
5	6
1	5
3	4
4	3
2	3
6	1
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	23

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	10
1--	6
12-	4
-2-	1
-23	1
1-3	1

42 RBI
RISP	7
0 on	10
1 on	7
2 on	6
Any on	13

Inning
1	2
3	4
4	3
5	2
6	2
7	3
8	6
9	1

1-3	6
4-6	7
7-end	10

RelScore
+4..	5
+3	1
+2	1
+1	1
Tied	3
-1	2
-2	2
-3	2
-4..	6

Ahead	8
Tied	3
Behind	12

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	5
3-1	3
3-2	2
1-2	2
1-1	2
2-1	2
0-1	2
2-2	2
0-2	1
1-0	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
2B	9
LF	6
CF	5
SS	2
PH	1

OrderPos
2nd	8
3rd	4
1st	3
8th	3
7th	2
6th	2
9th	1

Leverage
High Lev	3
Medium Lev	4
Low Lev	16

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2005	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2005-06-07	HOU	@	NYM	Pedro Martinez	behind 0-2	t 7	1	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	2	7	0.114	26%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2	2	2	1	2005-08-15	HOU		CHC	Glendon Rusch	behind 2-3	b 3	2	12-	8,(3-2) CBBCFFB>X	3	7	7	0.310	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); L. Berkman Scores; M. Ensberg Scores
3	3	3	1	2005-08-21	HOU		MIL	Víctor Santos	ahead 2-0	b 3	0	12-	2,(0-1) LX	3	3	7	0.108	93%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); W. Taveras Scores; C. Biggio Scores
4	4	4	1	2005-08-27	HOU	@	LAD	Edwin Jackson	behind 0-7	t 6	1	-23	3,(2-0) BBX	3	6	7	0.035	6%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); L. Berkman Scores; M. Ensberg Scores
5	5	5	1	2005-09-11	HOU	@	MIL	Dana Eveland	behind 0-4	t 8	0	---	1,(0-0) ..X	1	2	7	0.035	7%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2006	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	2006-04-09	HOU		WSN	Chad Cordero	ahead 6-3	b 8	0	---	2,(0-1) ....FX	1	9	PH	0.016	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
7	7	2	1	2006-06-13	HOU	@	CHC	Sean Marshall	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	2	8	0.094	57%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
8	8	3	1	2006-06-20	HOU		MIN	Brad Radke	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	4,(1-2) CBSX	1	2	8	0.097	62%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
9	9	4	1	2006-06-23	HOU	@	CHW	José Contreras	behind 0-6	t 5	2	1--	5,(2-2) FBC*BX	2	2	8	0.051	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); A. Everett Scores
10	10	5	1	2006-07-09	HOU		STL	Chris Carpenter	behind 2-5	b 8	2	1--	4,(2-1) BFB+1X	2	3	4	0.145	21%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Lamb Scores
11	11	6	1	2006-07-15	HOU	@	FLA	Yusmeiro Petit	ahead 4-0	t 7	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	8	0.027	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
12	12	7	1	2006-07-18	HOU	@	CHC	Scott Williamson	behind 1-4	t 7	2	---	4,(2-1) BCBX	1	3	8	0.062	13%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
13	13	8	1	2006-08-24	HOU	@	PIT	Paul Maholm	tied 0-0	t 3	0	1--	5,(3-1) BB1BCX	2	2	7	0.169	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); W. Taveras Scores
14	14	9	1	2006-09-12	HOU	@	STL	Jeff Weaver	behind 3-4	t 6	0	1--	5,(3-1) BBBCX	2	6	4	0.253	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); L. Scott Scores
2007	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	2007-05-10	HOU	@	CIN	Aaron Harang	behind 0-7	t 4	2	12-	5,(2-2) CBF*BX	3	7	4	0.069	10%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); L. Berkman Scores; M. Lamb Scores
16	16	2	1	2007-07-08	HOU		NYM	David Williams	ahead 5-0	b 4	0	1--	5,(1-2) CSBFX	2	1	4	0.029	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Oswalt Scores
17	17	3	1	2007-07-29	HOU		SDP	Clay Hensley	behind 5-12	b 4	2	12-	1,(0-0) .X	3	1	4	0.079	11%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); E. Munson Scores; O. Palmeiro Scores
18	18	4	1	2007-08-03	HOU	@	FLA	Carlos Martínez	ahead 6-2	t 9	1	-2-	3,(0-2) FFX	2	2	4	0.011	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); L. Scott Scores
19	19	5	1	2007-09-04	HOU	@	MIL	Carlos Villanueva	behind 0-2	t 3	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	4	0.096	34%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
20	20	6	1	2007-09-16	HOU		PIT	Dave Davidson	ahead 13-3	b 8	2	1--	6,(3-2) BSBSB>X	2	1	6	0.000	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); E. Munson Scores
2008	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	2008-08-14	ARI	@	COL	Glendon Rusch	ahead 2-1	t 5	1	---	5,(3-1) CBBBX	1	8	4	0.116	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
22	22	2	1	2008-08-15	ARI	@	HOU	Tim Byrdak	ahead 9-2	t 8	2	1-3	1,(0-0) X	3	8	4	0.003	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Reynolds Scores; T. Clark Scores
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
23	23	1	1	2009-05-26	SDP	@	ARI	Max Scherzer	behind 0-6	t 8	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	6	0.010	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)