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Britt Burns

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-5, 215lb (196cm, 97kg)

Born: June 8, 1959 in Houston, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 3rd round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from Huffman HS (Birmingham, AL).

High School: Huffman HS (Birmingham, AL)

Debut: August 5, 1978 (Age 19-058d, 14,071st in major league history)
vs. DET 5.0 IP, 7 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 5 ER, L

Last Game: September 30, 1985 (Age 26-114d)
vs. MIN 5.0 IP, 10 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 6 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1980 season

Full Name: Robert Britt Burns

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.8

ERA

3.66

193

161

1094.1

734

WHIP

1.286

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Team Record in Appearances: 12-17 / in Starts: 9-17

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 29, Entered with runners on base: 2

1983 Pitching Game Log

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1983 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	95	26	May 9	CHW		TOR	L,1-6	GS-6	L(0-1)	99	5.1	5	5	1	2	4	1	0	1.69	4.82	26	8	7	0	0	5	48			1	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	3	1.05	-0.093	1.36	-0.07%	-0.80	1t start tie	6t 12- 1 out d3
2	96	29	May 14	CHW	@	NYY	L,5-8	GS-7	L(0-2)	4	6.0	6	4	4	3	3	0	0	3.97	3.99	27	8	7	0	0	6	44			1	0	0	24	1	2	0	0	0	0	.71	-0.051	.70	-0.03%	-0.45	1b start tie	7b 1-3 0 out d2
3	97	34	May 20	CHW	@	KCR	W,9-6	GS-5	W(1-2)	5	5.0	6	5	5	1	4	1	0	5.51	4.10	22	3	8	1	0	6	38			3	0	0	21	0	2	0	0	0	0	1.06	-0.186	.94	-0.10%	-2.49	1b start a 1	5b 3 out a2
4	98	39	May 25	CHW		BOS	L,0-2	GS-8		4	8.0	4	0	0	1	7	0	0	3.70	3.21	28	6	10	1	0	4	80			0	0	0	26	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.26	0.560	1.03	0.27%	4.18	1t start tie	8t 3 out tie
5	99	44	May 30	CHW	@	BOS	W,6-4	GS-7	W(2-2)	4	6.1	9	3	3	3	7	1	0	3.82	3.37	30	4	7	0	0	9	47			0	1	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.03	0.053	.89	0.03%	0.21	1b start tie	7b 1-- 1 out a3
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	100	49	Jun 4	CHW		KCR	L,1-7	GS-4	L(2-3)	4	3.2	5	5	5	2	2	1	0	4.72	3.75	18	5	4	1	0	5	31			0	0	0	16	1	1	0	0	0	0	.69	-0.292	1.00	-0.26%	-3.15	1t start tie	4t 1-- 2 out d4
7	101	54	Jun 9	CHW	@	CAL	L,2-3	GS-7		4	6.0	7	2	2	3	6	0	1	4.46	3.60	29	6	6	3	0	7	53			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.41	0.086	2.10	0.08%	1.60	1b start tie	7b 1-- 0 out a1
8	102	59	Jun 13	CHW		CAL	L,4-7	GS-5	L(2-4)	3	4.2	6	5	3	3	5	0	0	4.60	3.49	23	5	4	2	0	6	38			1	0	0	19	2	0	0	1	0	1	1.02	-0.278	1.24	-0.20%	-2.63	1t start tie	5t 1-- 2 out d3
9	103	63	Jun 19	CHW		OAK	W,1-0	SHO	W(3-4)	5	9.0	3	0	0	4	4	0	0	3.83	3.44	33	10	12	1	0	3	81			1	1	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.51	0.757	1.64	0.49%	4.70	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
10	104	68	Jun 24	CHW		MIN	L,1-5	GS-8	L(3-5)	4	7.0	7	5	4	4	4	1	1	3.98	3.69	31	8	7	0	0	7	45			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	2	0	0	.74	-0.091	1.12	-0.08%	-0.69	1t start tie	8t 1-3 0 out d2
11	105	73	Jun 29	CHW	@	SEA	W,5-3	GS-9	W(4-5)	4	8.1	7	3	3	2	9	1	0	3.89	3.59	34	8	8	2	0	7	64			2	1	1	32	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.14	0.111	1.89	0.11%	1.16	1b start tie	9b 1-- 1 out a2
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	106	81	Jul 11	CHW		CLE	W,9-2	CG	W(5-5)	11	9.0	5	2	1	3	6	1	0	3.56	3.62	34	10	10	1	0	5	74			1	0	0	31	1	0	0	2	0	1	.59	0.142	.99	0.14%	2.70	1t start tie	9t 3 out a7
13	107	86	Jul 16	CHW		TOR	L,5-7	GS-4		4	3.1	8	4	4	0	5	1	0	3.86	3.62	18	0	5	0	0	8	33			0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	.91	-0.194	2.01	-0.26%	-2.12	1t start tie	4t 1-3 1 out d3
14	108	91	Jul 21	CHW	@	MIL	L,6-7	GS-6		4	5.1	7	2	2	3	4	0	0	3.83	3.58	23	4	5	1	0	7	47			0	0	0	20	4	0	0	1	0	0	1.20	-0.032	3.26	-0.05%	0.15	1b start tie	6b -2- 1 out a1
15	109	96	Jul 26(1)	CHW	@	TOR	L,4-6	GS-6	L(5-6)	4	5.2	11	4	4	3	3	1	0	3.98	3.70	29	4	8	0	0	11	31			0	1	0	25	1	1	0	1	1	0	.69	-0.127	1.95	-0.21%	-1.05	1b start tie	6b 1-- 2 out d4
16	110	101	Jul 31	CHW		NYY	L,6-12	GS-2		4	1.2	6	4	4	1	0	1	0	4.29	3.86	12	1	4	0	0	6	26			0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.20	-0.344	3.92	-0.68%	-3.40	1t start tie	2t 12- 2 out d2
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	111	103	Aug 2	CHW		DET	W,7-5	6-8	H(1)	1	2.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.20	3.84	9	4	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.52	0.092	4.94	0.18%	0.66	6t --- 0 out a1	8t 1-- 0 out a1
18	112	107	Aug 6	CHW	@	BAL	W,6-4	8-9	H(2)	3	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.16	3.83	6	0	4	0	0	2		2	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.41	0.012	8.14	0.03%	-0.45	8b 1-3 2 out a3	9b 12- 2 out a2
19	113	109	Aug 8(1)	CHW	@	DET	W,5-4	4-7	W(6-6)	1	3.1	3	1	1	2	0	0	0	4.11	3.86	14	5	4	0	0	3		3	2	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.95	0.046	6.74	0.10%	0.39	4b 123 0 out a4	7b -23 1 out a2
20	114	116	Aug 15	CHW	@	NYY	W,1-0	SHO	W(7-6)	6	9.0	3	0	0	0	7	0	1	3.78	3.67	31	9	11	1	0	3	88			1	0	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.75	0.826	6.00	1.70%	4.34	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a1
21	115	121	Aug 20	CHW	@	TEX	L,1-6	CG(8)	L(7-7)	4	8.0	8	6	6	1	2	1	0	3.98	3.71	32	12	9	2	0	8	43			0	1	1	31	2	0	0	0	0	0	.47	-0.194	.91	-0.23%	-2.11	1b start tie	8b 3 out d5
22	116	126	Aug 25	CHW	@	DET	L,1-10	GS-5	L(7-8)	4	4.1	9	6	6	1	3	2	0	4.28	3.86	21	6	2	0	0	9	23			2	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	.55	-0.285	.48	-0.15%	-3.08	1b start tie	5b 1-- 1 out d4
23	117	131	Aug 30	CHW		TEX	W,5-0	GS-6	W(8-8)	4	6.0	4	0	0	1	6	0	0	4.08	3.74	23	7	5	1	0	4	69			1	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	.96	0.357	.78	0.17%	3.13	1t start tie	6t 3 out a2
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
24	118	136	Sep 4	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-6	GS-7	L(8-9)	4	6.2	8	5	3	2	4	0	0	4.08	3.68	31	7	11	3	0	7	44			1	0	0	27	0	1	0	0	1	1	1.31	-0.216	.06	-0.01%	-1.61	1b start tie	7b --3 2 out d3
25	119	141	Sep 9	CHW		CAL	W,11-0	SHO	W(9-9)	4	9.0	1	0	0	1	9	0	0	3.82	3.51	29	7	11	0	0	1	93			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	.23	0.171	.00	0.00%	4.70	1t start tie	9t 3 out a11
26	120	145	Sep 14	CHW	@	MIN	L,0-1	CG	L(9-10)	4	8.0	8	1	1	2	3	0	0	3.68	3.47	35	11	11	0	0	8	63			0	0	0	33	1	1	1	0	0	1	1.41	0.199	.00	0.00%	1.30	1b start tie	9b 123 0 out d1
27	121	150	Sep 19	CHW		MIN	L,5-7	GS-6		4	5.0	6	4	4	2	2	0	0	3.79	3.46	23	4	9	1	0	6	39			0	0	0	21	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.06	-0.161	.00	0.00%	-1.74	1t start tie	6t 1-3 0 out a2
28	122	155	Sep 24	CHW	@	CAL	W,2-0	SHO	W(10-10)	4	9.0	2	0	0	1	3	0	1	3.59	3.43	29	10	13	3	0	1	85			0	1	0	26	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.30	0.730	.00	0.00%	4.47	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a2
29	123	159	Sep 29	CHW	@	OAK	L,0-3	CG(8)	L(10-11)	4	8.0	7	3	3	3	2	1	1	3.58	3.52	32	10	9	0	0	7	55			0	2	2	28	3	0	1	0	0	0	.49	-0.104	.00	0.00%	0.73	1b start tie	8b 3 out d3
							12-17		W-L:10-11,Hld:2	3.9	173.2	165	79	69	55	115	14	5	3.58	3.52	732	0.86		6%	0%	163	53	5	60%	15	8	4	663	26	9	2	10	3	9	1.03	1.494	1.46	0.98%	8.66

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