First name: Rick
Last name: Burleson
Birthdate: 1951-04-29
Bats: R Throws: R
MLBAM ID: 111737
Retro ID: burlr001
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | BOS | 5.2 | 1.9 | 7.1 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 15 |
| 1975 | BOS | 8.2 | 2.9 | 11.1 | 1.7 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 15 |
| 1976 | BOS | 7.8 | 2.7 | 10.6 | 2.8 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 18 |
| 1977 | BOS | 9.1 | 2.8 | 11.9 | 2.4 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 18 |
| 1978 | BOS | 8.5 | 2.7 | 11.2 | 1.3 | 4.6 | 6.6 | 14 |
| 1979 | BOS | 8.5 | 2.7 | 11.2 | 3.6 | 6.9 | 4.3 | 21 |
| 1980 | BOS | 9.0 | 2.8 | 11.8 | 2.1 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 17 |
| 1981 | CAL | 6.2 | 2.0 | 8.2 | 4.6 | 7.0 | 1.2 | 21 |
| 1982 | CAL | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1 |
| 1983 | CAL | 1.7 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2 |
| 1984 | CAL | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 1986 | CAL | 3.9 | 0.6 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 6 |
| 1987 | BAL | 2.9 | 0.8 | 3.7 | -0.6 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 1 |
| Career | 71.7 | 22.7 | 94.5 | 21.4 | 49.1 | 45.3 | 149 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | BOS | 415 | 0 | -3 | 3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 26 |
| 1975 | BOS | 654 | -14 | -21 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | -12 | 9.9 | -1.2 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -0.6 | 28 |
| 1976 | BOS | 616 | 16 | 8 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 0.6 | 18 |
| 1977 | BOS | 721 | -2 | -11 | -1 | 3 | -1 | -2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 10.2 | -0.6 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 28 |
| 1978 | BOS | 685 | -18 | -26 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -14 | 9.6 | -1.5 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -1.0 | 33 |
| 1979 | BOS | 682 | -13 | -17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 1.3 | 42 |
| 1980 | BOS | 718 | -2 | -6 | -8 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | -11 | 10.0 | -1.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 27 |
| 1981 | CAL | 490 | 8 | 9 | -3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9.2 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 28 |
| 1982 | CAL | 53 | -5 | -5 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 9.8 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 7 |
| 1983 | CAL | 134 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 9.8 | -0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.5 | -1 |
| 1984 | CAL | 5 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0 |
| 1986 | CAL | 312 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -3 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 2 |
| 1987 | BAL | 232 | -12 | -11 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -16 | 10.3 | -1.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -1.4 | 2 |
| Career | 5,717 | -41 | -82 | -7 | 3 | -6 | -2 | 64 | 51 | -2 | 0 | -30 | - | -2.7 | 4.9 | -0.3 | 1.9 | 240 |
| Year | Team | POS | BIP | Chances | OAA | OAA adj | DER Runs | Play+ | GB+ | DP Start | DP Turn | DP Runs | Total Fielding Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | BOS | 2B | 768 | 133 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1 | 2 |
| 1974 | BOS | 3B | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1974 | BOS | SS | 2256 | 425 | 11.0 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0 | 8 |
| 1975 | BOS | SS | 4524 | 805 | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | -20 | -8 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 |
| 1976 | BOS | SS | 4317 | 796 | -7.0 | -5 | -4 | 1 | -16 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1 | -3 |
| 1977 | BOS | SS | 4446 | 752 | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | -2 | -7 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 3 | 6 |
| 1978 | BOS | SS | 4226 | 762 | 11.0 | 12 | 9 | 33 | 20 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 3 | 12 |
| 1979 | BOS | SS | 4246 | 781 | 25.0 | 26 | 19 | 66 | 52 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 2 | 21 |
| 1980 | BOS | SS | 4489 | 765 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 8 | 0.7 | 4.7 | 5 | 5 |
| 1981 | CAL | SS | 3100 | 596 | 17.0 | 17 | 12 | 46 | 36 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1 | 13 |
| 1982 | CAL | SS | 348 | 67 | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1 | 5 |
| 1983 | CAL | SS | 915 | 166 | -4.0 | -4 | -3 | -2 | 5 | -0.9 | -0.8 | -2 | -5 |
| 1986 | CAL | 2B | 140 | 22 | -2.0 | -2 | -1 | -3 | -4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | -1 |
| 1986 | CAL | 3B | 82 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | CAL | SS | 771 | 126 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 0 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -1 | -2 |
| 1987 | BAL | 2B | 1486 | 222 | -6.0 | -6 | -4 | -19 | -14 | -0.7 | 0.3 | 0 | -4 |
| 2B | 2394 | 377 | -6.0 | -6 | -4 | -15 | -15 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1 | -3 | ||
| 3B | 85 | 13 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| SS | 33638 | 6041 | 63.0 | 71 | 51 | 138 | 103 | 2.5 | 12.8 | 15 | 66 |
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | BOS | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2 |
| 1986 | CAL | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Career | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | BOS | 39 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2 |
| 1986 | CAL | 12 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10.5 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0 |
| Career | 51 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2 |
| Stat description | |
|---|---|
| GS | Game Shares |
| WAM | Wins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name. |
| WAR | Wins above Replacement |
| VS | Victory Shares |
| W | Wins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense. |
| L | Losses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score. |
| BatRuns | Batting runs above average |
| Adj R | Park adjusted batting runs |
| RISP | Runs for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position |
| BSR | Baserunning runs |
| DP | Double play avoidance runs |
| ROE | Runs from reaching on error |
| Fld | Fielding runs |
| Pos | Position adjustment |
| DH | Designated hitter adjustment |
| Pit | Pitcher batting adjustment |
| RAA | Runs above average before position and league adjustment |
| RPW | Runs per win |
| WAA | Wins above average before position and league adjustment |
| POS Wins | Position adjustment converted to wins |
| LGA | League quality adjustment |
| DVoDH | Defensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter |
| G | Games pitched |
| GS | Game shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index |
| XR | Expected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced |
| DR | Defensive runs support |
| Role | Starter vs reliever role adjustment |
| LgAdj | League adjustment |
| R+ | Runs above average |
| LI | Leverage index |
| R_lev+ | Leverage adjusted runs above average |
| Chances | Estimated opportunies to make a defensive play |
| BIP | Balls in play while this player was on the field |
| OAA | Outs above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level |
| OAA adj | Park adjusted outs above average |
| DER runs | Run value of outs above average |
| Frame Runs | Runs from framing balls and strikes |
| SB Runs | Stolen base prevention runs |
| Block Runs | Wild pitch and passed ball prevention runs |
| Err Runs | Catcher error prevention runs |
| Catcher Runs | Catcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing. |
| Play+ | plays made above average per ball in play |
| GB+ | ground ball plays above average per ball in play |
| DP Start | Runs from starting double plays |
| DP Turn | Runs from turning double plays |
| DP runs | Total double play runs |
| OF Arm opps | Opportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play |
| OF Arm runs | Runs from throwing from the outfield |
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