C Ed Burks #18
Age: 39 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Angry
08/30/1972
C ED BURKS #18 - AGE: 39 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: ANGRY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
102 366 89 11 2 14 44 33 102 .243 .306 .399 0 -2.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 49 50 48 49
Gap 38 39 37 38
Power 43 45 43 43
Eye 32 34 31 32
Avoid K's 33 34 33 33
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 2
Errors: - 13 20
Arm: 1 9 9
Turn DP: - 7 -
Ability: 10 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 1 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 7
Sacrifice Bunt: 10
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/29/1972 BUF Loss, 0-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/28/1972 BUF Win, 8-0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/26/1972 @ TA Win, 14-6 4 2 3 6 2 0 1 0
08/25/1972 @ TA Loss, 0-11 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/24/1972 @ TA Loss, 5-6 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/22/1972 EDM Win, 18-4 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 0
08/21/1972 EDM Win, 5-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
08/19/1972 ASH Loss, 5-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
08/18/1972 ASH Win, 9-3 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 0
08/17/1972 @ CHR Loss, 0-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Burks rarely gets outsmarted.
High: Loyalty, Intelligence
Low: Adaptability
Birthday:09/29/1932
Born in:Gautier, MS
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:255 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:13 Years, 166 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:13 Years, 166 Days
Pro Service:20 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1952, 18th Pick in Round 3
PUB SASQUATCH LEAGUE 1972 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 102 366 89 11 2 14 44 52 33 102 .243 .306 .399 .705 .309 .156 69
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 102 402 1 0 0 12 0 2 146 27 0 1 0.0 42.7 3.94 -2.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   103 30 2 0 6 14 18 11 21 1 0 0 .291 .357 .485 .842
Versus Right   263 59 9 2 8 30 34 22 81 1 0 1 .224 .286 .365 .651
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Last Week   20 8 2 0 2 9 3 0 6 0 0 1 .400 .429 .800 1.229
April   57 12 0 0 2 4 10 7 19 0 0 0 .211 .297 .316 .613
May   81 15 1 0 2 6 12 9 27 1 0 0 .185 .264 .272 .535
June   72 22 4 1 3 9 10 5 13 0 0 0 .306 .351 .514 .865
July   81 21 4 1 2 11 9 8 19 1 0 0 .259 .322 .407 .730
August   75 19 2 0 5 14 11 4 24 0 0 1 .253 .300 .480 .780
Career   595 155 22 2 21 83 85 45 163 4 0 9 .261 .320 .410 .730
Home   172 47 6 2 5 23 24 16 47 0 0 0 .273 .335 .419 .754
Road   194 42 5 0 9 21 28 17 55 2 0 1 .216 .280 .381 .662
Grass   366 89 11 2 14 44 52 33 102 2 0 1 .243 .306 .399 .705
Day   148 34 5 1 4 15 16 10 44 1 0 1 .230 .281 .358 .639
Night   218 55 6 1 10 29 36 23 58 1 0 0 .252 .322 .427 .749
As Starter   366 89 11 2 14 44 52 33 102 2 0 1 .243 .306 .399 .705
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1958 Hollywood - PUB 25 89 295 92 20 0 3 42 28 10 8 1 63 0 0 .312 .350 .410 .760 95 100 1.4
1959 Hollywood - PUB 26 114 413 134 27 1 7 63 58 23 9 4 66 1 0 .324 .370 .446 .815 111 114 2.8
1960 Hollywood - PUB 27 126 484 135 24 2 5 51 39 20 6 5 101 0 0 .279 .313 .368 .680 78 80 1.1
1961 Hollywood - PUB 28 77 233 83 18 0 2 25 23 13 5 0 38 0 0 .356 .402 .459 .862 127 134 1.9
1962 Hollywood - PUB 29 115 407 124 28 0 8 60 42 20 8 3 61 0 0 .305 .347 .432 .779 106 109 2.5
1963 Hollywood - PUB 30 142 528 167 37 0 10 68 60 35 4 0 102 0 0 .316 .363 .443 .806 111 116 3.3
1964 Hollywood - PUB 31 141 530 185 34 0 17 76 72 16 11 6 98 0 0 .349 .377 .509 .886 134 141 4.8
1965 Hollywood - PUB 32 141 496 147 19 2 14 64 66 35 11 1 110 1 0 .296 .355 .427 .783 110 114 3.1
1966 Hollywood - PUB 33 136 500 157 31 0 13 69 57 19 6 4 86 0 0 .314 .344 .454 .798 118 122 4.0
1967 Hollywood - PUB 34 125 438 121 25 0 15 74 50 25 4 4 95 0 0 .276 .318 .436 .755 111 115 3.2
1968 Hollywood - PUB 35 138 495 141 29 6 13 79 50 24 7 5 121 0 0 .285 .324 .446 .770 113 117 4.0
1969 Hollywood - PUB 36 140 489 136 25 2 16 76 59 29 8 0 110 0 1 .278 .329 .436 .764 113 118 3.2
1970 Hollywood - PUB 37 111 314 84 11 0 5 25 27 14 6 2 85 0 0 .268 .310 .350 .660 90 90 1.6
1971 Hollywood - PUB 38 63 163 41 8 1 3 15 9 10 3 0 60 0 1 .252 .307 .368 .675 90 88 -0.7
Total PUB 1658 5785 1747 336 14 131 787 640 293 96 35 1196 2 2 .302 .344 .433 .777 109 113 36.3
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1949 Winslow HS - HS 16 12 23 9 1 1 3 6 7 2 1 0 2 0 0 .391 .462 .913 1.375 212 197 0.4
1950 Winslow HS - HS 17 34 118 46 9 0 4 39 22 16 3 7 19 0 1 .390 .451 .568 1.019 140 141 1.1
1951 Winslow HS - HS 18 34 124 50 13 1 11 33 36 16 7 0 21 0 0 .403 .497 .790 1.287 193 186 2.1
1952 Winslow HS - HS 19 36 147 59 11 0 9 39 29 13 2 4 28 0 0 .401 .446 .660 1.106 150 149 1.5
1952 Cape May - A 19 15 47 7 2 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 15 0 0 .149 .184 .191 .375 5 8 -0.4
1953 Killaloe - A 20 109 364 65 11 2 4 24 33 36 20 2 150 0 0 .179 .287 .253 .539 50 60 -0.7
1954 Killaloe - A 21 89 323 88 23 1 8 39 34 26 19 1 119 0 0 .272 .360 .424 .785 122 125 2.6
1954 Bay - AA 21 25 84 16 3 0 4 12 7 5 3 1 42 0 0 .190 .258 .369 .627 67 62 -0.1
1955 Killaloe - A 22 20 74 21 5 1 1 5 6 7 2 0 31 0 0 .284 .361 .419 .780 121 120 0.5
1955 Bay - AA 22 80 265 64 10 0 8 38 28 10 7 2 93 0 0 .242 .285 .370 .655 75 71 -0.0
1956 Bay - AA 23 115 418 118 34 0 8 53 47 45 11 1 129 0 1 .282 .366 .421 .787 113 108 1.9
1957 Bay - AA 24 17 64 25 6 0 6 22 15 4 2 0 18 0 0 .391 .443 .766 1.208 207 198 1.1
1957 Madawaska - AAA 24 55 229 66 11 0 7 39 33 12 8 2 61 0 0 .288 .343 .428 .771 91 92 0.5
1972 Shelby - AAA 39 102 366 89 11 2 14 44 52 33 1 2 102 0 1 .243 .306 .399 .705 68 69 -2.0
Total PUBAAA 157 595 155 22 2 21 83 85 45 9 4 163 0 1 .261 .320 .410 .730 77 78
Total PUBAA 237 831 223 53 0 26 125 97 64 23 4 282 0 1 .268 .336 .426 .762 104 99
Total PUBA 233 808 181 41 4 13 70 74 69 43 3 315 0 0 .224 .317 .333 .650 83 89
Total PUBHS 116 412 164 34 2 27 117 94 47 13 11 70 0 1 .398 .464 .687 1.151 164 160
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1961 Hollywood - PUB 28 1 3 3 1 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.333 3.333 743 716 0.5
1962 Hollywood - PUB 29 7 28 8 2 1 0 5 2 3 1 0 5 0 0 .286 .375 .429 .804 113 122 1.0
1963 Hollywood - PUB 30 3 11 4 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .364 .417 .727 1.144 193 201 0.8
1964 Hollywood - PUB 31 3 11 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .364 .417 .455 .871 133 144 0.6
1965 Hollywood - PUB 32 13 49 15 1 0 2 6 6 2 1 0 12 0 0 .306 .346 .449 .795 112 120 1.0
1966 Hollywood - PUB 33 2 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429 14 8 0.6
1967 Hollywood - PUB 34 4 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .077 .077 .077 .154 -56 -73 0.2
1968 Hollywood - PUB 35 5 20 8 2 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 6 0 0 .400 .455 .650 1.105 204 191 1.2
1969 Hollywood - PUB 36 10 37 9 3 0 2 6 3 1 0 1 14 0 0 .243 .256 .486 .743 103 93 0.7
1970 Hollywood - PUB 37 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 479 529 0.6
1971 Hollywood - PUB 38 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 60 123 -1.1
Total PUB 51 181 54 12 1 7 24 22 11 3 1 44 0 0 .298 .347 .492 .839 127 127
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1958 Hollywood - MLB C 76 71 387 38 5 433 8 .982 603.1 6.34 -0.8 .909 5 64 18 28.1
1959 Hollywood - MLB C 106 102 676 50 7 739 13 .982 863.2 7.57 +0.1 .908 9 102 30 29.4
1959 Hollywood - MLB 1B 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 1.1 20.25 +0.1 1.080
1959 Hollywood - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Hollywood - MLB C 122 121 917 80 13 1001 4 .996 1031.1 8.70 -1.0 1.020 13 133 36 27.1
1961 Hollywood - MLB C 61 52 407 33 2 450 10 .978 480.0 8.25 -1.3 .861 5 56 12 21.4
1962 Hollywood - MLB C 106 103 813 59 7 887 15 .983 914.1 8.58 +2.4 .995 5 104 28 26.9
1963 Hollywood - MLB C 130 128 997 71 4 1074 6 .994 1134.1 8.47 -1.9 .958 13 103 23 22.3
1963 Hollywood - MLB 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Hollywood - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Hollywood - MLB C 131 128 1027 90 9 1130 13 .988 1137.0 8.84 -3.1 .973 15 137 29 21.2
1965 Hollywood - MLB C 130 129 1056 82 6 1150 12 .990 1141.0 8.98 -0.8 .912 8 114 28 24.6
1966 Hollywood - MLB C 128 127 967 67 7 1045 11 .989 1123.2 8.28 -1.9 .946 7 160 25 15.6
1967 Hollywood - MLB C 115 110 941 66 5 1018 11 .989 987.1 9.18 -2.5 .941 3 165 27 16.4
1968 Hollywood - MLB C 124 124 962 92 6 1064 10 .991 1081.1 8.77 +0.6 1.005 3 192 44 22.9
1969 Hollywood - MLB C 124 123 885 72 6 971 14 .986 1087.2 7.92 -2.4 .842 9 157 36 22.9
1970 Hollywood - MLB C 80 76 518 59 7 588 11 .981 672.0 7.73 +0.5 1.082 3 109 23 21.1
1971 Hollywood - MLB C 47 37 358 37 2 398 3 .992 365.2 9.72 -2.0 1.016 5 58 15 25.9
1972 Shelby - AAA C 102 102 737 67 10 806 2 .998 921.1 7.85 -11.8 .987 9 194 33 17.0
TOTAL C 1582 1533 11648 963 96 12754 143 .989 13544.0 8.38 -25.9 .957 112 1848 407 22.0
TOTAL 1B 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 2.1 11.57 +0.1 1.080
PLAYER HISTORY
05/24/1948 Joined the Winslow HS Huns.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 1 (82); Power: 2 (53); Eye: 2 (38).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 2 (100); Power: 7 (79); Eye: 3 (55).
04/20/1950 Was selected to the 1950 PUB High School All-Star Game.
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 1 (57); Power: 4 (39); Eye: 2 (20).
04/20/1951 Was selected to the 1951 PUB High School All-Star Game.
05/04/1951 Goes 0-4 against the East Sumter HS Blur, ending his hitting streak at 22 games.
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 1 (60); Power: 1 (46); Eye: 19 (54).
04/20/1952 Was selected to the 1952 PUB High School All-Star Game.
05/25/1952 Released by the Winslow HS Huns.
06/01/1952 Drafted in the 1952 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 18, 62nd overall pick) by the Atlantic City Aces.
06/21/1952 Released by the Atlantic City organization.
06/28/1952 Signed a minor league contract with the Barry's Bay Jacks organization.
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (68); Power: 1 (45); Eye: 18 (47).
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 31 (69); Power: 4 (45); Eye: 20 (46).
06/21/1954 Was selected to the 1954 PUB Single A All-Star Game.
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 34 (69); Power: 12 (46); Eye: 21 (46).
01/01/1956 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 38 (70); Power: 18 (46); Eye: 25 (45).
07/26/1956 Goes 5-5 against the Rome Maelstrom, with 1 2B, 0 RBI and 2 R.
01/01/1957 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (71); Power: 34 (50); Eye: 27 (44).
01/13/1957 Injured (Fractured thumb), out for 3 weeks.
12/01/1957 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall Pick) by the Hollywood Stars, from the Puerto Rico Hurricanes.
01/01/1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (72); Power: 42 (50); Eye: 28 (44).
11/13/1958 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,900 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 68 (72); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 31 (43).
11/14/1959 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,900 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1960 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 73 (73); Power: 52 (52); Eye: 33 (43).
10/23/1960 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $11,510 with the Hollywood Stars organization.
01/01/1961 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 74 (74); Power: 50 (51); Eye: 33 (44).
10/28/1961 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $12,500 with the Hollywood Stars organization.
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 78 (78); Power: 53 (53); Eye: 34 (44).
06/16/1962 Was selected to the 1962 Polaris Union Baseball All-Star Game.
07/28/1962 Goes 5-5 against the Honolulu Rays, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI and 2 R.
11/11/1962 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $18,900 through arbitration.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 80 (80); Power: 53 (53); Eye: 33 (44).
06/18/1963 Was selected to the 1963 Polaris Union Baseball All-Star Game.
10/06/1963 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $27,250 with the Hollywood Stars organization.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 78 (78); Power: 51 (51); Eye: 34 (44).
04/27/1964 Goes 0-4 against the Honolulu Rays, ending his hitting streak at 27 games.
06/23/1964 Was selected to the 1964 Polaris Union Baseball All-Star Game.
11/10/1964 Wins the 1964 PUB UL Platinum Stick Award at C.
11/20/1964 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $271,720 with the Hollywood Stars organization.
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 75 (78); Power: 51 (51); Eye: 35 (45).
10/07/1965 Wins the 1965 PUB UL Wild Card Championship MVP Award.
11/06/1965 Wins the 1965 PUB UL Platinum Stick Award at C.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 75 (75); Power: 56 (56); Eye: 31 (31).
05/23/1966 Goes 5-5 against the St. Louis Terriers, with 2 2B, 0 RBI and 1 R.
11/06/1966 Wins the 1966 PUB UL Platinum Stick Award at C.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 76 (76); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 32 (32).
06/20/1967 Was selected to the 1967 Polaris Union Baseball All-Star Game.
10/25/1967 Has met the vesting criteria in his contract.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 71 (71); Power: 56 (56); Eye: 32 (32).
06/18/1968 Was selected to the 1968 Polaris Union Baseball All-Star Game.
11/01/1968 Wins the 1968 PUB UL Platinum Stick Award at C.
11/02/1968 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $120,000 with the Hollywood Stars organization.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 75 (75); Power: 56 (56); Eye: 33 (33).
06/24/1969 Was selected to the 1969 Polaris Union Baseball All-Star Game.
11/03/1969 Declined his contract option.
11/09/1969 Wins the 1969 PUB UL Platinum Stick Award at C.
11/26/1969 Became a free agent.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 76 (76); Power: 57 (57); Eye: 33 (33).
01/06/1970 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $542,000 with the Hollywood Stars organization.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 64 (64); Power: 54 (54); Eye: 29 (29).
11/24/1971 Became a free agent.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 54 (54); Power: 47 (47); Eye: 31 (31).
02/20/1972 Signed a minor league contract with the Louisville Redbirds organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HP Rank
1958 8 8
1964 11 8
Year AVG Rank
1964 .349 3
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