2B Craig Burton #4
Kansas City Royals RBL
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
11/07/1997
 OA: 48 POT: 48
BNN Index | RBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
2B CRAIG BURTON #4 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
151 491 128 47 2 16 80 57 149 .261 .337 .462 32 4.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 40 45
Gap 60 65 55 60
Power 55 60 55 60
Eye 60 65 60 65
Avoid K's 35 35 35 35
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 55 20
Errors: - 60 25
Arm: 20 55 20
Turn DP: - 60 -
Ability: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 50
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 60 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 50
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 75
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 80
Sacrifice Bunt: 30
Bunt for Hit: 65
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/12/1997 SEA Loss, 1-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/10/1997 @ SEA Loss, 2-5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/09/1997 @ SEA Win, 6-4 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 1
10/08/1997 @ SEA Loss, 6-9 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 0
10/06/1997 SEA Win, 6-1 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 0
10/05/1997 SEA Loss, 3-4 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 0
10/02/1997 SEA Win, 5-2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 1
10/01/1997 SEA Win, 7-3 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 1
09/30/1997 SEA Win, 6-1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/28/1997 @ NYY Win, 10-2 5 3 3 5 2 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Easy to get along with.
Low: Greed
Birthday:03/17/1972
Born in:Unknown
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$590,000
Signed Through:1997 Season
Major Service:4 Years, None
Service This Yr:179 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension:$800,000 total for 1 year
Drafted:1989, 22nd Pick in Round 5
REPLAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1997 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 151 491 128 47 2 16 80 84 57 149 .261 .337 .462 .799 .347 .202 111
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 148 555 2 0 0 5 0 5 227 65 32 13 71.1 79.7 5.57 4.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   159 39 18 1 9 33 28 20 46 3 0 1 .245 .328 .541 .869
Versus Right   332 89 29 1 7 47 56 37 103 2 0 1 .268 .341 .425 .766
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   79 20 3 1 2 14 15 9 23 1 0 0 .253 .326 .392 .718
May   83 23 5 1 3 9 12 9 19 0 0 0 .277 .348 .470 .818
June   85 19 11 0 2 13 14 8 29 2 0 1 .224 .292 .424 .715
July   79 17 7 0 3 14 13 8 22 1 0 0 .215 .284 .418 .702
August   85 22 7 0 3 13 11 10 27 0 0 0 .259 .337 .447 .784
September   74 23 13 0 3 13 16 13 28 1 0 0 .311 .409 .608 1.017
October   6 4 1 0 0 4 3 0 1 0 0 1 .667 .714 .833 1.548
Spring Training   61 13 6 0 2 8 8 8 31 0 0 0 .213 .304 .410 .714
Postseason   20 4 1 0 0 2 4 4 9 0 0 0 .200 .333 .250 .583
Last Year   556 133 52 0 21 94 82 74 153 3 1 1 .239 .328 .446 .774
2 Years Ago   515 129 35 0 22 70 87 83 132 3 2 3 .250 .356 .447 .803
Career   2007 513 172 3 72 307 331 281 541 15 3 7 .256 .347 .452 .799
Home   242 59 26 1 9 47 38 32 60 3 0 1 .244 .331 .471 .802
Road   249 69 21 1 7 33 46 25 89 2 0 1 .277 .343 .454 .797
Grass   213 54 17 0 5 21 35 20 78 2 0 1 .254 .318 .404 .722
Turf   278 74 30 2 11 59 49 37 71 3 0 1 .266 .351 .507 .858
Day   184 43 19 1 6 28 27 21 64 1 0 1 .234 .314 .446 .760
Night   307 85 28 1 10 52 57 36 85 4 0 1 .277 .351 .472 .823
As Starter   490 128 47 2 16 80 84 57 149 5 0 2 .261 .338 .463 .801
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   76 18 9 0 1 17 16 12 26 1 0 0 .237 .337 .395 .732
Inning 1-3   174 49 14 1 6 28 27 19 54 3 0 1 .282 .350 .477 .827
Inning 4-6   206 57 23 1 8 32 35 22 61 1 0 0 .277 .345 .515 .860
Inning 7-9   101 18 6 0 2 16 18 13 29 1 0 1 .178 .276 .297 .573
Extra Innings   10 4 4 0 0 4 4 3 5 0 0 0 .400 .538 .800 1.338
0 Outs   163 51 17 1 6 22 41 23 44 3 0 2 .313 .398 .540 .938
1 Outs   166 44 16 1 10 38 30 16 50 2 0 0 .265 .326 .554 .880
2 Outs   162 33 14 0 0 20 13 18 55 0 0 0 .204 .283 .290 .573
Scoring Position   143 32 15 1 4 58 22 17 39 5 0 0 .224 .297 .427 .724
Bases Empty   260 71 24 1 8 8 49 28 85 0 0 2 .273 .348 .465 .814
Runner on 1st   88 25 8 0 4 14 13 12 25 0 0 0 .284 .370 .511 .881
Runner on 2nd   36 10 4 0 0 7 3 4 8 0 0 0 .278 .350 .389 .739
Runner on 3rd   17 3 1 1 0 3 3 1 5 0 0 0 .176 .222 .353 .575
Runner on 1st & 2nd   45 10 7 0 2 16 9 5 15 0 0 0 .222 .300 .511 .811
Runner on 1st & 3rd   19 3 0 0 1 9 1 1 5 1 0 0 .158 .190 .316 .506
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 3 2 0 0 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 .500 .625 .833 1.458
Bases Loaded   20 3 1 0 1 19 3 4 5 4 0 0 .150 .250 .350 .600
Two Strikes   302 68 21 1 10 42 41 23 149 2 0 1 .225 .280 .401 .681
First Pitch   46 18 9 0 1 8 7 0 0 1 0 0 .391 .383 .652 1.035
Count 0-1   38 9 3 1 1 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .237 .447 .684
Count 0-2   46 7 2 0 4 6 6 0 32 0 0 0 .152 .152 .457 .609
Count 1-0   25 8 6 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .320 .320 .560 .880
Count 1-1   35 12 6 0 1 6 5 0 0 1 0 1 .343 .351 .600 .951
Count 1-2   102 23 7 0 1 6 9 0 51 0 0 1 .225 .233 .324 .557
Count 2-0   10 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Count 2-1   20 6 1 0 1 5 4 0 0 1 0 0 .300 .286 .500 .786
Count 2-2   83 21 6 0 1 11 8 0 41 1 0 0 .253 .250 .361 .611
Count 3-0   2 1 0 0 0 1 4 15 0 0 0 0 .500 .941 .500 1.441
Count 3-1   13 3 1 0 2 9 12 19 0 0 0 0 .231 .688 .769 1.457
Full Count   71 17 6 1 4 19 18 23 25 1 0 0 .239 .421 .521 .942
Behind in Count   186 39 12 1 6 17 23 0 83 0 0 1 .210 .214 .382 .596
Ahead in Count   70 21 8 0 3 19 23 34 0 1 0 0 .300 .524 .543 1.067
Batting 2nd   4 4 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500
Batting 3rd   8 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .250 .333 .375 .708
Batting 4th   97 20 7 1 3 19 13 12 25 2 0 0 .206 .288 .392 .680
Batting 5th   84 24 11 0 5 20 17 9 28 1 0 0 .286 .351 .595 .946
Batting 6th   107 32 8 1 3 14 20 13 32 1 0 1 .299 .377 .477 .854
Batting 7th   67 13 3 0 1 5 10 7 20 1 0 0 .194 .267 .284 .550
Batting 8th   87 20 8 0 4 17 13 9 33 0 0 0 .230 .302 .460 .762
Batting 9th   37 13 7 0 0 4 8 5 8 0 0 1 .351 .442 .541 .982
Low Leverage   208 58 24 1 6 25 38 22 63 2 0 1 .279 .348 .490 .838
Medium Leverage   199 52 13 0 8 27 31 20 58 0 0 1 .261 .332 .447 .779
High Leverage   82 18 10 1 2 28 15 15 26 3 0 0 .220 .330 .439 .769
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
1994 Kansas City - RBL 22 134 445 123 38 1 13 63 78 67 1 4 107 20 8 .276 .369 .454 .823 114 118 3.9
1995 Kansas City - RBL 23 150 515 129 35 0 22 70 87 83 3 3 132 37 10 .250 .356 .447 .803 111 114 4.2
1996 Kansas City - RBL 24 148 556 133 52 0 21 94 82 74 1 3 153 20 10 .239 .328 .446 .774 101 102 3.6
1997 Kansas City - RBL 25 151 491 128 47 2 16 80 84 57 2 5 149 32 13 .261 .337 .462 .799 109 111 4.2
Total RBL 583 2007 513 172 3 72 307 331 281 7 15 541 109 41 .256 .347 .452 .799 108 111 15.9
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
1989 Moreno Valley - R 17 42 153 37 4 0 4 19 25 16 1 0 14 5 3 .242 .318 .346 .664 91 88 0.3
1990 GCL - BC 18 47 174 44 7 0 1 22 22 18 1 7 39 13 8 .253 .315 .310 .625 71 72 0.0
1991 GCL - BC 19 19 77 22 3 1 1 9 10 10 0 0 17 9 6 .286 .368 .390 .757 147 147 0.7
1991 Tampa - A 19 40 122 34 10 1 1 21 16 20 1 4 22 6 6 .279 .374 .402 .776 136 132 0.9
1992 Sioux Falls - A 20 111 366 92 21 3 3 42 75 98 5 1 76 84 15 .251 .415 .350 .765 112 120 4.2
1993 Asheville - AA 21 135 518 125 35 0 18 60 74 78 2 2 116 36 27 .241 .342 .413 .755 112 113 2.7
Total SOUL 135 518 125 35 0 18 60 74 78 2 2 116 36 27 .241 .342 .413 .755 112 113
Total NORL 111 366 92 21 3 3 42 75 98 5 1 76 84 15 .251 .415 .350 .765 112 120
Total FLOR 40 122 34 10 1 1 21 16 20 1 4 22 6 6 .279 .374 .402 .776 136 132
Total GULF 66 251 66 10 1 2 31 32 28 1 7 56 22 14 .263 .331 .335 .666 94 95
Total IL 42 153 37 4 0 4 19 25 16 1 0 14 5 3 .242 .318 .346 .664 91 88
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
1995 Kansas City - RBL 23 6 24 7 1 0 3 9 6 2 0 0 7 1 0 .292 .346 .708 1.054 170 170 1.3
1997 Kansas City - RBL 25 6 20 4 1 0 0 2 4 4 0 0 9 1 0 .200 .333 .250 .583 58 68 1.4
Total RBL 12 44 11 2 0 3 11 10 6 0 0 16 2 0 .250 .340 .500 .840 116 121
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1994 Kansas City - MLB 2B 125 124 210 356 87 574 8 .986 1039.1 4.90 +3.6 1.039
1994 Kansas City - MLB 3B 8 5 3 19 2 23 1 .957 52.0 3.81 +0.7 1.003
1994 Kansas City - MLB SS 5 1 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 13.0 2.08 -0.3 1.009
1994 Kansas City - MLB RF 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.0 .986
1995 Kansas City - MLB 2B 134 132 245 406 99 661 10 .985 1148.1 5.10 +7.5 1.027
1995 Kansas City - MLB 3B 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 16.0 1.12 +0.2 1.053
1995 Kansas City - MLB SS 17 15 21 52 11 75 2 .973 124.1 5.28 -0.4 .972
1996 Kansas City - MLB 2B 146 145 265 452 102 730 13 .982 1306.1 4.94 +9.7 1.040
1996 Kansas City - MLB SS 1 1 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 8.0 5.62 +0.3 1.035
1997 Kansas City - MLB 2B 149 148 238 400 85 652 14 .979 1241.2 4.62 +10.6 1.051
1997 Kansas City - MLB SS 10 0 3 4 0 7 0 1.000 18.1 3.44 +0.2 1.051
TOTAL 2B 554 549 958 1614 373 2617 45 .983 4735.2 4.89 +31.4 1.039
TOTAL 3B 10 7 3 21 2 25 1 .960 68.0 3.18 +0.9 1.007
TOTAL SS 33 17 27 61 12 90 2 .978 163.2 4.84 -0.2 .983
TOTAL RF 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.0 .986
PLAYER HISTORY
05/30/1989 Drafted in the 1989 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 22, 140th overall pick) by the Cincinnati Reds.
07/02/1989 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 3-4 weeks.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (45); Power: 30 (55); Eye: 40 (60).
07/26/1990 Injured (hip soreness),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (40); Power: 35 (65); Eye: 50 (80).
07/27/1991 Injured on 07/26/1991, diagnosed with knee inflammation, is day-to-day.
08/09/1991 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (40); Power: 35 (60); Eye: 50 (75).
06/25/1992 Injured (concussion),out for 4-5 weeks.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (30); Power: 40 (60); Eye: 60 (75).
07/26/1993 Wins the SOUL Player of the Week Award.
09/27/1993 Wins the 1993 SOUL Great Glove Award at 2B.
09/29/1993 Wins the 1993 SOUL Platinum Stick Award at 2B.
12/30/1993 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 1 , Pick 14, 14th overall Pick) by the Kansas City Royals from the Cincinnati Reds.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (35); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 65 (80).
08/21/1994 Suspended 4 games after ejection following a brawl.
11/14/1994 Finished 2nd in 1994 RBL AL Rookie of the Year Award voting.
11/26/1994 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $176,000.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 60 (70).
11/29/1995 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $184,000.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 60 (70).
04/26/1996 Injured (hamstring tightness),day-to-day for 5 days.
11/10/1996 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $590,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization.
11/15/1996 Wins the 1996 RBL AL Gold Glove Award at 2B.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 60 (70).
05/11/1997 Injured on 05/09/1997, diagnosed with back spasms, will not miss additional time.
10/22/1997 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $800,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
1995 132 5
1996 153 4
1997 149 5
Year 2B Rank
1996 52 1
1997 47 3
Year SB Rank
1995 37 5
1997 32 10
Year BB Rank
1995 83 8
Year EBH Rank
1996 73 4
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