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Earl Averill League
9-21-2076
Jim Burton Catcher
Retired (1969, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .248 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .684 Status Deceased (2017) Option Years 0  
H 1137 Age at Death 85 Date of Birth 08-12-1932
HR 105 Drafted Round 4, Pick 60
(1952)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(146 games)
RBI 544
SB 62
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L B  Velocity C+   Mentor vR C-
Speed D+ Bunt B- Control D-   Mentor vL B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B F  (1.4%) LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 3
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1954 PIT
20
81
5
17
2
0
1
9
7
 17 0 0
0
 0 1
.544
.273
.272
.062
.210
1955 PIT
103
360
35
82
10
0
5
27
36
 50 1 1
0
 0 4
.596
.299
.297
.069
.228
1956 PIT
121
441
45
88
13
0
6
48
44
 66 7 1
0
 0 3
.552
.282
.270
.070
.200
1957 PIT
144
506
58
111
22
3
19
87
62
 101 8 4
0
 0 4
.699
.312
.387
.168
.219
1958 PIT-PHI
141
473
49
127
16
0
8
57
49
 72 2 3
3
 6 1
.691
.338
.353
.085
.268
1959 PHI
106
259
36
81
12
1
7
38
39
 37 3 3
8
 6 1
.852
.405
.448
.135
.313
1960 PHI
113
360
32
90
7
2
7
34
39
 69 5 1
1
 5 5
.670
.331
.339
.089
.250
1961 PHI
121
200
20
47
6
2
5
20
17
 32 0 0
6
 4 3
.655
.295
.360
.125
.235
1962 PHI
136
193
29
52
4
0
5
16
25
 35 1 0
4
 4 1
.724
.356
.368
.098
.269
1963 PHI
117
263
28
79
12
2
3
32
20
 41 2 2
9
 3 5
.747
.352
.395
.095
.300
1964 PHI
144
294
32
89
15
0
5
34
25
 48 0 0
8
 7 0
.762
.357
.405
.102
.303
1965 PHI
90
194
17
45
9
1
7
21
18
 35 0 2
5
 3 0
.691
.294
.397
.165
.232
1966 PHI
86
166
18
42
6
0
6
27
13
 23 0 2
4
 2 2
.701
.304
.398
.145
.253
1967 PHI
120
437
37
102
21
0
11
40
54
 67 1 0
7
 10 4
.676
.319
.357
.124
.233
1968 PHI-MIL-KC
118
329
30
79
18
0
8
49
40
 57 5 4
7
 4 2
.696
.328
.368
.128
.240
1969 KC
9
22
3
6
1
0
2
5
1
 6 0 0
0
 0 0
.895
.304
.591
.318
.273
Total
1689
4578
474
1137
174
11
105
544
489
 756 35 23
62
 54 36
.684
.324
.360
.112
.248
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1969-11-01Jim Burton has retired from the Kansas City Athletics
1968-09-30The Kansas City Athletics have acquired Jim Burton from the waiver wire.
1968-09-26A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Balco Boyz and the Milwaukee Blue Ribbon. The Milwaukee Blue Ribbon receive Jim Burton (Optioned) from the Philadelphia Balco Boyz in exchange for Joe Tiefenthaler.
1958-09-10A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Balco Boyz and the Pittsburgh Pimps. The Pittsburgh Pimps receive Glenn Crouch, Draft Pick - 1959 Round 2 (PHI) from the Philadelphia Balco Boyz in exchange for Jim Burton.
1954-09-06The Pittsburgh Pimps have promoted Jim Burton to the major league team.
1952-05-16A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Pimps and the Brooklyn Mud Ducks. The Brooklyn Mud Ducks receive Hank Geis, Jeff Russell from the Pittsburgh Pimps in exchange for Matt Clement, Jim Scott, Jim Burton.