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Name Team Age
Jim Burnside Retired (1988, Age 39) 61
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 9
(1967)		 1B L/L
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Rollie Fingers League 0 16 years (44 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  A  C 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B  B- B 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A  B+ D-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A- A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
F  0 2/17/1949
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 2 9
Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (---)
A+ (98.9 %) A+ (94.1 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1972 SD 130 496 73 136 28 4 15 59 37 115 7 6 11 .768 .330 .438 .274
1973 SD 105 367 48 97 18 1 18 59 30 83 8 8 6 .787 .321 .466 .264
1974 SD 127 402 54 118 12 4 13 65 42 91 12 8 3 .803 .363 .440 .294
1975 SD 125 474 73 128 18 2 16 62 39 89 18 5 7 .743 .325 .418 .270
1976 SD 116 468 77 146 22 4 27 86 43 93 16 15 5 .918 .368 .549 .312
1977 SD-CHA 124 324 38 79 9 6 10 29 35 65 11 8 5 .720 .319 .401 .244
1978 CHA 134 488 80 142 21 6 23 80 45 92 12 8 10 .853 .353 .500 .291
1979 CHA 114 227 31 55 10 3 9 31 23 44 8 8 4 .744 .312 .432 .242
1980 CHA 132 479 81 145 31 9 22 82 47 96 11 4 1 .908 .366 .543 .303
1981 CHA 114 182 21 45 8 3 9 37 10 36 4 3 1 .763 .291 .473 .247
1982 CHA 126 473 73 136 26 3 20 84 54 100 24 6 2 .841 .358 .482 .288
1983 CHA 132 532 88 152 36 4 23 98 43 127 18 7 5 .837 .339 .498 .286
1984 CHA-DET 106 404 63 123 19 3 20 76 39 79 12 7 18 .879 .364 .515 .304
1985 DET 130 504 75 141 23 1 17 89 58 102 8 3 5 .782 .351 .431 .280
1986 DET 126 437 49 109 24 2 10 57 35 78 5 2 2 .688 .306 .382 .249
1987 DET 90 352 45 85 15 2 12 57 34 86 8 2 4 .709 .311 .398 .241
1988 DET 105 287 48 68 12 2 15 47 41 78 1 1 4 .787 .337 .449 .237
Total 2036 6896 1017 1905 332 59 279 1098 655 1454 183 101 93 .803 .340 .463 .276
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1988-11-01Jim Burnside has retired from the Detroit Bounders
1987-06-17Jim Burnside of the Detroit Bounders is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1986-08-28Jim Burnside of the Detroit Bounders is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
1984-08-13Trade #1871661 has been completed between the Chicago Gizzard Wizards and the Detroit Bounders. The Detroit Bounders receive Steve Austin, Jim Burnside from the Chicago Gizzard Wizards in exchange for Draft Pick 1988 Round 2 DET (Topper Holley).
1984-06-19Jim Burnside of the Chicago Gizzard Wizards is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1982-05-22Jim Burnside of the Chicago Fuel is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1981-08-15Jim Burnside of the Chicago Fuel is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1979-07-04Jim Burnside of the Chicago Fuel is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1977-08-24Jim Burnside of the Chicago Fuel is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1977-05-07Trade #1846271 has been completed between the San Diego Red Dragons and the Chicago Fuel. The Chicago Fuel receive Joel Grimes, Jim Burnside, Mike Long from the San Diego Red Dragons in exchange for Tom Hughes, Harry Jungels, Draft Pick 1978 Round 1 CHA (Steve Hale), Draft Pick 1980 Round 3 CHA (Pat Abstein).
1977-04-01The San Diego Destroyers have placed Jim Burnside on the trade block.
1976-08-21Jim Burnside of the San Diego Destroyers is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1975-06-13Jim Burnside of the San Diego Destroyers is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1973-04-01Jim Burnside of the San Diego Destroyers is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1972-03-25The San Diego Destroyers have promoted Jim Burnside to the major league team. The San Diego Destroyers have designated Frank Kerr for assignment.