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Name Team Age
Owen Burkett Retired (1980, Age 33) Died (2020, Age 74)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 42
(1968)		 C R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Dale Murphy League 0 10 years (134 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
B- A- D+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D+ D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C+ 0 12/4/1946
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
1 1 3
Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
D  (12.5 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1968 LHP 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
1969 LHP 16 23 7 2 0 1 5 2 8 .882 .360 .522 .304
1969 RHP 58 171 38 6 3 2 25 7 37 .577 .250 .327 .222
1970 LHP 11 16 6 0 0 1 1 0 5 .938 .375 .562 .375
1970 RHP 80 249 39 6 1 5 16 17 57 .460 .211 .249 .157
1971 LHP 29 58 16 2 0 3 7 5 10 .809 .344 .466 .276
1971 RHP 138 422 98 15 2 4 48 28 95 .585 .280 .306 .232
1972 LHP 34 90 37 8 1 3 16 8 16 1.081 .459 .622 .411
1972 RHP 57 142 38 4 0 2 21 16 18 .680 .342 .338 .268
1973 LHP 44 118 35 2 0 1 12 6 25 .667 .328 .339 .297
1973 RHP 68 167 49 6 0 5 25 10 33 .751 .331 .419 .293
1974 LHP 36 73 20 4 0 1 13 7 18 .707 .338 .370 .274
1974 RHP 23 38 9 2 0 1 6 6 6 .709 .341 .368 .237
1975 LHP 46 54 15 2 0 1 6 6 11 .720 .350 .370 .278
1975 RHP 16 30 7 2 0 1 5 3 5 .703 .303 .400 .233
1976 LHP 36 61 26 5 1 3 12 2 3 1.126 .438 .689 .426
1976 RHP 53 153 35 5 0 5 13 12 32 .653 .293 .359 .229
1977 LHP 44 76 21 6 0 3 11 10 14 .834 .360 .474 .276
1977 RHP 41 132 39 6 0 4 25 8 27 .760 .329 .432 .295
1978 LHP 26 51 10 0 0 1 5 9 11 .572 .317 .255 .196
1978 RHP 34 96 25 5 2 3 10 7 14 .756 .308 .448 .260
1979 LHP 47 84 27 2 0 6 15 5 20 .919 .360 .560 .321
1979 RHP 34 92 24 4 0 1 15 6 12 .640 .303 .337 .261
1980 LHP 34 45 10 0 0 1 3 6 7 .603 .314 .289 .222
1980 RHP 30 88 18 4 1 0 3 11 21 .566 .293 .273 .205
Total LHP 405 751 230 33 2 25 106 66 149 .818 .362 .455 .306
Total RHP 632 1780 419 65 9 33 212 131 357 .625 .287 .338 .235
Total 856 2531 649 98 11 58 318 197 506 .682 .310 .373 .256
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1980-11-01Owen Burkett has retired from the New York Islanders
1980-06-29Owen Burkett of the New York Islanders is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1972-05-05A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Classy Characters and the New York Islanders. The New York Islanders receive Owen Burkett, Jim Drago from the Cincinnati Classy Characters in exchange for Craig Greenwood.
1970-08-03The Cincinnati Classy Characters have promoted Owen Burkett to the major league team. The Cincinnati Classy Characters have designated Johnny Roseboro for assignment.
1970-05-11The Cincinnati Classy Characters have promoted Johnny Roseboro to the major league team. The Cincinnati Classy Characters have sent Owen Burkett to the minors.
1969-09-09The Cincinnati Classy Characters have promoted Owen Burkett to the major league team.
1969-08-31The Cincinnati Classy Characters have sent Owen Burkett to the minors.
1969-07-17The Cincinnati Classy Characters have promoted Owen Burkett to the major league team.
1968-08-19The Cincinnati Classy Characters have sent Owen Burkett to the minors.
1968-08-15The Cincinnati Classy Characters have promoted Owen Burkett to the major leagues.