Player Report for #5 Jason Burns


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Saturday, July 1st, 1961

AB	271
HR	15
RBI	68
AVG	.284
OPS	.897

Name:	Jason Burns	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$774,200
Birthday:	12-07-1930	Signed Through:	1961 Season
Age:	30	Years of Major League Service:	7 Years, 2 Days
Born in:	Concord (Missouri)	Major League Service Days this Year:	81 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 2"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	7 Years, 2 Days
Weight:	219 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	10 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	LF	Minor League Option Years:	3 option years left
Bats:	Left
Throws:	Left	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Completely Rested	Drafted	-
Morale:	Great	Local Popularity (National)	Popular (Popular)

New York

Empires

ABA

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	71	100	75	53	54
Versus LHP	59	89	62	44	49
Versus RHP	75	100	80	56	55
Talent	71	100	75	53	54

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	20	Left Field 42 (Arm: 65)
Stealing Ability:	19	Right Field 48 (Arm: 65)
Baserunning Instincts:	33
Sacrifice Bunt:	21
Bunt for Hit:	10
Hitter Type:	Normal

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB
06-30-1961	LAQ	Win, 4-1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
06-29-1961	LAQ	Win, 12-7	5	1	2	4	1	0	0	0
06-28-1961	LAQ	Loss, 4-9	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
06-26-1961	CHC	Loss, 1-3	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
06-26-1961	CHC	Loss, 2-6	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
06-24-1961	CHC	Loss, 5-6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
06-23-1961	DC	Loss, 7-8	4	2	3	2	1	0	0	0
06-22-1961	DC	Loss, 6-10	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0
06-21-1961	DC	Loss, 3-5	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0
06-19-1961	@ BAL	Win, 7-1	5	1	2	3	1	0	1	0

American Baseball Association 1961 Batting Stats

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO	VORP
Overall	71	271	77	20	3	15	68	37	28	35	.284	.351	.546	.897	.851	.262	25.3
Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	71	302	1	2	0	14	0	2	148	38	0	0	0.0	47.9	6.15
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Versus Left		73	26	7	2	4	23	10	6	8	0	0	0	.356	.405	.671	1.076
Versus Right		198	51	13	1	11	45	27	22	27	2	0	1	.258	.332	.500	.832
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
This Week		19	5	0	0	1	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	.263	.263	.421	.684
Last Week		25	9	4	2	2	11	5	0	3	0	0	0	.360	.360	.920	1.280
April		59	20	6	1	0	11	8	12	6	0	0	0	.339	.451	.475	.925
May		109	27	7	0	9	28	16	11	16	1	0	1	.248	.320	.560	.879
June		103	30	7	2	6	29	13	5	13	1	0	0	.291	.321	.573	.894
Spring Training		66	24	3	0	5	16	13	3	5	0	0	0	.364	.391	.636	1.028
Last Year		534	156	26	2	23	73	68	40	72	5	0	2	.292	.341	.478	.818
2 Years Ago		545	148	28	2	24	97	73	47	78	7	0	1	.272	.327	.462	.789
Career		3369	949	178	36	130	544	432	288	460	31	0	15	.282	.338	.472	.810
Home		136	42	8	3	9	37	18	10	15	1	0	1	.309	.358	.610	.968
Road		135	35	12	0	6	31	19	18	20	1	0	0	.259	.344	.481	.826
Grass		135	35	12	0	6	31	19	18	20	1	0	0	.259	.344	.481	.826
Turf		136	42	8	3	9	37	18	10	15	1	0	1	.309	.358	.610	.968
Day		99	28	4	1	8	26	16	11	11	2	0	0	.283	.348	.586	.934
Night		172	49	16	2	7	42	21	17	24	0	0	1	.285	.353	.523	.876
Close/Late		45	15	6	1	3	15	6	6	3	0	0	0	.333	.412	.711	1.123
Inning 1-3		101	29	8	0	6	28	12	10	11	1	0	0	.287	.348	.545	.893
Inning 4-6		98	29	5	2	5	22	15	5	19	0	0	1	.296	.337	.541	.877
Inning 7-9		71	19	7	1	4	18	10	13	5	1	0	0	.268	.376	.563	.940
Extra Innings		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
0 Outs		85	20	7	1	5	14	13	12	12	2	0	0	.235	.323	.518	.841
1 Outs		78	22	1	1	4	19	9	5	12	0	0	0	.282	.325	.474	.800
2 Outs		108	35	12	1	6	35	15	11	11	0	0	1	.324	.392	.620	1.012
Scoring Position		82	27	10	2	6	52	12	5	12	2	0	1	.329	.367	.720	1.086
Bases Empty		125	34	7	0	5	5	15	17	14	0	0	0	.272	.359	.448	.807
Runner on 1st		64	16	3	1	4	11	10	6	9	0	0	0	.250	.314	.516	.830
Runner on 2nd		18	6	2	1	2	8	3	1	2	0	0	0	.333	.368	.889	1.257
Runner on 3rd		15	3	1	0	0	4	0	2	3	0	0	1	.200	.333	.267	.600
Runner on 1st & 2nd		19	9	3	1	2	14	3	2	2	0	0	0	.474	.524	1.053	1.576
Runner on 1st & 3rd		16	3	1	0	0	6	1	0	2	1	0	0	.188	.176	.250	.426
Runner on 2nd & 3rd		6	1	0	0	1	6	1	0	2	0	0	0	.167	.167	.667	.833
Bases Loaded		8	5	3	0	1	14	4	0	1	1	0	0	.625	.556	1.375	1.931
Two Strikes		105	21	7	1	1	14	9	12	35	2	0	1	.200	.283	.314	.598
First Pitch		31	11	4	0	2	8	4	0	0	0	0	0	.355	.355	.677	1.032
Count 0-1		31	10	2	0	4	8	7	0	0	0	0	0	.323	.323	.774	1.097
Count 0-2		14	5	1	0	0	5	1	0	4	2	0	0	.357	.313	.429	.741
Count 1-0		24	10	2	0	3	12	4	0	0	0	0	0	.417	.417	.875	1.292
Count 1-1		30	5	1	0	2	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.400	.567
Count 1-2		38	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	14	0	0	1	.079	.103	.132	.234
Count 2-0		13	7	1	1	1	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	.538	.538	1.000	1.538
Count 2-1		29	12	3	1	2	13	7	0	0	0	0	0	.414	.414	.793	1.207
Count 2-2		31	6	2	1	1	7	4	0	8	0	0	0	.194	.194	.419	.613
Count 3-0		3	0	0	0	0	0	1	11	0	0	0	0	.000	.786	.000	.786
Count 3-1		5	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	.200	.600	.200	.800
Full Count		22	7	2	0	0	2	3	12	9	0	0	0	.318	.559	.409	.968
Behind in Count		83	18	5	0	4	13	9	0	18	2	0	1	.217	.221	.422	.643
Ahead in Count		74	30	6	2	6	29	15	16	0	0	0	0	.405	.511	.784	1.295

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	VORP
1954 New York - ABA	23	67	140	34	9	0	0	15	13	9	2	1	23	0	0	.243	.296	.307	.603	-4.6
1955 New York - ABA	24	133	407	116	26	6	10	55	52	48	6	4	55	0	1	.285	.366	.452	.818	24.1
1956 New York - ABA	25	125	428	123	20	7	19	81	61	35	1	4	41	0	0	.287	.340	.500	.840	26.2
1957 New York - ABA	26	141	524	132	21	5	17	72	57	40	1	4	66	0	1	.252	.304	.408	.712	4.0
1958 New York - ABA	27	141	520	163	28	11	22	83	71	41	1	4	90	1	1	.313	.362	.537	.899	49.0
1959 New York - ABA	28	144	545	148	28	2	24	97	73	47	1	7	78	0	2	.272	.327	.462	.789	22.0
1960 New York - ABA	29	145	534	156	26	2	23	73	68	40	2	5	72	0	0	.292	.341	.478	.818	34.7
1961 New York - ABA	30	71	271	77	20	3	15	68	37	28	1	2	35	0	0	.284	.351	.546	.897	25.3
Total ABA		967	3369	949	178	36	130	544	432	288	15	31	460	1	5	.282	.338	.472	.810	180.7

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	VORP
1951 Riverside - A	20	31	112	39	10	2	1	11	16	6	0	0	17	0	0	.348	.381	.500	.881	13.1
1951 Laredo - AA	20	80	314	93	22	2	4	31	30	8	2	2	53	0	1	.296	.316	.417	.733	20.1
1952 Guelph - AAA	21	124	486	134	31	7	6	46	53	21	2	2	57	0	1	.276	.307	.405	.713	14.4
1953 Guelph - AAA	22	101	397	110	26	4	6	49	40	25	2	1	51	0	1	.277	.322	.408	.730	3.0
1954 Guelph - AAA	23	50	197	75	17	4	3	28	22	17	2	1	22	0	0	.381	.433	.553	.986	26.0
Total GHL		275	1080	319	74	15	15	123	115	63	6	4	130	0	2	.295	.337	.433	.770	43.3
Total STL		80	314	93	22	2	4	31	30	8	2	2	53	0	1	.296	.316	.417	.733	20.1
Total SCL		31	112	39	10	2	1	11	16	6	0	0	17	0	0	.348	.381	.500	.881	13.1

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1954 New York - ML	RF	27	26	52	3	0	57	2	.965	213.1	2.32
1954 New York - ML	LF	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	4.0	2.25
1954 New York - ML	C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0.0	0.00	0	0	0	0.0
1955 New York - ML	RF	109	104	206	8	0	225	11	.951	914.2	2.11
1955 New York - ML	LF	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	10.0	0.90
1956 New York - ML	RF	106	102	167	5	0	188	16	.915	890.0	1.74
1956 New York - ML	LF	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	11.0	0.82
1957 New York - ML	RF	129	128	243	10	0	265	12	.955	1119.1	2.03
1957 New York - ML	LF	5	3	6	1	0	8	1	.875	34.2	1.82
1958 New York - ML	RF	115	114	198	5	0	210	7	.967	1005.0	1.82
1958 New York - ML	LF	15	14	22	0	0	23	1	.957	115.0	1.72
1959 New York - ML	RF	140	136	246	14	1	271	11	.959	1200.2	1.95
1959 New York - ML	LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.0	0.00
1960 New York - ML	LF	101	99	169	6	1	179	4	.978	840.0	1.88
1960 New York - ML	RF	35	32	58	0	0	60	2	.967	300.1	1.74
1961 New York - ML	RF	17	17	30	1	0	32	1	.969	140.2	1.98
1961 New York - ML	LF	54	54	88	3	1	94	3	.968	460.2	1.78

Player History
01-02-1951	Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft (Round 24, Pick 4, 372nd overall Pick) by the New York Empires.
01-02-1951	Named the #39 prospect in the ABA
04-16-1951	Named the #38 prospect in the ABA
05-21-1951	Wins the SCL SL Player of the Week Award.
07-02-1951	Wins the STL RGL Player of the Week Award.
08-06-1951	Wins the STL RGL Player of the Week Award.
01-01-1952	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 49 (76); Power: 28 (79); Eye: 13 (41).
04-15-1952	Named the #10 prospect in the ABA
08-01-1952	Wins the GHL MKL Batter of the Month Award.
08-12-1952	Goes 5-5 against the Kitchener Marshalls, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI and 2 R.
01-01-1953	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 72 (98); Power: 35 (70); Eye: 21 (43).
04-13-1953	Named the #4 prospect in the ABA
08-04-1953	Injured (strained rotator cuff muscle), out for 7 weeks.
01-01-1954	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (87); Power: 45 (70); Eye: 28 (37).
04-13-1954	Named the #9 prospect in the ABA
04-19-1954	Wins the GHL MKL Player of the Week Award.
05-10-1954	Wins the GHL MKL Player of the Week Award.
05-22-1954	Injured (blurred vision), out for 1-2 weeks.
07-17-1954	Suspended 5 games after ejection following a brawl.
01-01-1955	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 76 (82); Power: 76 (83); Eye: 44 (45).
04-11-1955	Named the #18 prospect in the ABA
01-01-1956	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 74 (74); Power: 87 (87); Eye: 45 (46).
06-21-1956	Injured (strained rib cage muscle), out for 3-4 weeks.
09-03-1956	Wins the ABA LL Player of the Week Award.
01-01-1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 78 (78); Power: 97 (97); Eye: 47 (48).
01-01-1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 75 (75); Power: 90 (90); Eye: 44 (45).
05-26-1958	Wins the ABA LL Player of the Week Award.
06-14-1958	Injured (tender elbow), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
07-06-1958	Was selected to the 1958 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
01-01-1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 73 (73); Power: 86 (86); Eye: 45 (46).
03-20-1959	Injured (bruised ribs), day-to-day for one week.
07-13-1959	Wins the ABA LL Player of the Week Award.
08-03-1959	Wins the ABA LL Player of the Week Award.
01-01-1960	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 77 (77); Power: 88 (88); Eye: 43 (43).
07-09-1960	Was selected to the 1960 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
08-29-1960	Wins the ABA LL Player of the Week Award.
01-01-1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 71 (71); Power: 75 (75); Eye: 53 (53).

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	H	Rank
1958	163	6
1960	156	8

Year	K	Rank
1958	90	9

Year	TB	Rank
1958	279	6
1959	252	10
1960	255	8

Year	2B	Rank
1955	26	7
1958	28	8
1959	28	10

Year	3B	Rank
1958	11	5

Year	HR	Rank
1958	22	7
1959	24	7

Year	RBI	Rank
1958	83	10
1959	97	6

Year	IBB	Rank
1955	7	7
1956	5	8
1957	6	10
1958	10	1

Year	SH	Rank
1954	0	1
1955	0	1
1956	0	1
1957	0	1
1958	0	1
1959	0	1
1960	0	1

Year	SF	Rank
1959	7	5
1960	5	10

Year	EBH	Rank
1958	61	6
1959	54	9

Year	AVG	Rank
1958	.313	1
1960	.292	9

Year	SLG	Rank
1958	.537	3
1960	.478	10

Year	RC	Rank
1958	99.39	7

Year	RC/27	Rank
1958	7.19	8

Year	ISO	Rank
1958	.223	5
1959	.191	10

Year	TAVG	Rank
1958	.870	8

Year	OPS	Rank
1958	.899	7

Year	VORP	Rank
1958	49.0	5
1960	34.7	10