NAME     : John Burkett
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 11/28/1964
  AGE      : 38
  HEIGHT   : 6"2
  WEIGHT   : 211
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $4,120,000 through 2003
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : VERY inconsistent
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Prone

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    E  (Fielding Pct. : 1.000)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : E
  Duration as Reliever : *
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 59
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 1
  Avoiding Hits        : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 1  (VS. RHB : 1, VS. LHB : 1, Talent Fair)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Fair)
  Avoiding BB's        : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Fair)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Average)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 3
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        6.77  5  7  0  24 19 103.2 118  82  78  53  48 
  At Home        8.39  2  6  0  13 12  59.0  79  58  55  31  32 
  Away           4.63  3  1  0  11  7  44.2  39  24  23  22  16 
  Last Week      5.06  0  0  0   1  1   5.1   5   3   3   2   3 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        5.64  1  1  0   5  5  30.1  33  21  19  14  14 
  May           10.24  0  1  0   5  2   9.2  16  12  11   3   5 
  June           3.00  2  1  0   7  5  30.0  24  11  10  13  10 
  July          10.30  2  3  0   5  5  25.1  35  29  29  18  10 
  August         9.72  0  1  0   2  2   8.1  10   9   9   5   9 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1987   4.50  0  0  0   3  0   0   6.0   3   3   5  SFN
  1990   3.79 14  7  1  33  2   0 204.0  86  61 118  SFN
  1991   4.19 12 11  0  36  3   1 206.0  96  60 131  SFN
  1992   3.86 13  9  0  32  3   1 189.0  81  45 107  SFN
  1993   3.66 22  7  0  34  2   1 231.0  94  40 145  SFN
  1994   3.62  6  8  0  25  0   0 159.0  64  36  85  SFN
  1995   4.31 14 14  0  30  4   0 188.0  90  57 126  FLO
  1996   4.26 11 12  0  34  2   1 222.0 105  58 155  FLO,TEX
  1997   4.57  9 12  0  30  2   0 189.0  96  30 139  TEX
  1998   5.68  9 13  0  32  0   0 195.0 123  46 131  TEX
  1999   5.63  9  8  0  30  0   0 147.0  92  46  96  TEX
  2000   4.90 10  6  0  31  0   0 134.0  73  51 110  ATL
  2001   3.04 12 12  0  34  1   1 219.0  74  70 187  ATL
  2002   6.08  2 14  0  24  0   0 131.2  89  40  93  BOS,SEA,TB
 
  Total ERA   : 4.44
  Total Wins  : 148
  Total Losses: 140
  Total Saves : 1
  Total SHO   : 5
  Total CG    : 19
  Total K's   : 1676
  Total BB's  : 696
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Traded from Boston to Seattle on 6/24/2002... Traded from Seattle to Tampa Bay on 6/24/2002...