Jesse Burkett (Jesse Cail Burkett) was born on December 4, 1868 in Wheeling, West Virginia. He made his Major League debut on April 22, 1890 for the New York Giants. In 1890, his rookie year, he hit .309 with 4 home runs and 60 RBI. Burkett played for the New York Giants, Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis Perfectos, St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Browns and Boston Americans over the course of his 16 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Jesse Burkett's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1896, when he stole 34 bases, hit for a .410 average and knocked in 72 runs. However, others believe that it was 1895, when he stole 41 bases, hit for a .409 average and knocked in 83 runs.
Burkett was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1964.
Statistics[]
Batting Stats[]
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1890
NY
N
101
401
67
124
4
60
.309
.366
.461
23
13
33
52
3
0
14
0
0
1891
CLE
N
40
167
29
45
0
13
.269
.358
.359
7
4
23
19
0
0
1
0
0
1892
CLE
N
145
608
119
167
6
66
.275
.348
.375
15
14
67
59
1
0
36
0
0
1893
CLE
N
125
511
145
178
6
82
.348
.459
.491
25
15
98
23
7
0
39
0
0
1894
CLE
N
125
523
138
187
8
94
.358
.447
.509
27
14
84
27
1
10
28
0
0
1895
CLE
N
131
550
153
225
5
83
.409
.486
.524
22
13
74
31
8
7
41
0
0
1896
CLE
N
133
586
160
240
6
72
.410
.461
.541
27
16
49
19
7
5
34
0
0
1897
CLE
N
127
517
129
198
2
60
.383
.468
.476
28
7
76
0
7
10
28
0
0
1898
CLE
N
150
624
114
213
0
42
.341
.415
.399
18
9
69
0
9
4
19
0
0
1899
STL
N
141
558
116
221
7
71
.396
.463
.500
21
8
67
0
2
8
25
0
0
1900
STL
N
141
559
88
203
7
68
.363
.429
.474
11
15
62
0
3
19
32
0
0
1901
STL
N
142
601
142
226
10
75
.376
.440
.509
20
15
59
0
10
3
27
0
0
1902
STL
A
138
553
97
169
5
52
.306
.390
.418
29
9
71
0
5
7
23
0
0
1903
STL
A
132
515
73
151
3
40
.293
.361
.377
20
7
52
0
3
4
17
0
0
1904
STL
A
147
575
72
156
2
27
.271
.363
.343
15
10
78
0
5
3
12
0
0
1905
BOS
A
148
573
78
147
4
47
.257
.339
.344
12
13
67
0
4
10
13
0
0
Total
NL
1501
6205
1400
2227
61
786
.359
.434
.474
244
143
761
230
58
66
324
0
0
Total
AL
565
2216
320
623
14
166
.281
.363
.370
76
39
268
0
17
24
65
0
0
Total
2066
8421
1720
2850
75
952
.338
.415
.446
320
182
1029
230
75
90
389
0
0
Fielding Stats[]
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1890
NY
N
P
21
0
0
2
33
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
.921
1890
NY
N
OF
90
0
0
108
23
28
4
0
0
0
0
0
.824
1891
CLE
N
OF
40
0
0
53
5
7
1
0
0
0
0
0
.892
1892
CLE
N
OF
145
0
0
271
20
31
7
0
0
0
0
0
.904
1893
CLE
N
OF
125
0
0
239
19
46
5
0
0
0
0
0
.849
1894
CLE
N
OF
125
0
0
242
17
24
5
0
0
0
0
0
.915
1894
CLE
N
P
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1895
CLE
N
OF
131
0
0
273
17
38
4
0
0
0
0
0
.884
1896
CLE
N
OF
133
0
0
269
18
23
4
0
0
0
0
0
.926
1897
CLE
N
OF
127
0
0
226
18
13
3
0
0
0
0
0
.949
1898
CLE
N
OF
150
0
0
268
17
19
3
0
0
0
0
0
.938
1899
STL
N
OF
140
0
0
296
20
21
3
0
0
0
0
0
.938
1899
STL
N
2B
1
0
0
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.714
1900
STL
N
OF
141
0
0
337
17
25
6
0
0
0
0
0
.934
1901
STL
N
OF
142
0
0
307
17
27
4
0
0
0
0
0
.923
1902
STL
A
P
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1902
STL
A
3B
1
0
0
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1902
STL
A
SS
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1902
STL
A
OF
137
0
0
300
17
26
5
0
0
0
0
0
.924
1903
STL
A
OF
132
0
0
230
10
15
4
0
0
0
0
0
.941
1904
STL
A
OF
147
0
0
266
24
18
4
0
0
0
0
0
.942
1905
BOS
A
OF
148
0
0
276
11
22
0
0
0
0
0
0
.929
Total
OF
2053
0
0
3961
270
383
62
0
0
0
0
0
.917
Total
2B
1
0
0
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.714
Total
P
23
0
0
2
33
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
.921
Total
3B
1
0
0
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Total
SS
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Pitching Stats[]
Year
Team
G
GS
W
L
ERA
K
R
ER
CG
SHO
SV
IP
H
HR
BB
IB
WP
HBP
1890
NY
N
21
14
3
10
5.57
82
123
73
6
0
0
118
134
3
92
0
16
0
1894
CLE
N
1
0
0
0
4.50
0
2
2
0
0
0
4
6
0
1
0
0
0
1902
STL
A
1
0
0
1
9.00
2
4
1
0
0
0
1
4
0
1
0
0
0
Total
NL
22
14
3
10
5.53
82
125
75
6
0
0
122
140
3
93
0
16
0
Total
AL
1
0
0
1
9.00
2
4
1
0
0
0
1
4
0
1
0
0
0
Total
23
14
3
11
5.56
84
129
76
6
0
0
123
144
3
94
0
16
0
Transactions[]
Granted to league by Indianapolis Hoosiers with Charley Bassett, Henry Boyle, Dick Buckley, Jerry Denny, Ed Eiteljorge, Pretzels Getzien, Jack Glasscock, Paul Hines, Amos Rusie and Pete Sommers (March 22, 1890).
Obtained from league by New York Giants with Charley Bassett, Henry Boyle, Dick Buckley, Jerry Denny, Jack Glasscock, Amos Rusie and Pete Sommers (March 22, 1890).
Sold by New York Giants to Cleveland Spiders (February, 1891).
Assigned to St. Louis Perfectos by Cleveland Spiders with Frank Bates, Harry Blake, Jimmy Burke, Cupid Childs, Lou Criger, Nig Cuppy, Emmet Heidrick, Cowboy Jones, Pete McBride, Ed McKean, Jack O'Connor, Jack Powell, Ossee Schreckengost, Patsy Tebeau, Bobby Wallace and Zeke Wilson (March 29, 1899).
Traded by St. Louis Browns to Boston Americans in exchange for George Stone and cash (December 26, 1904).
