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Burke
Eschette		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 210
 
Born: February 13, 1941 in Usa
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 32 BUF FL $ 10,480,000   7 6 7 7 6 7 6 5 5 5 7 8 7 6 6 6 7 7 7
1974 33 SLC FL $ 10,480,000   7 7 7 7 6 7 6 5 5 5 7 8 7 6 6 6 7 7 7
1975 34 DM FL $ 6,000,000   7 7 8 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 7 8 7 5 6 6 7 7 7
1976 35 BUF FL $ 6,000,000   7 7 8 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 7 8 7 5 6 6 8 7 7
1977 36 BUF FL     5 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 6 6
1978 37 CHI JL $ 1,000,000   3 5 6 6 6 7 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 5 4 6 5 5
OOTP5 Min Ratings     3 5 6 6 6 7 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 5 4 6 5 5
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 10,480,000   7 7 8 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 7 8 7 6 6 6 8 7 7
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 32 BUF FL $ 10,480,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1974 33 SLC FL $ 10,480,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1975 34 DM FL $ 6,000,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1976 35 BUF FL $ 6,000,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1977 36 BUF FL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1978 37 CHI JL $ 1,000,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Min Ratings   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 10,480,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Pitcher Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1973 32 BUF FL 13 11 .542 36 36 6 2 0 250.3 200 90 16 86 181 3.24 .217 .301 .316 .616 23.1
1974 33 SLC FL 8 6 .571 17 17 7 2 0 133.3 125 58 11 57 108 3.92 .248 .341 .376 .717 5.4
  BUF FL 7 7 .500 16 16 7 1 0 120.0 82 33 8 39 85 2.48 .194 .283 .303 .587 11.7
  TOT   15 13 .536 33 33 14 3 0 253.3 207 91 19 96 193 3.23 .223 .315 .343 .658 17.0
1975 34 DM FL 12 20 .375 35 35 22 2 0 287.3 239 100 24 126 222 3.13 .229 .324 .358 .682 19.9
1976 35 DM FL 10 9 .526 23 23 9 1 0 181.3 180 81 16 71 151 4.02 .258 .335 .403 .739 8.1
  BUF FL 9 3 .750 13 13 5 1 0 109.7 75 27 7 38 89 2.22 .192 .276 .303 .578 10.8
  TOT   19 12 .613 36 36 14 2 0 291.0 255 108 23 109 240 3.34 .234 .314 .367 .681 18.9
1977 36 BUF FL 12 10 .545 28 28 8 3 0 205.0 178 85 9 97 124 3.73 .240 .341 .337 .678 9.1
1978 37 CHI JL 2 9 .182 74 0 0 0 32 78.7 94 55 11 57 42 6.29 .309 .424 .480 .905 0.0
6 Years Sim 73 75 .493 242 168 64 12 32 1365.6 1173 529 102 571 1002 3.49 .233 .325 .354 .679 88.1
Season Average 12 12 .500 40 28 10 2 5 227.6 195 88 17 95 167 3.49 .233 .325 .354 .679  
Career Highs 19 20 .613 74 36 22 3 32 291.0 255 108 24 126 240 6.29 .309 .424 .480 .905  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   582 257 46 277 520   .217 .291 .328 .619
vs LH   591 272 56 294 482   .251 .334 .383 .718
Home 30 37 .448 116 77 25 4 15 641.7 572 260 44 248 485 3.65 .241 .313 .357 .670
Away 43 38 .531 126 91 39 8 17 724.0 601 269 58 323 517 3.34 .227 .310 .351 .661
Mar/Apr 16 11 .593 44 31 14 3 6 258.7 215 85 22 85 192 2.96 .228 .292 .358 .650
May 10 19 .345 42 29 14 1 3 247.0 230 104 17 107 177 3.79 .250 .328 .366 .694
June 10 12 .455 40 26 9 1 7 208.7 172 83 16 90 144 3.58 .224 .306 .355 .660
July 13 13 .500 45 30 10 4 6 226.3 203 115 15 115 172 4.57 .241 .332 .353 .685
August 12 13 .480 40 29 8 2 4 232.7 209 85 15 103 174 3.29 .242 .323 .354 .677
Sep/Oct 12 7 .632 31 23 12 1 6 192.3 144 57 17 71 143 2.67 .208 .281 .332 .613
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 32 BUF FL 36 76 3 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 29 .066 .078 .092 .170 -3.0 0.0
1974 33 SLC FL 17 50 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 17 .060 .078 .100 .178 -2.2 0.0
  BUF FL 16 39 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 23 .103 .146 .179 .326 0.2 0.0
  TOT   33 89 1 7 5 0 0 2 0 1 3 40 .079 .109 .135 .244 -2.0 0.0
1975 34 DM FL 35 99 4 5 0 0 1 3 0 2 5 40 .051 .096 .081 .177 -4.0 0.0
1976 35 DM FL 23 67 3 4 3 0 0 4 1 0 1 25 .060 .072 .104 .177 -2.5 0.0
  BUF FL 13 40 1 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 20 .125 .182 .150 .332 0.6 0.0
  TOT   36 107 4 9 4 0 0 7 1 0 4 45 .084 .115 .121 .237 -1.9 0.0
1977 36 BUF FL 28 71 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 33 .042 .081 .056 .137 -3.9 0.0
1978 37 CHI JL 74 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
6 Years Sim 242 445 15 29 12 0 1 16 1 3 16 187 .065 .097 .099 .196 -15.0 0.0
162 Game Average 297 10 19 8 0 0 10 0 2 10 125 .065 .097 .099 .196 -10.1  
Career Highs 74 107 4 9 5 0 1 7 1 2 5 45 .084 .115 .135 .244 -0.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   300 14 18 10 0 1 12 0 1 12 126 .060 .096 .103 .199 -11.2
vs LH   145 1 11 2 0 0 4 1 2 4 61 .076 .100 .090 .190 -6.0
Home 116 185 6 12 6 0 1 8 1 2 8 77 .065 .104 .114 .217 -6.1
Away 126 260 9 17 6 0 0 8 0 1 8 110 .065 .093 .088 .181 -11.1
RISP   102 0 6 2 0 1 15 0 0 3 41 .059 .084 .108 .192 -3.8
Close/Late   51 2 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 23 .098 .115 .137 .253 -1.1
Mar/Apr 31 77 4 3 0 0 1 6 0 0 3 33 .039 .075 .078 .153 -3.6
May 42 81 3 11 4 0 0 2 0 2 2 35 .136 .157 .185 .342 -0.3
June 40 68 3 6 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 24 .088 .114 .147 .261 -1.4
July 30 79 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 37 .013 .037 .025 .062 -6.1
August 40 76 4 6 3 0 0 4 0 1 2 31 .079 .101 .118 .220 -2.7
Sep/Oct 23 64 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 27 .031 .100 .031 .131 -3.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1973 32 BUF FL P 36 36 250.3 13 20 2 0 .943 1.19    
1974 33 SLC FL P 17 17 133.3 5 19 1 1 .960 1.62    
  BUF FL P 16 16 120.0 4 17 1 0 .955 1.58    
  TOT   P 33 33 253.3 9 36 2 1 .957 1.60    
1975 34 DM FL P 35 35 287.3 17 40 4 1 .934 1.79    
1976 35 DM FL P 23 23 181.3 7 15 4 1 .846 1.09    
  BUF FL P 13 13 109.7 5 9 2 0 .875 1.15    
  TOT   P 36 36 291.0 12 24 6 1 .857 1.11    
1977 36 BUF FL P 28 28 205.0 10 30 0 2 1.000 1.76    
1978 37 CHI JL P 74 0 78.7 6 7 0 1 1.000 1.49    
Career Totals   242 168 1365.6 67 157 14 6 .941 1.48    
Career Highs   74 36 291.0 17 40 6 2 1.000 1.79    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1974 33 SLC FL 1 1 .500 3 3 2 0 0 24.7 18 5 0 6 16 1.82 .202 .253 .270 .522
1976 35 BUF FL 0 1 .000 1 1 1 0 0 8.0 9 4 1 3 2 4.50 .310 .375 .448 .823
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 2 .333 4 4 3 0 0 32.7 27 9 1 9 18 2.48 .229 .283 .314 .597
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1974 33 SLC FL 3 8 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .625 .875
1976 35 BUF FL 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Career Post-Season Batting 4 10 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 .300 .300 .600 .900
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1973-8-3.24
CAR-50-3.49
 Wins
1976-5-19
 Losses
1975-1-20
 Saves
1978-8-32
 Games Pitched
1978-2-74
 Games Started
1973-6-36
1974-9-33
1975-6-35
1976-4-36
Complete Games
1973-1-6
1974-3-14
1975-1-22
1976-3-14
CAR-10-64
 Shutouts
1973-2-2
1974-2-3
1975-6-2
1976-7-2
1977-6-3
CAR-29-12
 Innings Pitched
1973-1-250.3
1974-5-253.3
1975-1-287.3
1976-3-291.0
 Hits Allowed
1975-4-239
1976-4-255
 Walks Allowed
1973-8-86
1974-10-96
1975-2-126
1976-3-109
1977-4-97
 Hits per 9IP
1973-6-7.2
1974-7-7.4
CAR-27-7.7
OAVG
1973-6-.217
1974-7-.223
CAR-38-.233
 OSLG
1973-1-.316
1974-8-.343
CAR-28-.354
 OOPS
1973-5-.616
1974-10-.658
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 10    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 45    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
 
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  1. Brent Beemings (970)
  2. Luke Gofannon (938)
  3. Joaquin Contraveras (926)
  4. Greg Doonin (923)
  5. Scott Blundon (923)
  6. Nick Sixx (920)
  7. Rudy Ramirez (919)
  8. Keith Chea (917)
  9. Aaron Alfonso (909)
  10. Santos Vazquez (903)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Williamson Prushnok (993)
  2. Shelby Palubiak (993)
  3. Blaine Kinman (992)
  4. Eddie Harris (992)
  5. Narciso Jarilla (991)
  6. Vernon Simpson (990)
  7. Larry Gorton (989)
  8. Hi Brown (989)
  9. Lank Bechard (989)
  10. Adam Abramowitz (989)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 43rd overall pick, by Buffalo in 1973
Earned first career win on 4/6/1973
Had first career hit on 4/22/1973, off Buckwheat Gibson (MAN)
Traded from Buffalo to Salt Lake City on 6/21/1974 (Going to SLC: P B. Eschette, RF J. Barrios. Going to BUF: P C. DeLong, P D. Meiners, CF G. Marvin, P N. Tedesco)
Signed as a free agent by Des Moines on 2/2/1975 to a 4-year deal worth $6,000,000 per year
Hit first career homerun on 4/17/1975, off Juan Caronia (BRK)
Traded from Des Moines to Buffalo on 7/30/1976 (Going to DM: P D. Hilton. Going to BUF: P B. Eschette)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1976, going 6-0, 1.81
Released by Buffalo on 10/19/1977
Signed as a free agent by Chicago on 2/16/1978 to a 1-year deal worth $1,000,000 per year
 
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