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John Burkett 2026 Season · BOS

Career: 166-136, 4.31 ERA, 1766 K in 2648.1 IP.

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John Burkett

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+13.7Career NUT

+4.3 to Nutty

Career

4.31ERA1.35WHIP166W1766K2648.1IP1SV

R/R · 6' 3", 215 lb · b. Nov 28, 1964 · New Brighton, PA · Draft 1983 (6th Rd, #148)

Player Overview

Year by Year


1987	22	SF	—	0	0	4.50	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	28	6.0	7	3	3	1	5	1.67
1990	25	SF	+0.2	14	7	3.79	33	32	2	0	1	1	0	1	857	204.0	201	86	61	4	118	1.28
1991	26	SF	+0.3	12	11	4.18	36	34	3	1	0	0	0	0	890	206.2	223	96	60	10	131	1.37
1992	27	SF	+1.0	13	9	3.84	32	32	3	1	0	0	0	0	799	189.2	194	81	45	4	107	1.26
1993	28	SF	+2.0	22	7	3.65	34	34	2	1	0	0	0	0	942	231.2	224	94	40	11	145	1.14
1994	29	SF	+0.8	6	8	3.62	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	676	159.1	176	64	36	7	85	1.33
1995	30	FLA	+0.3	14	14	4.30	30	30	4	0	0	0	0	0	810	188.1	208	90	57	6	126	1.41
1996	31	FLA	+1.1	6	10	4.32	24	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	645	154.0	154	74	42	3	108	1.27
1996	31	TEX	+0.9	5	2	4.06	10	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	289	68.2	75	31	16	2	47	1.33
1996	31	TOT	+2.0	11	12	4.24	34	34	2	1	0	0	0	0	934	222.2	229	105	58	5	155	1.29
1997	32	TEX	+1.7	9	12	4.56	30	30	2	0	0	0	0	0	828	189.1	240	96	30	4	139	1.43
1998	33	TEX	+1.1	9	13	5.68	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	854	195.0	230	123	46	8	131	1.42
1999	34	TEX	+0.5	9	8	5.62	30	25	0	0	1	0	0	0	656	147.1	184	92	46	3	96	1.56
2000	35	ATL	+1.1	10	6	4.89	31	22	0	0	4	0	1	1	603	134.1	162	73	51	4	110	1.59
2001	36	ATL	+2.4	12	12	3.04	34	34	1	1	0	0	0	0	902	219.1	187	74	70	6	187	1.17
2002	37	BOS	-0.3	13	8	4.53	29	29	1	1	0	0	0	0	760	173.0	199	87	50	8	124	1.44
2003	38	BOS	+0.4	12	9	5.15	32	30	1	0	1	0	0	0	785	181.2	202	104	47	9	107	1.37
Career	—	15 yrs	+13.7	166	136	4.31	445	423	21	6	8	1	1	2	11324	2648.1	2866	1268	700	90	1766	1.35

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Burkett's career NUT of +13.7

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

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Awards

1993NL All-Star

1999Rangers Harold McKinney Good Guy Award

2001NL All-Star

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	BF	IP	H	ER	BB	HBP	SO	WHIP
1988	23	AA	5	1	2.13	7	7	2	1	199	50.2	33	12	18	2	34	1.01
1988	23	AAA	5	11	5.21	21	21	0	0	524	114.0	142	66	49	5	74	1.68
1989	24	AAA	10	11	5.05	28	28	2	1	745	167.2	197	94	59	8	105	1.53
1990	25	AAA	2	1	2.74	3	3	2	1	86	23.0	18	7	3	0	9	0.91
1997	32	AAA	1	0	3.60	1	1	0	0	23	5.0	6	2	2	0	3	1.60
1999	34	AA	0	1	2.70	2	2	0	0	32	6.2	7	2	3	0	3	1.50
2002	37	AAA	0	1	11.57	1	1	0	0	11	2.1	4	3	1	0	2	2.14

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