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Rick Burleson 2026 Season · BAL

Career: .273/.328/.361, 50 HR, 1401 H in 1346 games.

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Rick Burleson

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-4.2Career NUT

+1.2 to Weak

Career

.273AVG50HR449RBI1401H656R72SB

R/R · 5' 10", 165 lb · b. Apr 29, 1951 · Lynwood, CA · Draft 1970 (1st Rd, #5)

Player Overview

Year by Year


1974	23	BOS	-0.1	114	415	384	36	109	22	0	4	44	21	2	0	34	3	3	5	3	13	.284	.320	.372	.088	.692	.299
1975	24	BOS	-1.9	158	654	580	66	146	25	1	6	62	45	3	1	44	8	5	9	17	18	.252	.305	.329	.077	.634	.260
1976	25	BOS	+1.4	152	616	540	75	157	27	1	7	42	60	5	2	37	14	9	3	8	15	.291	.365	.383	.092	.748	.301
1977	26	BOS	-0.2	154	721	663	80	194	36	7	3	52	47	2	1	69	13	12	6	3	15	.293	.338	.382	.089	.720	.320
1978	27	BOS	-1.9	145	685	626	75	155	32	5	5	49	40	4	2	71	8	8	5	10	16	.248	.295	.339	.091	.634	.270
1979	28	BOS	-1.2	153	682	627	93	174	32	5	5	60	35	3	0	54	9	5	8	9	13	.278	.315	.368	.090	.683	.293
1980	29	BOS	+0.1	155	718	644	89	179	29	2	8	51	62	2	0	51	12	13	4	6	24	.278	.341	.366	.088	.707	.290
1981	30	LAA	+0.5	109	490	430	53	126	17	1	5	33	42	3	2	38	4	6	4	11	8	.293	.357	.372	.079	.729	.309
1982	31	LAA	—	11	53	45	4	7	1	0	0	2	6	0	2	3	0	0	0	2	3	.156	.255	.178	.022	.433	.167
1983	32	LAA	-0.1	33	134	119	22	34	7	0	0	11	12	0	0	12	0	2	1	2	5	.286	.348	.345	.059	.693	.315
1984	33	LAA	—	7	5	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
1986	35	LAA	+0.3	93	312	271	35	77	14	0	5	29	33	1	1	32	1	3	1	6	2	.284	.363	.391	.107	.754	.306
1987	36	BAL	-1.2	62	232	206	26	43	14	1	2	14	17	3	0	30	0	2	0	6	7	.209	.279	.316	.107	.595	.236
Career	—	13 yrs	-4.2	1346	5717	5139	656	1401	256	23	50	449	420	28	11	477	72	68	46	84	139	.273	.328	.361	.088	.689	.290

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NUT Breakdown

Power

Contact

Discipline

What's driving Burleson's career NUT of -4.2

Slice size = share of total NUT. Power = HR + XBH · Contact = Singles · Discipline = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

1.4

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NUT by Season

-0.1

-1.9

+1.4

-0.2

-1.9

-1.2

+0.1

+0.5

-0.1

+0.3

-1.2

Awards

1976AL Player of the Week

1977AL All-Star

1978AL All-Star

1979AL All-Star · Thomas A. Yawkey Red Sox MVP · Rawlings AL Gold Glove

1980Thomas A. Yawkey Red Sox MVP

1981AL All-Star · AL Silver Slugger

2006PIO Manager of the Year

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