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B-R: HoF Candidate – Jeromy Burnitz

Posted by Neil on December 13, 2011

Jeromy Burnitz

Jeromy Neal Burnitz

Position: Rightfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: April 15, 1969 in Westminster, CA (Age 42)
High School: Conroe (Conroe, TX)
School: Oklahoma State University
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1990 amateur draft.
Signed June 13, 1990. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 21, 1993
Teams (by GP): Brewers/Mets/Cubs/Rockies/Pirates/... 1993-2006
Agents: Howard Simon [*]
Final Game: September 27, 2006

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1990 21 NYM-min A-,A+ 62 268 205 43 57 7 5 6 25 13 5 52 51 .278 .433 .449 .882 92 7 0 4 6 PFD,SCE · NYPL,FLOR
1991 22 NYM-min AA 135 573 457 80 103 16 10 31 85 31 13 104 127 .225 .368 .508 .876 232 7 4 0 8 4 WPT · EL
1992 23 NYM-min AAA 121 486 445 56 108 21 3 8 40 30 7 33 84 .243 .298 .357 .655 159 7 3 2 3 2 TID · IL
1993 24 NYM-min AAA 65 285 255 33 58 15 3 8 44 10 7 25 53 .227 .298 .404 .702 103 6 2 0 3 2 NFK · IL
1993 24 NYM NL 86 306 263 49 64 10 6 13 38 3 6 38 66 .243 .339 .475 .814 117 125 2 1 2 2 4 98
1994 25 NYM-min AAA 85 370 314 58 75 15 5 14 49 18 6 49 82 .239 .340 .452 .792 142 0 1 2 4 4 NFK · IL
1994 25 NYM NL 45 168 143 26 34 4 0 3 15 1 1 23 45 .238 .347 .329 .676 79 47 2 1 1 0 0 9
1995 26 CLE-min AAA 128 500 443 72 126 26 7 19 85 13 5 50 83 .284 .359 .503 .862 223 6 3 1 3 8 BFL · AA
1995 26 CLE AL 9 7 7 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .571 .571 .714 1.286 232 5 0 0 0 0 0 /78
1996 27 TOT AL 94 239 200 38 53 14 0 9 40 4 1 33 47 .265 .377 .470 .847 112 94 4 4 0 2 2 98D7
1996 27 CLE AL 71 155 128 30 36 10 0 7 26 2 1 25 31 .281 .406 .523 .930 135 67 3 2 0 0 1 9D7/8
1996 27 MIL AL 23 84 72 8 17 4 0 2 14 2 0 8 16 .236 .321 .375 .696 73 27 1 2 0 2 1 9/8
1997 28 MIL AL 153 577 494 85 139 37 8 27 85 20 13 75 111 .281 .382 .553 .934 140 273 8 5 3 0 8 *98/7 MVP-29
1998 29 MIL NL 161 691 609 92 160 28 1 38 125 7 4 70 158 .263 .339 .499 .838 118 304 9 4 1 7 7 *9/8 MVP-19
1999 30 MIL NL 130 580 467 87 126 33 2 33 103 7 3 91 124 .270 .402 .561 .963 142 262 11 16 0 6 7 *9/D AS
2000 31 MIL NL 161 686 564 91 131 29 2 31 98 6 4 99 121 .232 .356 .456 .811 106 257 12 14 0 9 10 *9/D
2001 32 MIL NL 154 651 562 104 141 32 4 34 100 0 4 80 150 .251 .347 .504 .851 118 283 8 5 0 4 9 *9
2002 33 NYM NL 154 550 479 65 103 15 0 19 54 10 7 58 135 .215 .311 .365 .677 80 175 11 10 1 2 5 *9/D
2003 34 NYM-min AA 3 13 13 1 3 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 4 .231 .231 .462 .692 6 0 0 0 0 0 BNG · EL
2003 34 TOT NL 126 505 464 63 111 22 0 31 77 5 4 35 112 .239 .299 .487 .786 105 226 5 5 0 1 9 *798
2003 34 NYM NL 65 259 234 38 64 18 0 18 45 1 4 21 55 .274 .344 .581 .925 139 136 4 4 0 0 6 987
2003 34 LAD NL 61 246 230 25 47 4 0 13 32 4 0 14 57 .204 .252 .391 .643 69 90 1 1 0 1 3 78/9
2004 35 COL NL 150 606 540 94 153 30 4 37 110 5 6 58 124 .283 .356 .559 .916 121 302 7 5 0 3 7 *987/D MVP-23
2005 36 CHC NL 160 671 605 84 156 31 2 24 87 5 4 57 109 .258 .322 .435 .757 94 263 12 3 1 5 3 *9/8
2006 37 PIT NL 111 342 313 35 72 12 0 16 49 1 1 22 74 .230 .289 .422 .711 81 132 8 5 0 2 4 9
14 Seasons 1694 6579 5710 917 1447 298 29 315 981 74 58 739 1376 .253 .345 .481 .826 111 2748 99 78 9 43 75
162 Game Avg. 162 629 546 88 138 28 3 30 94 7 6 71 132 .253 .345 .481 .826 111 263 9 7 1 4 7
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
MIL (6 yrs) 782 3269 2768 467 714 163 17 165 525 42 28 423 680 .258 .362 .508 .870 122 1406 49 46 4 28 42
NYM (4 yrs) 350 1283 1119 178 265 47 6 53 152 15 18 140 301 .237 .329 .432 .761 101 483 19 16 4 4 15
CLE (2 yrs) 80 162 135 34 40 11 0 7 26 2 1 25 31 .296 .414 .533 .947 139 72 3 2 0 0 1
COL (1 yr) 150 606 540 94 153 30 4 37 110 5 6 58 124 .283 .356 .559 .916 121 302 7 5 0 3 7
PIT (1 yr) 111 342 313 35 72 12 0 16 49 1 1 22 74 .230 .289 .422 .711 81 132 8 5 0 2 4
LAD (1 yr) 61 246 230 25 47 4 0 13 32 4 0 14 57 .204 .252 .391 .643 69 90 1 1 0 1 3
CHC (1 yr) 160 671 605 84 156 31 2 24 87 5 4 57 109 .258 .322 .435 .757 94 263 12 3 1 5 3
NL (11 yrs) 1438 5756 5009 790 1251 246 21 279 856 50 44 631 1218 .250 .339 .474 .814 108 2376 87 69 6 41 65
AL (3 yrs) 256 823 701 127 196 52 8 36 125 24 14 108 158 .280 .382 .531 .912 133 372 12 9 3 2 10
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 12/13/2011.

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16 Responses to “B-R: HoF Candidate – Jeromy Burnitz”

  1. Ottoman Says: December 13th, 2011 at 8:05 pm

    This is a joke question, right?

  2. steve norris Says: December 14th, 2011 at 7:00 am

    no...next

  3. Lonestarr Says: December 14th, 2011 at 8:43 am

    No way, but still much respect. Had no idea he amassed 300+ homers. I could consider him for the Hall of Very Good maybe.

  4. w.k.kortas Says: December 14th, 2011 at 9:09 am

    I'm sure Dave Littlefield still brags about signing Jeromy as a free agent. Nice work, Dave.

  5. ctorg Says: December 14th, 2011 at 10:35 am

    A good player in his prime, but never great. Not close to HOF material.

  6. Doug B Says: December 14th, 2011 at 12:04 pm

    I really couldn't blame a Mets fan for hating this guy.

    But for my Brewers he was a solid player in a very dark time.

  7. Doug B Says: December 15th, 2011 at 1:04 pm

    who knows anymore. if he was clean and you removed all the dirty players from his era maybe his WAR doubles.

    of course maybe he was dirty. who knows... and I don't know that many people care anymore about the hall of fame for players hitting home runs from 1992-2006.

  8. LexRedsFan Says: December 15th, 2011 at 4:30 pm

    I'd give him a merit badge for qualifying, but no consideration for entry.

  9. simarc Says: December 15th, 2011 at 9:40 pm

    He was mediocre at best in his two stints in Flushing, because he had warning track power at Shea. He was an ok fielder, but when I think HOF I don't think JB.

  10. Joe Garrison Says: December 16th, 2011 at 12:21 am

    Dodger Stadium takes its toll on yet another hitter.

  11. JohnBoy Says: December 16th, 2011 at 2:49 pm

    Does the Hall issue a Certificate of Participation?

  12. Adam Minaya Says: December 16th, 2011 at 2:57 pm

    There is no way he gets in... Oklahoma State University is the farthest he'll as far as the hall of fame... There's is no way you can put Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Tony Gwynn, Cal Ripken Jr, Willie Mays, Eddie Murray in the same sentence are Jeromy Burnitz.

  13. Al Dimond Says: December 17th, 2011 at 12:12 am

    I'll always remember Burnitz as the guy that came around from first to score on the Brant Brown play (last play of this game). A classic Cubs loss, a classic Rod Beck appearance... and Burnitz was out there running hard from first base on a play where it never should have mattered.

    There isn't really a question of Burnitz making the Hall of Fame, but HoF season is a fine time to remember what players did.

  14. Allan Aguirre Says: December 17th, 2011 at 8:21 pm

    way to make to the ballot.

  15. ferrets_bueller Says: December 19th, 2011 at 12:01 am

    No chance. But I did appreciate his one year here in Chicago. Good guy, and enjoyed him playing the game here. Especially in comparison to the guy he replaced in RF...

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