Ellis Burks

CF/RF/DH · R/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 1987–2004 BORN: VICKSBURG, USA

All-Star ×2 Gold Glove 1990 Silver Slugger ×2

Career

2107 H · 352 HR · 1206 RBI · 181 SB

.291 AVG · .874 OPS · 2000 G

2004 Season

.182 AVG · 1 HR · 1 RBI · 2 SB

.270 OBP · .273 SLG · .543 OPS

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Ellis Burks was a center fielder in MLB. Across 2000 career games, with a .291 batting average and 352 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1987	BOS	133	558	94	152	30	2	20	59	27	41	98	.272	.324	.441	.765
1988	BOS	144	540	93	159	37	5	18	92	25	62	89	.294	.367	.481	.848
1989	BOS	97	399	73	121	19	6	12	61	21	36	52	.303	.365	.471	.836
1990	BOS	152	588	89	174	33	8	21	89	9	48	82	.296	.349	.486	.835
1991	BOS	130	474	56	119	33	3	14	56	6	39	81	.251	.314	.422	.736
1992	BOS	66	235	35	60	8	3	8	30	5	25	48	.255	.327	.417	.744
1993	CWS	146	499	75	137	24	4	17	74	6	60	97	.275	.352	.441	.793
1994	COL	42	149	33	48	8	3	13	24	3	16	39	.322	.388	.678	1.066
1995	COL	103	278	41	74	10	6	14	49	7	39	72	.266	.359	.496	.856
1996	COL	156	613	142	211	45	8	40	128	32	61	114	.344	.408	.639	1.047
1997	COL	119	424	91	123	19	2	32	82	7	47	75	.290	.363	.571	.934
1998	COL	100	357	54	102	22	5	16	54	3	39	80	.286	.355	.510	.865
1998	SF	42	147	22	45	6	1	5	22	8	19	31	.306	.387	.463	.850
1999	SF	120	390	73	110	19	0	31	96	7	69	86	.282	.394	.569	.964
2000	SF	122	393	74	135	21	5	24	96	5	56	49	.344	.419	.606	1.025
2001	CLE	124	439	83	123	29	1	28	74	5	62	85	.280	.369	.542	.911
2002	CLE	138	518	92	156	28	0	32	91	2	44	108	.301	.362	.541	.903
2003	CLE	55	198	27	52	11	1	6	28	1	27	46	.263	.360	.419	.779
2004	BOS	11	33	6	6	0	0	1	1	2	3	8	.182	.270	.273	.543
Career Totals	—	2000	7232	1253	2107	402	63	352	1206	181	793	1340	.291	.363	.510	.874

Awards & Achievements

Gold Glove (1): 1990
Outstanding DH Award (1): 2002
Player of the Month (1): 1994
Player of the Week (6): 1990, 1996, 1996, 1996, 1997, 2001
Silver Slugger (2): 1990, 1996
TSN All-Star (2): 1990, 1996

All-Star Selections

1990, 1996

Salary & Contract

Year	Salary
1987	$62,500
1988	$125,000
1989	$275,000
1990	$475,000
1991	$1,825,000
1992	$2,300,000
1993	$2,050,000
1994	$2,333,333
1995	$3,333,333
1996	$4,033,333
1997	$4,000,000
1998	$4,900,000
1999	$4,500,000
2000	$5,500,000
2001	$5,666,667
2002	$6,666,667
2003	$7,166,667
2004	$750,000

Career Total: $55,962,500 (18 seasons)

Average: $3,109,028

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

Contract Detail

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.