Rick Burleson

SS/2B · R/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 1974–1987 BORN: LYNWOOD, USA

All-Star ×4 Gold Glove 1979 Silver Slugger 1981

Career

1401 H · 50 HR · 449 RBI · 72 SB

.273 AVG · .689 OPS · 1346 G

1987 Season

.209 AVG · 2 HR · 14 RBI · 0 SB

.279 OBP · .316 SLG · .594 OPS

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Rick Burleson was a shortstop in MLB. Across 1346 career games, with a .273 batting average and 50 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.

Deep Data

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
1974	BOS	114	384	36	109	22	0	4	44	3	21	34	.284	.320	.372	.693
1975	BOS	158	580	66	146	25	1	6	62	8	45	44	.252	.305	.329	.634
1976	BOS	152	540	75	157	27	1	7	42	14	60	37	.291	.365	.383	.748
1977	BOS	154	663	80	194	36	7	3	52	13	47	69	.293	.338	.382	.720
1978	BOS	145	626	75	155	32	5	5	49	8	40	71	.248	.295	.339	.633
1979	BOS	153	627	93	174	32	5	5	60	9	35	54	.278	.315	.368	.683
1980	BOS	155	644	89	179	29	2	8	51	12	62	51	.278	.341	.366	.708
1981	CAL	109	430	53	126	17	1	5	33	4	42	38	.293	.357	.372	.729
1982	CAL	11	45	4	7	1	0	0	2	0	6	3	.156	.255	.178	.433
1983	CAL	33	119	22	34	7	0	0	11	0	12	12	.286	.348	.345	.693
1984	CAL	7	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000
1986	CAL	93	271	35	77	14	0	5	29	1	33	32	.284	.363	.391	.754
1987	BAL	62	206	26	43	14	1	2	14	0	17	30	.209	.279	.316	.594
Career Totals	—	1346	5139	656	1401	256	23	50	449	72	420	477	.273	.328	.361	.689

Awards & Achievements

Gold Glove (1): 1979
Player of the Week (1): 1976
Silver Slugger (1): 1981
TSN All-Star (2): 1977, 1981

All-Star Selections

1977, 1978, 1979, 1981

Salary & Contract

Year	Salary
1985	$856,667
1986	$856,667
1987	$200,000

Career Total: $1,913,334 (3 seasons)

Average: $637,778

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.