#34 A.J. Burnett, Starting Pitcher, 26 yrs, Detroit Tigers

#34 A.J. Burnett, Starting Pitcher, 26 yrs, Detroit Tigers
Sunday, 6/13/2003

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A.J. Burnett

1/3/1977
26
USA,AR,North Little
6"4
230

Starting Pitcher
R
R

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Minimal
Loyal
Some ability
2 / 6 (Fair)
0 / 6 (Unknown)
Very inconsistent
Normal
Normal
3.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 300,000
2003 (Possible Arbitration)
2 Year(s), 116 Days (460 total Days)
77 Day(s)
2 Year(s), 77 Days (421 total Days)
4 Year(s)

3 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	9	7	8	93-96 Mph
Versus LHB	9	7	7
Versus RHB	10	7	8
Talent	10	8	8

Pitching Ratings
Endurance :
Groundball Pct. :
Holding Runners :

7
51
4

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	3	1	1	2
Versus LHP	1	3	1	1	2
Versus RHP	1	3	1	1	2
Talent	3	3	1	2	3

Running & Bunting Ratings
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3
3
2
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 6 (Range), .909 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
4/18	@SEA	W 4-0	*	7	2	0	0	2	4		PoG
4/23	MIN	L 8-10	*	5.2	5	4	4	4	8
4/28	CLE	L 5-8	*	2.1	6	6	6	1	3	L
5/3	@BOS	W 11-3	*	1.1	3	2	2	1	0
5/15	@TEX	L 1-4	*	6.2	8	4	2	2	6	L
5/21	@NYY	W 6-4	*	6	5	2	2	0	6	W
5/26	SEA	W 9-7	*	7.1	6	6	6	3	6
5/30	@CHW	L 4-6	*	6.1	8	3	3	2	5
6/4	CHW	L 4-11	*	5.2	7	7	7	3	7	L
6/10	@PIT	W 5-4	*	6	9	4	4	1	6

Pitching Stats 2003

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	12	12	2	3	0	5.32	66.0	66	42	39	26	59	0	.0	0	5	41.7
Projected	31	31	5	8	0	5.32	169.0	170	108	100	67	152

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	0	0	12.5	9.0	8.0	3.5	11	4	36.4	0	0	.0	4.11

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	101	23	4	0	3	10	12	11	19	0	0	0	.228	.298	.356	.655
vs. RHB	152	43	7	0	5	27	30	15	40	0	0	0	.283	.341	.428	.769

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	6	6	1	2	0	7.16	32.2	31	27	26	18	32
Road	6	6	1	1	0	3.51	33.1	35	15	13	8	27
This Week	1	1	0	0	0	6.00	6.0	9	4	4	1	6
Last Week	1	1	0	1	0	11.12	5.2	7	7	7	3	7

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	5	5	1	1	0	4.39	26.2	20	14	13	14	23
May	5	5	1	1	0	4.88	27.2	30	17	15	8	23
June	2	2	0	1	0	8.49	11.2	16	11	11	4	13

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
2002	31	31	8	14	0	4.14	185.0	151	97	85	24	77	227	0	0	1.23	.284	HOU DET
2003	12	12	2	3	0	5.32	66.0	66	42	39	8	26	59	0	0	1.39	.312	DET
Total	43	43	10	17	0	4.45	251.0	217	139	124	32	103	286	0	0	1.27	.292

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
2001, AAA	30	30	9	9	0	3.06	176.1	151	68	60	21	83	204	0	0	1.33	.299

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
2002	31	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	HOU DET
2003	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	DET
Total	32	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222

Fielding Stats 2003

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

66.0

1.91

Player History

Signed as a free agent by Houston on 4/3/2001 to a minor league deal...
Earned first career win on 4/14/2002...
Traded from Cincinnati to Detroit on 4/19/2002 (Going to CIN: 2B Donnie Murphy. Going to DET: P A.J. Burnett)...
Injured on 5/3/2003 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks...
Had first career hit on 6/10/2003, off Mark Mulder (PIT)...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

WHIP
2002 - 1.23 - 9th

K's
2002 - 227 - 10th

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