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Bo
Burnett		  
Nickname: Doc
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 215
 
Born: March 13, 1915 in Usa
 
Hall of Fame
Awards & Accomplishments
Class A Championships Won 1945   
Joe Munson Award 1941    1944    1946   
Mel Parnell Award 1938   
All-Star Selections 1938    1939    1940    1941    1943    1944    1945    1946    1948    1949   
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Joe Munson Award or Mel Parnell Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1938 23 KNX SA 129 472 82 146 34 4 29 83 20 4 62 72 .309 .392 .583 .975 104.3  
1939 24 KNX SA 134 486 90 147 28 9 31 75 11 5 61 85 .302 .384 .588 .973 100.9  
1940 25 KNX SA 119 434 76 146 30 4 31 92 16 7 58 57 .336 .414 .638 1.052 102.3  
1941 26 KNX SA 131 511 99 170 39 10 29 89 13 5 49 74 .333 .389 .618 1.008 106.3  
1942 27 HFD EL 58 217 47 67 8 2 21 45 1 1 22 33 .309 .374 .654 1.029 47.5  
1943 28 ATL SA 132 510 105 166 37 7 40 108 7 3 59 83 .325 .401 .661 1.061 117.3  
1944 29 ATL SA 135 500 105 171 39 3 37 114 10 6 36 92 .342 .388 .654 1.042 109.8  
1945 30 ATL SA 94 360 70 112 27 9 26 94 5 3 29 75 .311 .359 .653 1.012 75.0  
1946 31 ATL SA 130 515 91 172 45 10 25 114 15 0 29 94 .334 .370 .606 .975 103.3  
1947 32 ATL SA 122 472 77 135 40 1 24 76 6 1 22 109 .286 .325 .528 .852 72.4  
1948 33 ATL SA 115 428 75 130 34 7 19 81 16 2 29 72 .304 .353 .549 .902 78.7  
1949 34 ATL SA 130 512 94 157 36 4 23 90 15 5 37 82 .307 .356 .527 .883 86.7  
12 Years Sim 1429 5417 1011 1719 397 70 335 1061 135 42 493 928 .317 .376 .602 .978 1104.4  
162 Game Average 614 114 194 45 7 37 120 15 4 55 105 .317 .376 .602 .978 125.2  
Career Highs 135 515 105 172 45 10 40 114 20 7 62 109 .342 .414 .661 1.061 117.3  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Top Fielders Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1938 23 KNX SA CF 128 126 1111.7 254 9 4 1 .985 2.13    
1939 24 KNX SA CF 130 120 1101.7 273 5 8 0 .972 2.27    
1940 25 KNX SA CF 116 111 987.0 251 6 3 3 .988 2.34    
1941 26 KNX SA CF 129 126 1119.7 269 10 0 4 1.000 2.24    
1942 27 HFD EL CF 58 55 484.7 161 1 2 0 .988 3.01    
1943 28 ATL SA CF 130 123 1131.3 268 8 7 1 .975 2.20    
    3B 1 0 9.0 2 2 0 0 1.000 4.00    
1944 29 ATL SA CF 131 122 1085.3 270 4 3 1 .989 2.27    
1945 30 ATL SA CF 92 87 791.7 203 4 2 1 .990 2.35    
1946 31 ATL SA CF 128 122 1095.0 278 7 7 2 .976 2.34    
1947 32 ATL SA CF 121 119 1041.3 304 17 2 4 .994 2.77    
1948 33 ATL SA CF 113 103 937.3 229 5 3 1 .987 2.25    
1949 34 ATL SA CF 129 126 1114.7 254 8 1 1 .996 2.12    
  CF 1405 1340 12001.3 3014 84 42 19 .987 2.32    
  3B 1 0 9.0 2 2 0 0 1.000 4.00    
Career Totals   1406 1340 12010.3 3016 86 42 19 .987 2.32    
Career Highs   131 126 1140.3 304 17 8 4 1.000 3.01    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1939 24 KNX SA 3 12 1 4 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 3 .333 .385 .583 .968
1943 28 ATL SA 9 37 7 11 3 1 2 7 0 0 4 11 .297 .366 .595 .960
1944 29 ATL SA 10 41 9 13 4 0 5 14 1 0 1 7 .317 .311 .780 1.092
1945 30 ATL SA 9 36 5 10 3 0 1 5 1 0 2 6 .278 .316 .444 .760
Career Post-Season Batting 31 126 22 38 10 1 9 28 2 1 8 27 .302 .336 .611 .947
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1938-9-.309
1939-7-.302
1940-2-.336
1941-2-.333
1943-5-.325
1944-2-.342
1946-5-.334
1948-10-.304
CAR-6-.317
 On-Base Pct
1938-8-.392
1939-10-.384
1940-4-.414
1941-8-.389
1943-4-.401
1944-2-.388
CAR-22-.376
 Slugging Pct
1938-4-.583
1939-3-.588
1940-1-.638
1941-1-.618
1943-1-.661
1944-1-.654
1945-3-.596*
1946-1-.606
1947-5-.528
1948-6-.549
CAR-2-.602
 OPS
1938-5-.975
1939-3-.973
1940-2-1.052
1941-1-1.008
1943-2-1.061
1944-2-1.042
1945-6-.927*
1946-4-.975
1947-10-.852
1948-5-.902
CAR-5-.978
 XR
1938-3-104.3
1939-3-100.9
1940-2-102.3
1941-1-106.3
1943-1-117.3
1944-2-109.8
1946-3-103.3
1948-10-78.7
1949-10-86.7
CAR-9-1104.4
 Games
1939-1-134
1941-8-131
1943-4-132
1944-2-135
1946-7-130
CAR-45-1429
At-Bats
1939-5-486
1941-2-511
1943-2-510
1944-3-500
1946-3-515
1949-9-512
CAR-25-5417
 Runs
1938-9-82
1939-5-90
1940-6-76
1941-2-99
1943-1-105
1944-1-105
1946-3-91
1949-3-94
CAR-9-1011
 Hits
1938-6-146
1939-5-147
1940-8-146
1941-1-170
1943-2-166
1944-1-171
1946-4-172
1949-10-157
CAR-14-1719
 Total Bases
1938-5-275
1939-2-286
1940-2-277
1941-1-316
1943-1-337
1944-1-327
1945-9-235
1946-1-312
1947-5-249
1949-9-270
CAR-10-3261
 Singles
CAR-46-917
 Doubles
1938-3-34
1939-9-28
1940-6-30
1941-2-39
1943-2-37
1944-1-39
1945-9-27
1946-1-45
1947-1-40
1948-4-34
1949-5-36
CAR-7-397
Triples
1939-3-9
1941-2-10
1945-6-9
1946-3-10
CAR-29-70
 Homeruns
1938-5-29
1939-5-31
1940-3-31
1941-3-29
1943-1-40
1944-1-37
1945-7-26
1946-2-25
1947-2-24
1949-10-23
CAR-8-335
 RBIs
1938-8-83
1940-2-92
1941-3-89
1943-2-108
1944-1-114
1945-4-94
1946-1-114
1947-7-76
1949-5-90
CAR-11-1061
 Stolen Bases
1938-6-20
1940-6-16
1948-10-16
CAR-45-135
 Caught Stealing
1940-7-7
1944-8-6
 Walks
1938-7-62
1939-9-61
1940-9-58
1943-6-59
Strikeouts
CAR-34-928
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 50    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 16)
   Gray Ink Test: 237    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 113)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 57    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 40)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 6th overall pick, by Knoxville in 1938
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/16/1938, off Michael Foley (NO)
Won Player of the Week award on 5/15/1938, hitting .565 with 3 HR, 5 RBI
Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1938, hitting .320 with 6 HR, 11 RBI
Won Mel Parnell Award in 1938, hitting .309 with 29 HR, 83 RBI
Hit for the cycle against Nashville on 5/1/1939
Won Player of the Week award on 5/8/1939, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 5 RBI
Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1939, hitting .545 with 3 HR, 7 RBI
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Memphis on 6/16/1940
Won Player of the Week award on 6/19/1940, hitting .565 with 2 HR, 8 RBI
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Atlanta on 6/21/1940
Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/1940, hitting .560 with 3 HR, 11 RBI
Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1940, hitting .436 with 7 HR, 27 RBI
Injured on 7/5/1940 with a Pulled Groin Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 8/28/1940, hitting .536 with 5 HR, 11 RBI
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Chattanooga on 8/30/1940
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1940, hitting .431 with 9 HR, 25 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/1941, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 7 RBI
Was selected to the 1941 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1941, hitting .429 with 2 HR, 7 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1941, hitting .382 with 9 HR, 25 RBI
Won Joe Munson Award in 1941, hitting .333 with 29 HR, 89 RBI
Signed as a free agent by Hartford on 6/12/1942 to a 1-year deal worth $4,512,000 per year
Injured on 7/16/1942 with a Strained Medial Collateral Ligament, out for 4 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Atlanta on 2/16/1943 to a 7-year deal worth $9,418,500 per year
Won Player of the Week award on 5/15/1943, hitting .450 with 3 HR, 8 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1943, hitting .320 with 8 HR, 23 RBI
Hit 3 homeruns against Nashville, driving in 3 runs on 6/2/1943
Was selected to the 1943 Allstar game
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1943, hitting .358 with 11 HR, 25 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/1944, hitting .429 with 3 HR, 9 RBI
Was selected to the 1944 Allstar game
Had 21-game hitting streak snapped on 7/10/1944
Drove in 6 runs against Chattanooga on 9/1/1944
Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/1944, hitting .387 with 5 HR, 11 RBI
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Chattanooga on 9/8/1944
Won Joe Munson Award in 1944, hitting .342 with 37 HR, 114 RBI
Drove in 6 runs against Memphis on 4/30/1945
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1945, hitting .311 with 4 HR, 14 RBI
Hit for the cycle against Little Rock on 5/23/1945
Was selected to the 1945 Allstar game
Injured on 7/13/1945 with a Strained Anterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 5 weeks
Won Class A Championship with Atlanta in 1945
Drove in 6 runs against Memphis on 5/21/1946
Was selected to the 1946 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1946, hitting .548 with 3 HR, 12 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1946, hitting .370 with 9 HR, 30 RBI
Won Joe Munson Award in 1946, hitting .334 with 25 HR, 114 RBI
Drove in 6 runs against Chattanooga on 5/13/1947
Injured on 6/5/1947 with a Concussion, out for 1-2 weeks
Drove in 6 runs against Little Rock on 7/22/1947
Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1947, hitting .536 with 4 HR, 11 RBI
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Nashville on 7/27/1947
Won Player of the Week award on 7/31/1947, hitting .480 with 4 HR, 8 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1947, hitting .391 with 11 HR, 27 RBI
Drove in 7 runs against Little Rock on 8/13/1947
Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/1947, hitting .478 with 4 HR, 10 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1947, hitting .324 with 8 HR, 29 RBI
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against New Orleans on 4/22/1948
Won Player of the Week award on 4/24/1948, hitting .538 with 2 HR, 5 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 5/1/1948, hitting .429 with 3 HR, 8 RBI
Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game
Injured on 8/18/1948 with a Broken Hand, out for 5 weeks
Was selected to the 1949 Allstar game
 
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