Smoky Burgess

Catcher

1949—1967

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Player LeveL
Regular
Top 100 Rank
NR
Catcher RANK
#46

Player Detail

Forrest Harrill
GIVEN NAME
Burgess
SURNAME
February 6, 1927, in Caroleen, NC
BORN
September 15, 1991, in Asheville, NC, USA
DIED
1949—1967
Playing Career
Played from 22-40
PLAYING AGE
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies
Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago White Sox
Teams Played For
Catcher
PRIMARY POSITION
Pittsburgh Pirates
PRIMARY TEAM
1960
World Series titles
Smoky
NICKNAME
6
UNIFORM NUMBER
#6 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
5-8 / 185
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Left / Right
BATTED / THREW
April 19, 1949
Major League Debut
October 1, 1967
FINAL GAME

70

HITTING

60

POWER

30

RUNNING

50

FIELDING

50

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE
Smoky was the Pirates catcher on May 26, 1959 when teammate Harvey Haddix took a perfect game into the 13th inning against the Braves, before losing the game.

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1691
1318
126
673
.295
9 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.295
.362
.446

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.807
.694
116.7

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
28.1
43.9

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

Smoky Burgess Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Burgess
535
158
58
28
4
15
81
57
32
2
238
216
.295
.362
.446
807
AVG C
534
132
54
20
3
14
54
79
2
201
189
.247
.318
.376
.694

Smoky Burgess Rankings

AT Catcher BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
46
30
32
31
46
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Catcher BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
28
39
68
75
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Smoky Burgess PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
33.3
23.0
14.6
10.6
3.19
53.0
34.7
25.3
17.3
4.40
BLUE = Smoky Burgess
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME C

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
172.1
111.5
UNK
51.6
16.4
307.6
181.0
130.7
87.6
24.8
BLUE = Smoky Burgess
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME C

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).

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