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Ellis Burks played 18 major-league seasons (1987-2004) as a OF (1,612). Career totals and every year-by-year line below come from the SABR/Lahman database (CC BY-SA), covering 1871-2025.
Showing 18 season lines
| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 23 | BOS | 133 | 558 | 94 | 152 | 20 | 59 | 27 | 41 | 98 | .272 | .765 | 101 |
| 1988 | 24 | BOS | 144 | 540 | 93 | 159 | 18 | 92 | 25 | 62 | 89 | .294 | .848 | 136 |
| 1989 | 25 | BOS | 97 | 399 | 73 | 121 | 12 | 61 | 21 | 36 | 52 | .303 | .836 | 135 |
| 1990 | 26 | BOS | 152 | 588 | 89 | 174 | 21 | 89 | 9 | 48 | 82 | .296 | .835 | 132 |
| 1991 | 27 | BOS | 130 | 474 | 56 | 119 | 14 | 56 | 6 | 39 | 81 | .251 | .736 | 102 |
| 1992 | 28 | BOS | 66 | 235 | 35 | 60 | 8 | 30 | 5 | 25 | 48 | .255 | .744 | 108 |
| 1993 | 29 | CHA | 146 | 499 | 75 | 137 | 17 | 74 | 6 | 60 | 97 | .275 | .793 | 113 |
| 1994 | 30 | COL | 42 | 149 | 33 | 48 | 13 | 24 | 3 | 16 | 39 | .322 | 1.066 | 180 |
| 1995 | 31 | COL | 103 | 278 | 41 | 74 | 14 | 49 | 7 | 39 | 72 | .266 | .856 | 130 |
| 1996 | 32 | COL | 156 | 613 | 142 | 211 | 40 | 128 | 32 | 61 | 114 | .344 | 1.047 | 180 |
| 1997 | 33 | COL | 119 | 424 | 91 | 123 | 32 | 82 | 7 | 47 | 75 | .290 | .934 | 148 |
| 1998 | 34 | COL|SFN | 142 | 504 | 76 | 147 | 21 | 76 | 11 | 58 | 111 | .292 | .861 | 131 |
| 1999 | 35 | SFN | 120 | 390 | 73 | 110 | 31 | 96 | 7 | 69 | 86 | .282 | .964 | 148 |
| 2000 | 36 | SFN | 122 | 393 | 74 | 135 | 24 | 96 | 5 | 56 | 49 | .344 | 1.025 | 163 |
| 2001 | 37 | CLE | 124 | 439 | 83 | 123 | 28 | 74 | 5 | 62 | 85 | .280 | .911 | 137 |
| 2002 | 38 | CLE | 138 | 518 | 92 | 156 | 32 | 91 | 2 | 44 | 108 | .301 | .903 | 137 |
| 2003 | 39 | CLE | 55 | 198 | 27 | 52 | 6 | 28 | 1 | 27 | 46 | .263 | .779 | 106 |
| 2004 | 40 | BOS | 11 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | .182 | .543 | 43 |
| Year | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | OF | 132 | 128 | 320 | 15 | 4 | 2 |
| 1988 | OF | 142 | 139 | 370 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | OF | 95 | 96 | 245 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| 1990 | OF | 143 | 143 | 324 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | OF | 126 | 123 | 283 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1992 | OF | 63 | 62 | 120 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | OF | 146 | 133 | 313 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 1994 | OF | 39 | 38 | 79 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | OF | 80 | 67 | 158 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | OF | 152 | 149 | 279 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 1997 | OF | 112 | 106 | 207 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 1998 | OF | 139 | 134 | 276 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | OF | 107 | 106 | 210 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | OF | 108 | 108 | 215 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 2001 | OF | 20 | 19 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | OF | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | OF | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team codes are the source codes (e.g. NYN for the New York Mets, BS1 for the 1875 Boston club). OPS+ is league-season normalized, not park-adjusted; unrecorded source values (such as RBI in the earliest recorded seasons) are absent, never zero-filled.
Ellis Burks won: Gold Glove 1990 (AL), Silver Slugger 1990 (AL), TSN All-Star 1990 (AL), Silver Slugger 1996 (NL), TSN All-Star 1996 (NL).
MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year voting history (3 ballot finishes, 0 wins). Full year pages: 2000, 1996, 1990.
| Year | Award | Lg | Rank | Points | First-place votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 13 | 25 / 392 | 0 |
| 1996 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 3 | 186 / 392 | 0 |
| 2000 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 16 | 6 / 448 | 0 |
Ellis Burks ranks on 1 all-time single-season position leaderboard (1871-2025, league-season-normalized OPS+ / ERA+).
| Rank | Board | Year | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| #69 | left fielders | 1996 | 180 OPS+ |
Every career total and season line is computed from the SABR / Sean Lahman baseball database (2025 edition, CC BY-SA 3.0), the same source behind our historical position leaderboards. Rate stats use league-season normalization only (OPS+ and ERA+ as marked, never park-adjusted); unrecorded early-era values stay absent rather than being invented. Career totals sum only what the source records.
Award winners and MVP / Cy Young / Rookie of the Year voting history come from the same database; the year pages live under MLB award voting history. Official transactions (2011 to the current season) come from the MLB StatsAPI feed on our transactions archive.