John Burkett

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John Burkett
Pitcher
Born: November 28, 1964 (1964-11-28) (age 43)
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 15, 1987
for the San Francisco Giants
Final game
September 26, 2003
for the Boston Red Sox
Career statistics
Record     166-136
ERA     4.31
Strikeouts     1766
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • All-Star (NL): 1993, 2001
  • Led the N.L. in wins with 22 in 1993
  • Led the A.L. in walks/9ip with 1.43 and strikeout to walk ratio with 4.63 in 1997

John David Burkett (born November 28, 1964 in New Brighton, Pennsylvania) is a retired Major League pitcher. He went 166-136 with a 4.31 ERA in 15-year Major League career with the San Francisco Giants, Florida Marlins, Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves and Boston Red Sox. His best season came in 1993 when he went 22-7 with a 3.65 ERA for the Giants. Burkett was a National League All-Star in 1993 and 2001, and he retired following the 2003 season after going 12-9 with the Red Sox at age 38. He was known as "Sheets" in the Red Sox clubhouse because of his betting and organizing pools for games in the National Football League.

John is also a part-time professional bowler, and has 12 perfect games to his credit.


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Preceded by
Tom Glavine & Greg Maddux		 National League Wins Champion
1993
(with Tom Glavine)		 Succeeded by
Ken Hill & Greg Maddux