NAME     : Britt Burns
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : HOUSTON,TX,USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 6/8/1946
  AGE      : 24
  HEIGHT   : 6"5
  WEIGHT   : 218
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Left
  THROWS   : Left
 
  CONTRACT : $11,620,000 through 1971
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Strong
  LOYALTY                  : Loyal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : GREAT
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    D  (Fielding Pct. : .917)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : A
  Duration as Reliever : C
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 58
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 9
  Avoiding Hits        : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
  Avoiding BB's        : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Brilliant)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 8
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        2.93 13 14  0  33 33 246.0 205 102  80  78 182 
  At Home        2.28  8  8  0  20 20 154.0 115  55  39  47 111 
  Away           4.01  5  6  0  13 13  92.0  90  47  41  31  71 
  Last Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        1.93  2  2  0   5  5  32.2  37  13   7  10  27 
  May            2.89  3  2  0   6  6  46.2  38  16  15  12  31 
  June           1.62  1  2  0   5  5  39.0  27  12   7  13  28 
  July           1.99  2  2  0   5  5  40.2  18  10   9  11  32 
  August         4.84  3  2  0   6  6  44.2  43  25  24  19  32 
  Sep/Oct        3.83  2  4  0   6  6  42.1  42  26  18  13  32 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1966   3.13 16 16  0  35  9   2 270.2  94  63 123  LAV,JC
  1967   3.47  9 18  0  34  9   4 259.0 100  64 111  LAV
  1968   3.67  8 10  0  31  5   1 225.1  92  63 149  LAV
  1969   3.22  7  7  0  21  4   2 148.0  53  47  93  LAV
 
  Total ERA   : 3.28
  Total Wins  : 53
  Total Losses: 65
  Total Saves : 0
  Total SHO   : 10
  Total CG    : 30
  Total K's   : 658
  Total BB's  : 315
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Earned first career win on 4/6/1966
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1966, going 5-1, 2.03
Was selected to the 1966 Allstar game
Injured on 5/19/1969 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 5-6 weeks
Injured on 8/18/1969 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 6-7 weeks