Mike Burns

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 210lb (185cm, 95kg)

Born: July 14, 1978 in Westminster, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 30th round of the 2000 MLB June Amateur Draft from California State University, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA).

High School: Diamond Bar HS (Diamond Bar, CA)

School: California State University, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: May 13, 2005 (Age 26-303d, 18,655th in major league history)
vs. SFG 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 22, 2009 (Age 31-070d)
vs. CHC 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2006 season

Full Name: Michael John Burns

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.9

ERA

5.82

103.2

WHIP

1.524

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
2000	21	HOU-min	Rk	2	7	.222	4.52	12	12	0	0	0	0	65.2	75	52	33	12	9	0	51	4	1	2	286			1.279	10.3	1.6	1.2	7.0	5.67	MTV APPY
2001	22	HOU-min	A	7	7	.500	3.95	29	21	3	1	0	1	132.0	131	67	58	10	27	0	108	13	1	0	552			1.197	8.9	0.7	1.8	7.4	4.00	BTC MIDW
2002	23	HOU-min	A	14	9	.609	2.49	28	28	0	3	2	0	181.0	146	59	50	12	29	1	126	7	2	8	714			0.967	7.3	0.6	1.4	6.3	4.34	BTC MIDW
2003	24	HOU-min	AA	2	13	.133	6.13	38	14	9	0	0	0	105.2	129	80	72	15	30	3	89	4	2	4	477			1.505	11.0	1.3	2.6	7.6	2.97	RRK TL
2004	25	HOU-min	AA	11	3	.786	1.67	56	0	35	0	0	9	80.2	63	18	15	1	15	3	94	4	0	1	321			0.967	7.0	0.1	1.7	10.5	6.27	RRK TL
2005	26	HOU-min	AAA	2	1	.667	2.10	25	0	24	0	0	13	30.0	22	7	7	4	4	0	34	0	0	2	115			0.867	6.6	1.2	1.2	10.2	8.50	RRK PCL
2005	26	HOU	NL	0	0		4.94	27	0	10	0	0	0	31.0	29	18	17	6	8	1	20	5	0	1	136	87	5.50	1.194	8.4	1.7	2.3	5.8	2.50
2006	27	CIN-min	AAA	6	1	.857	1.75	40	2	7	0	0	0	56.2	47	11	11	3	12	0	52	2	0	1	225			1.041	7.5	0.5	1.9	8.3	4.33	LOU IL
2006	27	TOT	MLB	0	0		7.29	18	0	6	0	0	0	21.0	40	17	17	2	4	2	16	2	0	1	104	67	3.72	2.095	17.1	0.9	1.7	6.9	4.00
2006	27	CIN	NL	0	0		8.78	11	0	2	0	0	0	13.1	30	13	13	2	3	1	9	2	0	1	70	55	4.87	2.475	20.3	1.4	2.0	6.1	3.00
2006	27	BOS	AL	0	0		4.70	7	0	4	0	0	0	7.2	10	4	4	0	1	1	7	0	0	0	34	105	1.71	1.435	11.7	0.0	1.2	8.2	7.00

2007	28	BOS-min	AAA	4	9	.308	4.66	35	15	9	1	0	3	112.0	125	69	58	15	29	4	80	1	1	1	485			1.375	10.0	1.2	2.3	6.4	2.76	PAW IL
2008	29	CHC-min	AAA	8	12	.400	4.67	37	14	6	0	0	2	133.0	150	77	69	18	24	0	101	6	0	2	565			1.308	10.2	1.2	1.6	6.8	4.21	IWA PCL
2009	30	MIL-min	AAA	8	3	.727	2.62	14	14	0	2	1	0	92.2	89	32	27	9	16	0	63	1	0	3	379			1.133	8.6	0.9	1.6	6.1	3.94	NVL PCL
2009	30	MIL	NL	3	5	.375	5.75	15	8	4	0	0	0	51.2	60	36	33	10	17	2	39	1	0	1	227	72	5.15	1.490	10.5	1.7	3.0	6.8	2.29
3 Yrs				3	5	.375	5.82	60	8	20	0	0	0	103.2	129	71	67	18	29	5	75	8	0	3	467	74	4.97	1.524	11.2	1.6	2.5	6.5	2.59
162 Game Avg.				3	5	.375	5.82	60	8	20	0	0	0	104	129	71	67	18	29	5	75	8	0	3	467	74	4.97	1.524	11.2	1.6	2.5	6.5	2.59

BOS (1 yr)				0	0		4.70	7	0	4	0	0	0	7.2	10	4	4	0	1	1	7	0	0	0	34	105	1.71	1.435	11.7	0.0	1.2	8.2	7.00
CIN (1 yr)				0	0		8.78	11	0	2	0	0	0	13.1	30	13	13	2	3	1	9	2	0	1	70	55	4.87	2.475	20.3	1.4	2.0	6.1	3.00
HOU (1 yr)				0	0		4.94	27	0	10	0	0	0	31.0	29	18	17	6	8	1	20	5	0	1	136	87	5.50	1.194	8.4	1.7	2.3	5.8	2.50
MIL (1 yr)				3	5	.375	5.75	15	8	4	0	0	0	51.2	60	36	33	10	17	2	39	1	0	1	227	72	5.15	1.490	10.5	1.7	3.0	6.8	2.29

NL (3 yrs)				3	5	.375	5.91	53	8	16	0	0	0	96.0	119	67	63	18	28	4	68	8	0	3	433	72	5.22	1.531	11.2	1.7	2.6	6.4	2.43
AL (1 yr)				0	0		4.70	7	0	4	0	0	0	7.2	10	4	4	0	1	1	7	0	0	0	34	105	1.71	1.435	11.7	0.0	1.2	8.2	7.00

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