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A.J. Burnett

Birthdate: 1/3/1977 Bats/Throws: R/R
Height/Weight: 6-4/230 Position: P
Contract: Add New Contract

6/19/2013: Burnett (calf) is hoping to return for the Pirates' two-game trip to Seattle, which begins June 25, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

6/4/2013 - Potential Starting Pitcher K% Decliners by Mike Podhorzer (RotoGraphs)

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5/16/2013 - Daily Notes: Most Improved Pitchers So Far, Per Zi» by Carson Cistulli (FanGraphs)

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4/23/2013 - Pitcher SwStk% Surgers by Mike Podhorzer (RotoGraphs)

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4/18/2013 - The Pittsburgh Pirates Have a Receiver by Jeff Sullivan (FanGraphs)

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2/27/2013 - Pirates Starting Pitching Depth Chart Discussions by Michael Barr (RotoGraphs)

Standard

Season	Pitch	Pitches	AB	PA	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	HBP	SF	SH	GDP	AVG	min-Vel	max-Vel	Vel
2007	FA	1020	238	267	59	38	10	0	11	24	45	3	2	0	8	.248	88.2	100.1	95.9
2007	CU	404	98	109	5	3	1	0	1	9	64	2	0	0	3	.051	77.9	86.8	83.2
2007	CH	33	8	8	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	.250	84.7	90.6	87.3
2007	SI	10	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	81.2	90.2	84.5
2008	FA	2315	544	626	160	102	38	3	17	66	85	3	5	8	9	.294	88.1	99.0	94.4
2008	CU	946	224	241	34	23	10	0	1	12	117	5	0	0	5	.152	75.1	87.3	81.2
2008	CH	130	25	25	7	3	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.280	80.4	89.3	86.2
2008	SI	100	28	31	2	2	0	0	0	2	21	1	0	0	0	.071	80.2	96.3	84.4
2008	SL	39	7	8	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	.286	81.2	89.3	85.3
2009	FA	2162	477	563	137	88	25	2	22	76	55	5	3	2	13	.287	88.1	97.7	94.2
2009	CU	1011	243	259	38	33	4	0	1	12	126	2	2	0	5	.156	75.4	86.5	81.8
2009	SI	80	14	21	3	1	2	0	0	5	1	2	0	0	0	.214	88.0	95.9	92.2
2009	CH	75	11	13	4	2	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	.364	80.0	89.2	87.1
2009	SL	41	17	18	4	3	1	0	0	1	6	0	0	0	0	.235	81.2	86.3	83.7
2010	FA	1464	317	374	98	54	26	1	17	45	34	3	4	5	9	.309	88.0	96.7	93.1
2010	KC	844	201	223	46	35	7	1	3	6	84	13	3	0	10	.229	76.7	92.5	82.2
2010	SI	697	175	207	57	43	8	1	5	25	21	3	3	1	7	.326	87.6	96.3	93.0
2010	CH	81	20	20	2	1	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	2	.100	83.3	91.4	87.8
2011	FA	1273	303	354	107	63	23	2	19	42	32	3	5	1	2	.353	88.3	95.8	92.7
2011	KC	1060	266	282	38	19	14	0	5	8	123	3	3	2	5	.143	77.7	88.7	82.6
2011	SI	338	80	96	20	12	4	0	4	15	9	1	0	0	5	.250	86.6	95.1	92.0
2011	CH	290	37	46	12	8	3	1	0	7	2	1	0	1	3	.324	84.3	90.0	88.0
2011	FC	219	43	53	12	4	4	1	3	7	5	1	2	0	3	.279	89.4	95.0	92.3
2012	FA	1411	343	391	97	66	19	0	12	39	42	1	4	4	13	.283	88.1	95.4	92.2
2012	KC	1036	253	268	40	34	5	0	1	3	115	8	3	1	2	.158	77.4	88.1	81.6
2012	SI	403	127	140	35	26	3	2	4	13	21	0	0	0	4	.276	88.8	95.7	92.5
2012	CH	182	45	52	17	13	3	0	1	6	1	0	1	0	2	.378	84.9	90.6	87.8
2013	FA	663	134	154	32	21	7	0	4	17	26	1	0	2	2	.239	89.1	95.7	92.2
2013	KC	469	114	123	17	11	5	0	1	6	54	2	0	1	2	.149	77.5	89.6	82.2
2013	SI	207	58	71	12	9	1	0	2	11	17	1	0	1	2	.207	89.7	95.5	92.4
2013	CH	99	15	17	5	2	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	.333	85.1	90.7	87.6
Total	FA	10308	2356	2729	690	432	148	8	102	309	319	19	23	22	56	.293	88.0	100.1	93.7
Total	KC	3409	834	896	141	99	31	1	10	23	376	26	9	4	19	.169	76.7	92.5	82.1
Total	CU	2361	565	609	77	59	15	0	3	33	307	9	2	0	13	.136	75.1	87.3	81.8
Total	SI	1835	484	568	129	93	18	3	15	71	91	8	3	2	18	.267	80.2	96.3	92.1
Total	CH	890	161	181	49	30	15	1	3	15	15	1	1	3	7	.304	80.0	91.4	87.5
Total	FC	219	43	53	12	4	4	1	3	7	5	1	2	0	3	.279	89.4	95.0	92.3
Total	SL	80	24	26	6	4	2	0	0	2	8	0	0	0	0	.250	81.2	89.3	84.4

Advanced

Season	Pitch	Pitches	BB%	K%	BB/K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	ISO	BABIP	wRC	wRAA	wOBA	wRC+
2007	FA	1020	9.0 %	16.9 %	0.53	.248	.322	.429	.751	.181	.261	32.6	-0.4	.329	106
2007	CU	404	8.3 %	58.7 %	0.14	.051	.147	.092	.239	.041	.121	-5.2	-18.7	.127	-23
2007	CH	33	0.0 %	25.0 %	0.00	.250	.250	.625	.875	.375	.200	1.2	0.2	.362	137
2007	SI	10	0.0 %	50.0 %	0.00	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-0.3	-0.6	.000	-100
2008	FA	2315	10.5 %	13.6 %	0.78	.294	.371	.469	.839	.175	.320	95.9	20.5	.368	128
2008	CU	946	5.0 %	48.5 %	0.10	.152	.212	.210	.421	.058	.311	2.8	-26.2	.197	21
2008	CH	130	0.0 %	8.0 %	0.00	.280	.280	.440	.720	.160	.304	2.6	-0.4	.309	100
2008	SI	100	6.5 %	67.7 %	0.10	.071	.161	.071	.233	.000	.286	-1.4	-5.1	.127	-20
2008	SL	39	12.5 %	25.0 %	0.50	.286	.375	.429	.804	.143	.400	1.2	0.2	.358	132
2009	FA	2162	13.5 %	9.8 %	1.38	.287	.389	.486	.875	.199	.285	93.1	25.6	.384	134
2009	CU	1011	4.6 %	48.6 %	0.10	.156	.201	.185	.386	.029	.314	-0.9	-31.9	.180	5
2009	SI	80	23.8 %	4.8 %	5.00	.214	.476	.357	.833	.143	.231	3.8	1.3	.401	153
2009	CH	75	15.4 %	7.7 %	2.00	.364	.462	.545	1.007	.182	.400	2.8	1.2	.440	180
2009	SL	41	5.6 %	33.3 %	0.17	.235	.278	.294	.572	.059	.364	1.1	-1.0	.258	64
2010	FA	1464	12.0 %	9.1 %	1.32	.309	.396	.558	.954	.249	.300	70.1	27.1	.412	160
2010	KC	844	2.7 %	37.7 %	0.07	.229	.291	.318	.610	.090	.368	17.8	-7.8	.277	76
2010	SI	697	12.1 %	10.1 %	1.19	.326	.413	.469	.881	.143	.342	35.2	11.4	.390	148
2010	CH	81	0.0 %	25.0 %	0.00	.100	.100	.150	.250	.050	.133	-1.1	-3.4	.108	-29
2011	FA	1273	11.9 %	9.0 %	1.31	.353	.431	.630	1.061	.277	.342	77.8	38.0	.452	190
2011	KC	1060	2.8 %	43.6 %	0.07	.143	.175	.252	.427	.109	.234	3.3	-28.4	.189	18
2011	SI	338	15.6 %	9.4 %	1.67	.250	.375	.450	.825	.200	.239	14.7	3.9	.367	138
2011	CH	290	15.2 %	4.3 %	3.50	.324	.444	.459	.904	.135	.343	8.3	3.2	.403	158
2011	FC	219	13.2 %	9.4 %	1.40	.279	.377	.628	1.005	.349	.243	10.2	4.2	.417	173
2012	FA	1411	10.0 %	10.7 %	0.93	.283	.354	.443	.797	.160	.290	54.9	10.3	.348	123
2012	KC	1036	1.1 %	42.9 %	0.03	.158	.191	.190	.381	.032	.279	0.0	-30.5	.173	10
2012	SI	403	9.3 %	15.0 %	0.62	.276	.343	.425	.768	.150	.304	18.4	2.4	.337	120
2012	CH	182	11.5 %	1.9 %	6.00	.378	.442	.511	.953	.133	.364	10.0	4.1	.413	170
2013	FA	663	11.0 %	16.9 %	0.65	.239	.329	.381	.710	.142	.269	17.6	0.5	.317	110
2013	KC	469	4.9 %	43.9 %	0.11	.149	.205	.219	.424	.070	.271	2.1	-11.5	.194	27
2013	SI	207	15.5 %	23.9 %	0.65	.207	.343	.328	.670	.121	.256	7.7	-0.2	.310	104
2013	CH	99	0.0 %	11.8 %	0.00	.333	.333	.667	1.000	.333	.333	3.4	1.5	.425	155
Total	FA	10308	11.3 %	11.7 %	0.97	.293	.376	.492	.868	.199	.300	442.9	122.7	.379	138
Total	KC	3409	2.6 %	42.0 %	0.06	.169	.213	.245	.458	.076	.287	23.3	-78.3	.207	31
Total	CU	2361	5.4 %	50.4 %	0.11	.136	.195	.179	.374	.042	.288	-3.1	-76.7	.177	6
Total	SI	1835	12.5 %	16.0 %	0.78	.267	.367	.409	.777	.143	.299	78.2	13.3	.348	124
Total	CH	890	8.3 %	8.3 %	1.00	.304	.365	.466	.831	.161	.319	27.1	6.3	.362	133
Total	FC	219	13.2 %	9.4 %	1.40	.279	.377	.628	1.005	.349	.243	10.2	4.2	.417	173
Total	SL	80	7.7 %	30.8 %	0.25	.250	.308	.333	.641	.083	.375	2.3	-0.9	.289	85

Batted Ball & Movement

Season	Pitch	Pitches	LD%	GB%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB	Strikes	Balls	Pitches	x-Mov	z-Mov	Mov
2007	FA	1020	19.4 %	53.9 %	26.7 %	19.6 %	21.6 %	648	372	1020	-6.0	8.7	11.1
2007	CU	404	14.7 %	70.6 %	14.7 %	0.0 %	20.0 %	237	167	404	6.9	-6.9	9.9
2007	CH	33	0.0 %	83.3 %	16.7 %	0.0 %	100.0 %	14	19	33	-3.6	0.6	8.4
2007	SI	10	0.0 %	100.0 %	0.0 %	0.0 %	0.0 %	4	6	10	3.8	-4.1	8.0
2008	FA	2315	19.8 %	42.9 %	37.3 %	23.2 %	10.1 %	1514	801	2315	-6.0	7.8	10.5
2008	CU	946	17.6 %	66.7 %	15.7 %	6.3 %	6.3 %	521	425	946	6.0	-6.8	9.3
2008	CH	130	13.6 %	59.1 %	27.3 %	16.7 %	0.0 %	63	67	130	-7.6	2.3	8.5
2008	SI	100	16.7 %	83.3 %	0.0 %	0.0 %	0.0 %	46	54	100	3.2	-5.0	8.3
2008	SL	39	20.0 %	20.0 %	60.0 %	33.3 %	0.0 %	18	21	39	-0.2	3.6	5.4
2009	FA	2162	21.2 %	36.3 %	42.5 %	15.3 %	12.4 %	1385	777	2162	-7.0	7.7	10.9
2009	CU	1011	15.4 %	63.2 %	21.4 %	16.0 %	4.0 %	571	440	1011	5.0	-5.9	8.0
2009	SI	80	16.7 %	66.7 %	16.7 %	50.0 %	0.0 %	29	51	80	-9.9	3.4	10.7
2009	CH	75	20.0 %	70.0 %	10.0 %	0.0 %	0.0 %	38	37	75	-7.5	2.0	8.2
2009	SL	41	9.1 %	72.7 %	18.2 %	0.0 %	0.0 %	30	11	41	3.1	-2.6	4.4
2010	FA	1464	18.2 %	29.1 %	52.6 %	21.3 %	11.3 %	958	506	1464	-5.1	8.6	10.1
2010	KC	844	17.6 %	59.7 %	22.7 %	3.7 %	11.1 %	446	398	844	4.2	-5.7	7.4
2010	SI	697	13.5 %	63.5 %	23.1 %	13.9 %	13.9 %	418	279	697	-9.7	4.6	11.0
2010	CH	81	14.3 %	42.9 %	42.9 %	16.7 %	0.0 %	39	42	81	-6.4	0.9	6.8
2011	FA	1273	23.9 %	36.4 %	39.7 %	17.6 %	17.6 %	826	447	1273	-4.3	9.1	10.2
2011	KC	1060	9.9 %	64.1 %	26.1 %	13.5 %	13.5 %	631	429	1060	4.5	-5.5	7.4
2011	SI	338	13.0 %	65.2 %	21.7 %	6.7 %	26.7 %	201	137	338	-8.3	4.3	9.6
2011	CH	290	14.7 %	79.4 %	5.9 %	0.0 %	0.0 %	160	130	290	-5.7	2.2	6.5
2011	FC	219	13.2 %	36.8 %	50.0 %	21.1 %	15.8 %	138	81	219	-1.1	8.5	8.7
2012	FA	1411	17.7 %	50.0 %	32.3 %	20.6 %	12.4 %	928	483	1411	-4.9	5.8	8.3
2012	KC	1036	16.5 %	66.2 %	17.3 %	8.7 %	4.3 %	625	411	1036	5.8	-6.3	8.8
2012	SI	403	17.9 %	61.3 %	20.8 %	4.5 %	18.2 %	284	119	403	-8.7	4.5	9.9
2012	CH	182	17.8 %	68.9 %	13.3 %	33.3 %	16.7 %	107	75	182	-6.1	1.9	6.6
2013	FA	663	20.4 %	49.1 %	30.6 %	9.1 %	12.1 %	430	233	663	-5.5	4.4	8.2
2013	KC	469	23.7 %	62.7 %	13.6 %	0.0 %	12.5 %	293	176	469	5.2	-6.6	8.6
2013	SI	207	12.5 %	52.5 %	35.0 %	7.1 %	14.3 %	143	64	207	-9.5	4.2	10.5
2013	CH	99	16.7 %	75.0 %	8.3 %	0.0 %	100.0 %	53	46	99	-6.1	0.0	6.8
Total	FA	10308	20.1 %	41.1 %	38.8 %	19.1 %	13.0 %	6689	3619	10308	-5.7	7.7	10.1
Total	KC	3409	15.7 %	63.4 %	21.0 %	8.4 %	10.5 %	1995	1414	3409	4.9	-5.9	8.0
Total	CU	2361	16.2 %	65.6 %	18.2 %	10.9 %	6.5 %	1329	1032	2361	5.7	-6.4	8.8
Total	SI	1835	14.6 %	62.6 %	22.8 %	10.1 %	16.9 %	1125	710	1835	-8.4	3.8	10.3
Total	CH	890	15.4 %	68.5 %	16.1 %	17.4 %	13.0 %	474	416	890	-6.2	1.7	7.1
Total	FC	219	13.2 %	36.8 %	50.0 %	21.1 %	15.8 %	138	81	219	-1.1	8.5	8.7
Total	SL	80	12.5 %	56.3 %	31.3 %	20.0 %	0.0 %	48	32	80	1.5	0.4	4.9

Plate Discipline & Value

Season	Pitch	Pitches	O-Swing%	Z-Swing%	Swing%	O-Contact%	Z-Contact%	Contact%	Zone%	SwStr%	Val	Val/C
2007	FA	1020	24.7 %	65.1 %	45.0 %	75.2 %	91.0 %	86.7 %	50.3 %	6.0 %	3.36	0.33
2007	CU	404	40.2 %	53.1 %	43.8 %	23.1 %	85.0 %	44.1 %	28.0 %	24.5 %	12.16	3.01
2007	CH	33	29.6 %	66.7 %	36.4 %	62.5 %	100.0 %	75.0 %	18.2 %	9.1 %	-1.46	-4.43
2007	SI	10	25.0 %	100.0 %	40.0 %	0.0 %	100.0 %	50.0 %	20.0 %	20.0 %	0.20	1.96
2008	FA	2315	25.3 %	63.2 %	46.5 %	72.0 %	89.6 %	85.4 %	56.0 %	6.8 %	-12.29	-0.53
2008	CU	946	32.8 %	47.9 %	38.2 %	34.3 %	84.4 %	56.5 %	35.3 %	16.6 %	8.55	0.90
2008	CH	130	28.6 %	58.7 %	39.2 %	45.8 %	88.9 %	68.6 %	35.4 %	12.3 %	-1.78	-1.37
2008	SI	100	35.8 %	57.9 %	40.0 %	10.3 %	63.6 %	25.0 %	19.0 %	30.0 %	1.22	1.22
2008	SL	39	25.0 %	54.6 %	33.3 %	28.6 %	100.0 %	61.5 %	28.2 %	12.8 %	-0.80	-2.04
2009	FA	2162	23.0 %	60.9 %	44.2 %	79.9 %	93.1 %	90.1 %	55.9 %	4.4 %	-12.44	-0.58
2009	CU	1011	32.0 %	48.1 %	38.0 %	33.3 %	83.9 %	57.0 %	37.0 %	16.3 %	12.83	1.27
2009	SI	80	15.0 %	50.0 %	23.8 %	66.7 %	100.0 %	84.2 %	25.0 %	3.8 %	-3.72	-4.66
2009	CH	75	20.5 %	58.1 %	36.0 %	88.9 %	83.3 %	85.2 %	41.3 %	5.3 %	-1.40	-1.87
2009	SL	41	35.7 %	70.4 %	58.5 %	60.0 %	79.0 %	75.0 %	65.9 %	14.6 %	0.26	0.64
2010	FA	1464	24.1 %	61.0 %	45.7 %	78.8 %	90.4 %	87.9 %	58.6 %	5.5 %	-10.06	-0.69
2010	KC	844	31.8 %	56.4 %	39.8 %	41.4 %	92.9 %	65.2 %	32.6 %	13.9 %	-5.90	-0.70
2010	SI	697	25.0 %	65.9 %	44.8 %	77.8 %	88.7 %	85.6 %	48.4 %	6.5 %	-6.88	-0.99
2010	CH	81	23.5 %	76.7 %	43.2 %	50.0 %	100.0 %	82.9 %	37.0 %	7.4 %	1.81	2.23
2011	FA	1273	22.4 %	61.3 %	43.6 %	82.3 %	91.8 %	89.6 %	54.4 %	4.6 %	-28.08	-2.21
2011	KC	1060	40.7 %	59.7 %	47.0 %	38.2 %	89.1 %	59.6 %	33.2 %	19.0 %	10.71	1.01
2011	SI	338	21.4 %	63.0 %	39.4 %	68.3 %	90.2 %	83.5 %	43.2 %	6.5 %	-1.84	-0.54
2011	CH	290	30.7 %	60.4 %	42.1 %	52.7 %	80.6 %	68.0 %	38.3 %	13.5 %	-2.01	-0.69
2011	FC	219	21.8 %	56.8 %	40.6 %	77.3 %	95.5 %	91.0 %	53.9 %	3.7 %	-2.27	-1.04
2012	FA	1411	18.7 %	61.8 %	44.1 %	81.5 %	93.2 %	91.2 %	59.0 %	3.9 %	0.04	0.00
2012	KC	1036	41.3 %	55.5 %	46.5 %	31.4 %	88.2 %	56.2 %	36.7 %	20.4 %	12.65	1.22
2012	SI	403	16.4 %	57.6 %	42.7 %	66.7 %	96.6 %	92.4 %	63.8 %	3.2 %	1.82	0.45
2012	CH	182	30.0 %	64.6 %	45.6 %	73.3 %	92.5 %	85.5 %	45.1 %	6.6 %	-3.66	-2.01
2013	FA	663	18.2 %	57.3 %	40.4 %	69.2 %	88.0 %	84.3 %	56.9 %	6.3 %	4.91	0.74
2013	KC	469	41.5 %	57.8 %	47.8 %	35.0 %	90.4 %	60.7 %	38.4 %	18.8 %	5.83	1.24
2013	SI	207	15.4 %	53.5 %	39.1 %	75.0 %	92.8 %	90.1 %	62.3 %	3.9 %	2.30	1.11
2013	CH	99	35.2 %	75.0 %	46.5 %	60.0 %	85.7 %	71.7 %	28.3 %	13.1 %	-2.66	-2.68
Total	FA	10308	22.9 %	61.7 %	44.7 %	77.2 %	91.3 %	88.1 %	56.1 %	5.3 %	-54.55	-0.53
Total	KC	3409	38.7 %	57.3 %	45.2 %	36.3 %	89.9 %	59.9 %	34.8 %	18.1 %	23.29	0.68
Total	CU	2361	33.9 %	48.7 %	39.1 %	31.4 %	84.3 %	54.3 %	34.8 %	17.8 %	33.54	1.42
Total	SI	1835	22.4 %	60.9 %	41.5 %	63.8 %	91.3 %	83.8 %	49.6 %	6.7 %	-6.89	-0.38
Total	CH	890	29.3 %	63.8 %	42.3 %	58.9 %	87.8 %	75.3 %	37.5 %	10.5 %	-11.16	-1.25
Total	FC	219	21.8 %	56.8 %	40.6 %	77.3 %	95.5 %	91.0 %	53.9 %	3.7 %	-2.27	-1.04
Total	SL	80	28.6 %	65.8 %	46.3 %	41.7 %	84.0 %	70.3 %	47.5 %	13.8 %	-0.53	-0.66

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