Burleson has drawn a walk 437 times while going down on strikes on 507 plate appearances. His on-base % is .326 and he also has a career OPS of .407. He has accounted for 682 runs in addition to having earned 463 runs batted in. He has gone deep 52 times, as well as 1,918 total bases and also a .080 slugging percentage. In the 5,345 at-bats in his MLB career, Burleson has recorded a batting average of .270 in addition to 1,444 hits.
Burleson has tallied 43 base hits in 206 at-bats for a batting average of .209. He has walked 17 times and has recorded an on-base percentage of .279. For the season, Burleson has scored 26 runs, accrued 14 RBI and has hit 2 home runs. He has compiled an OPS of 0.594 with a slugging % of .316. He has gone down swinging 30 times while compiling 65 total bases.
| Year | Team | BA | HR | H | BB | R | RBI | OBP | PA | AB | OPS | OPS+ | 2B | 3B | G | SLG | SB | CS | TB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | .273 | 50 | 1,401 | 420 | 656 | 449 | .328 | 5,717 | 5,139 | .689 | 87 | 256 | 23 | 1,346 | .361 | 72 | 68 | 1,853 | 477 | |
| 1987 | BAL | .209 | 2 | 43 | 17 | 26 | 14 | .279 | 232 | 206 | .594 | 60 | 14 | 1 | 62 | .316 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 30 |
| 1986 | CAL | .284 | 5 | 77 | 33 | 35 | 29 | .363 | 312 | 271 | .754 | 107 | 14 | 0 | 93 | .391 | 1 | 3 | 106 | 32 |
| 1984 | CAL | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 4 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1983 | CAL | .286 | 0 | 34 | 12 | 22 | 11 | .348 | 134 | 119 | .693 | 93 | 7 | 0 | 33 | .345 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 12 |
| 1982 | CAL | .156 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | .255 | 53 | 45 | .433 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .178 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| 1981 | CAL | .293 | 5 | 126 | 42 | 53 | 33 | .357 | 490 | 430 | .729 | 112 | 17 | 1 | 109 | .372 | 4 | 6 | 160 | 38 |
| 1980 | BOS | .278 | 8 | 179 | 62 | 89 | 51 | .341 | 718 | 644 | .708 | 90 | 29 | 2 | 155 | .366 | 12 | 13 | 236 | 51 |
| 1979 | BOS | .278 | 5 | 174 | 35 | 93 | 60 | .315 | 682 | 627 | .683 | 80 | 32 | 5 | 153 | .368 | 9 | 5 | 231 | 54 |
| 1978 | BOS | .248 | 5 | 155 | 40 | 75 | 49 | .295 | 685 | 626 | .633 | 70 | 32 | 5 | 145 | .339 | 8 | 8 | 212 | 71 |
| 1977 | BOS | .293 | 3 | 194 | 47 | 80 | 52 | .338 | 721 | 663 | .720 | 87 | 36 | 7 | 154 | .382 | 13 | 12 | 253 | 69 |
| 1976 | BOS | .291 | 7 | 157 | 60 | 75 | 42 | .365 | 616 | 540 | .748 | 109 | 27 | 1 | 152 | .383 | 14 | 9 | 207 | 37 |
| 1975 | BOS | .252 | 6 | 146 | 45 | 66 | 62 | .305 | 654 | 580 | .634 | 73 | 25 | 1 | 158 | .329 | 8 | 5 | 191 | 44 |
| 1974 | BOS | .284 | 4 | 109 | 21 | 36 | 44 | .320 | 415 | 384 | .693 | 93 | 22 | 0 | 114 | .372 | 3 | 3 | 143 | 34 |
1987 Stats for Rick Burleson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 62 | 368th |
| Plate Appearances | 232 | 289th |
| At-Bats | 206 | 291st |
| Runs Scored | 26 | 283rd |
| Hits | 43 | 317th |
| Doubles | 14 | 208th |
| Triples | 1 | 222nd |
| Home Runs | 2 | 344th |
| Runs Batted In | 14 | 354th |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 446th |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 214th |
| Walks | 17 | 301st |
| Strikeouts | 30 | 309th |
| Batting Average | .209 | 504th |
| On-Base Percentage | .279 | 487th |
| Slugging Percentage | .316 | 461st |
| OPS | .594 | 465th |
| OPS+ | 60 | 460th |
| Total Bases | 65 | 314th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 7 | 172nd |
| Hit By Pitch | 3 | 84th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 6 | 65th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 440th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 388th |
1986 Stats for Rick Burleson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 93 | 261st |
| Plate Appearances | 312 | 239th |
| At-Bats | 271 | 247th |
| Runs Scored | 35 | 222nd |
| Hits | 77 | 214th |
| Doubles | 14 | 194th |
| Triples | 0 | 390th |
| Home Runs | 5 | 236th |
| Runs Batted In | 29 | 242nd |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 321st |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 173rd |
| Walks | 33 | 181st |
| Strikeouts | 32 | 304th |
| Batting Average | .284 | 122nd |
| On-Base Percentage | .363 | 114th |
| Slugging Percentage | .391 | 265th |
| OPS | .754 | 206th |
| OPS+ | 107 | 198th |
| Total Bases | 106 | 230th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 2 | 386th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 198th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 6 | 73rd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 1 | 292nd |
| Intentional Walks | 1 | 253rd |
1984 Stats for Rick Burleson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 7 | 743rd |
| Plate Appearances | 5 | 723rd |
| At-Bats | 4 | 726th |
| Runs Scored | 2 | 559th |
| Hits | 0 | 729th |
| Doubles | 0 | 599th |
| Triples | 0 | 402nd |
| Home Runs | 0 | 475th |
| Runs Batted In | 0 | 672nd |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 429th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 441st |
| Walks | 0 | 653rd |
| Strikeouts | 2 | 676th |
| Batting Average | .000 | 729th |
| On-Base Percentage | .000 | 741st |
| Slugging Percentage | .000 | 729th |
| OPS | .000 | 741st |
| OPS+ | -100 | 1665th |
| Total Bases | 0 | 729th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 0 | 575th |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 363rd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 306th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 466th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 405th |
1983 Stats for Rick Burleson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 33 | 516th |
| Plate Appearances | 134 | 367th |
| At-Bats | 119 | 368th |
| Runs Scored | 22 | 293rd |
| Hits | 34 | 345th |
| Doubles | 7 | 310th |
| Triples | 0 | 421st |
| Home Runs | 0 | 498th |
| Runs Batted In | 11 | 370th |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 449th |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 227th |
| Walks | 12 | 329th |
| Strikeouts | 12 | 463rd |
| Batting Average | .286 | 125th |
| On-Base Percentage | .348 | 166th |
| Slugging Percentage | .345 | 354th |
| OPS | .693 | 279th |
| OPS+ | 93 | 278th |
| Total Bases | 41 | 371st |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 5 | 250th |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 403rd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 2 | 241st |
| Sacrifice Flies | 1 | 298th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 412th |
1982 Stats for Rick Burleson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 11 | 696th |
| Plate Appearances | 53 | 510th |
| At-Bats | 45 | 517th |
| Runs Scored | 4 | 500th |
| Hits | 7 | 524th |
| Doubles | 1 | 502nd |
| Triples | 0 | 401st |
| Home Runs | 0 | 490th |
| Runs Batted In | 2 | 535th |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 418th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 438th |
| Walks | 6 | 402nd |
| Strikeouts | 3 | 650th |
| Batting Average | .156 | 625th |
| On-Base Percentage | .255 | 537th |
| Slugging Percentage | .178 | 634th |
| OPS | .433 | 608th |
| OPS+ | 22 | 606th |
| Total Bases | 8 | 546th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 2 | 377th |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 359th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 2 | 267th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 452nd |
| Intentional Walks | 2 | 179th |
1981 Stats for Rick Burleson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 109 | 4th |
| Plate Appearances | 490 | 5th |
| At-Bats | 430 | 8th |
| Runs Scored | 53 | 33rd |
| Hits | 126 | 12th |
| Doubles | 17 | 62nd |
| Triples | 1 | 171st |
| Home Runs | 5 | 113th |
| Runs Batted In | 33 | 116th |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 130th |
| Caught Stealing | 6 | 51st |
| Walks | 42 | 45th |
| Strikeouts | 38 | 114th |
| Batting Average | .293 | 107th |
| On-Base Percentage | .357 | 118th |
| Slugging Percentage | .372 | 230th |
| OPS | .729 | 186th |
| OPS+ | 112 | 160th |
| Total Bases | 160 | 39th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 8 | 78th |
| Hit By Pitch | 3 | 28th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 11 | 8th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 4 | 44th |
| Intentional Walks | 2 | 143rd |
1980 Stats for Rick Burleson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 155 | 30th |
| Plate Appearances | 718 | 7th |
| At-Bats | 644 | 8th |
| Runs Scored | 89 | 23rd |
| Hits | 179 | 15th |
| Doubles | 29 | 41st |
| Triples | 2 | 174th |
| Home Runs | 8 | 144th |
| Runs Batted In | 51 | 130th |
| Stolen Bases | 12 | 78th |
| Caught Stealing | 13 | 17th |
| Walks | 62 | 43rd |
| Strikeouts | 51 | 149th |
| Batting Average | .278 | 173rd |
| On-Base Percentage | .341 | 190th |
| Slugging Percentage | .366 | 279th |
| OPS | .708 | 243rd |
| OPS+ | 90 | 285th |
| Total Bases | 236 | 47th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 24 | 2nd |
| Hit By Pitch | 2 | 97th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 6 | 104th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 4 | 108th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 413th |
1979 Stats for Rick Burleson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 153 | 41st |
| Plate Appearances | 682 | 26th |
| At-Bats | 627 | 16th |
| Runs Scored | 93 | 27th |
| Hits | 174 | 30th |
| Doubles | 32 | 25th |
| Triples | 5 | 48th |
| Home Runs | 5 | 206th |
| Runs Batted In | 60 | 116th |
| Stolen Bases | 9 | 107th |
| Caught Stealing | 5 | 104th |
| Walks | 35 | 157th |
| Strikeouts | 54 | 139th |
| Batting Average | .278 | 201st |
| On-Base Percentage | .315 | 357th |
| Slugging Percentage | .368 | 305th |
| OPS | .683 | 324th |
| OPS+ | 80 | 370th |
| Total Bases | 231 | 70th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 13 | 67th |
| Hit By Pitch | 3 | 78th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 9 | 46th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 8 | 12th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 403rd |
1978 Stats for Rick Burleson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 145 | 89th |
| Plate Appearances | 685 | 16th |
| At-Bats | 626 | 11th |
| Runs Scored | 75 | 57th |
| Hits | 155 | 47th |
| Doubles | 32 | 22nd |
| Triples | 5 | 59th |
| Home Runs | 5 | 187th |
| Runs Batted In | 49 | 134th |
| Stolen Bases | 8 | 104th |
| Caught Stealing | 8 | 60th |
| Walks | 40 | 125th |
| Strikeouts | 71 | 71st |
| Batting Average | .248 | 324th |
| On-Base Percentage | .295 | 400th |
| Slugging Percentage | .339 | 329th |
| OPS | .633 | 374th |
| OPS+ | 70 | 424th |
| Total Bases | 212 | 86th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 16 | 22nd |
| Hit By Pitch | 4 | 49th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 10 | 39th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 5 | 78th |
| Intentional Walks | 2 | 193rd |
1977 Stats for Rick Burleson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 154 | 35th |
| Plate Appearances | 721 | 2nd |
| At-Bats | 663 | 1st |
| Runs Scored | 80 | 64th |
| Hits | 194 | 9th |
| Doubles | 36 | 12th |
| Triples | 7 | 32nd |
| Home Runs | 3 | 263rd |
| Runs Batted In | 52 | 134th |
| Stolen Bases | 13 | 74th |
| Caught Stealing | 12 | 32nd |
| Walks | 47 | 104th |
| Strikeouts | 69 | 108th |
| Batting Average | .293 | 123rd |
| On-Base Percentage | .338 | 217th |
| Slugging Percentage | .382 | 279th |
| OPS | .720 | 253rd |
| OPS+ | 87 | 308th |
| Total Bases | 253 | 57th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 15 | 36th |
| Hit By Pitch | 2 | 128th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 3 | 191st |
| Sacrifice Flies | 6 | 46th |
| Intentional Walks | 1 | 270th |
1976 Stats for Rick Burleson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 152 | 41st |
| Plate Appearances | 616 | 48th |
| At-Bats | 540 | 56th |
| Runs Scored | 75 | 41st |
| Hits | 157 | 41st |
| Doubles | 27 | 40th |
| Triples | 1 | 241st |
| Home Runs | 7 | 114th |
| Runs Batted In | 42 | 130th |
| Stolen Bases | 14 | 66th |
| Caught Stealing | 9 | 49th |
| Walks | 60 | 44th |
| Strikeouts | 37 | 218th |
| Batting Average | .291 | 79th |
| On-Base Percentage | .365 | 80th |
| Slugging Percentage | .383 | 164th |
| OPS | .748 | 123rd |
| OPS+ | 109 | 149th |
| Total Bases | 207 | 66th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 15 | 36th |
| Hit By Pitch | 5 | 23rd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 8 | 53rd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 3 | 148th |
| Intentional Walks | 2 | 186th |
1975 Stats for Rick Burleson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 158 | 11th |
| Plate Appearances | 654 | 30th |
| At-Bats | 580 | 27th |
| Runs Scored | 66 | 81st |
| Hits | 146 | 58th |
| Doubles | 25 | 55th |
| Triples | 1 | 229th |
| Home Runs | 6 | 156th |
| Runs Batted In | 62 | 69th |
| Stolen Bases | 8 | 98th |
| Caught Stealing | 5 | 90th |
| Walks | 45 | 99th |
| Strikeouts | 44 | 175th |
| Batting Average | .252 | 275th |
| On-Base Percentage | .305 | 341st |
| Slugging Percentage | .329 | 348th |
| OPS | .634 | 351st |
| OPS+ | 73 | 379th |
| Total Bases | 191 | 90th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 18 | 16th |
| Hit By Pitch | 3 | 77th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 17 | 8th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 9 | 8th |
| Intentional Walks | 1 | 255th |
1974 Stats for Rick Burleson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 114 | 184th |
| Plate Appearances | 415 | 174th |
| At-Bats | 384 | 167th |
| Runs Scored | 36 | 193rd |
| Hits | 109 | 145th |
| Doubles | 22 | 71st |
| Triples | 0 | 378th |
| Home Runs | 4 | 200th |
| Runs Batted In | 44 | 144th |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 161st |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 144th |
| Walks | 21 | 237th |
| Strikeouts | 34 | 235th |
| Batting Average | .284 | 127th |
| On-Base Percentage | .320 | 273rd |
| Slugging Percentage | .372 | 221st |
| OPS | .693 | 225th |
| OPS+ | 93 | 246th |
| Total Bases | 143 | 155th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 13 | 66th |
| Hit By Pitch | 2 | 124th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 3 | 189th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 5 | 50th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 406th |