Ray Burris
P · 15 seasons · 1973 – 1987 · B/T: R/R
Few careers score higher: Ray Burris sits 1st of 0 pitchers all-time in roto value, built over 15 seasons. 1981 was the high-water mark, worth +3.9, 56th that season and 7410th of 51,303 player-seasons on record. Career value accumulated in wins (+5.4) and strikeouts (+5.1), and drained away in ERA (-7.7) and WHIP (-5.7).
Hitting
Best Season
-2.24
1984 · #81,332 all-time
Career Z
-38.6
summed
Avg / Season
-2.57
longevity-neutral
Seasons
15
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | CHC | 31 | -2.41 | #678 | #95,399 |
| 1974 | CHC | 41 | -2.53 | #785 | #100,671 |
| 1975 | CHC | 38 | -2.49 | #753 | #99,108 |
| 1976 | CHC | 39 | -3.46 | #813 | #110,838 |
| 1977 | CHC | 40 | -2.51 | #782 | #99,834 |
| 1978 | CHC | 41 | -3.25 | #890 | #110,097 |
| 1979 | NYY | 33 | -2.37 | #726 | #93,088 |
| 1980 | NYM | 29 | -3.29 | #902 | #110,252 |
| 1981 | MON | 22 | -2.32 | #749 | #89,761 |
| 1982 | MON | 37 | -2.51 | #840 | #99,870 |
| 1983 | MON | 40 | -2.26 | #720 | #84,105 |
| 1984★ | OAK | 37 | -2.24 | #503 | #81,332 |
| 1985 | ML4 | 29 | -2.24 | #482 | #81,373 |
| 1986 | STL | 23 | -2.42 | #803 | #95,851 |
| 1987 | ML4 | 10 | -2.28 | #490 | #85,085 |
★ Best season by Z
Pitching
Best Season
3.85
1981 · #7,410 all-time
Career Z
-8.5
summed
Avg / Season
-0.57
longevity-neutral
Seasons
15
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | CHC | 31 | -1.13 | #155 | #24,166 |
| 1974 | CHC | 40 | -3.85 | #337 | #49,562 |
| 1975 | CHC | 36 | 0.88 | #104 | #15,054 |
| 1976 | CHC | 37 | 3.56 | #57 | #7,966 |
| 1977 | CHC | 39 | -1.00 | #180 | #23,438 |
| 1978 | CHC | 40 | -2.28 | #236 | #35,811 |
| 1979 | NYY | 33 | -3.25 | #348 | #47,055 |
| 1980 | NYM | 29 | 0.00 | #151 | #18,454 |
| 1981★ | MON | 22 | 3.85 | #56 | #7,410 |
| 1982 | MON | 37 | -3.03 | #308 | #45,486 |
| 1983 | MON | 40 | 1.24 | #116 | #13,865 |
| 1984 | OAK | 34 | 3.38 | #73 | #8,306 |
| 1985 | ML4 | 29 | -0.79 | #188 | #22,205 |
| 1986 | STL | 23 | -3.02 | #366 | #45,405 |
| 1987 | ML4 | 10 | -3.05 | #359 | #45,583 |
★ Best season by Z