Ralph
Burchard
 
Nickname: Bones
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 220
 
Born: February 1, 1977 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Nolan Ryan Award 2006   
Hoover Award 2006    2007    2010   
All-Star Selections 2006   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 27 KK HL $ 3,510,000 10 6 5 5 10 10 10 9 8 8
2005 28 JBZ KL $ 5,000,000 10 6 5 5 10 10 10 9 8 8
2006 29 JBZ KL $ 5,000,000 10 6 5 5 10 10 10 9 8 8
2007 30 JBZ KL $ 5,000,000 10 6 5 5 10 10 10 9 8 8
2008 31 IH HL $ 5,000,000 10 6 5 5 10 10 10 9 8 8
2009 32 IH HL $ 5,000,000 10 5 4 4 10 10 10 9 8 9
2010 33 TCC HL $ 1,500,000 10 5 4 4 10 9 10 9 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,500,000 10 5 4 4 10 9 10 9 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,000,000 10 6 5 5 10 10 10 9 8 9
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  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 27 KK HL $ 3,510,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2005 28 JBZ KL $ 5,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2006 29 JBZ KL $ 5,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2007 30 JBZ KL $ 5,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2008 31 IH HL $ 5,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2009 32 IH HL $ 5,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2010 33 TCC HL $ 1,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Nolan Ryan Award or Super Newbie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2004 27 KK HL 13 11 .542 34 34 4 3 0 241.7 215 70 18 36 144 2.61 .238 .268 .346 .613 19.1
2005 28 JBZ KL 14 14 .500 35 35 1 0 0 226.3 266 100 18 39 166 3.98 .291 .322 .420 .742 9.2
2006 29 JBZ KL 18 9 .667 35 35 5 2 0 251.0 247 76 17 27 167 2.73 .255 .275 .361 .636 21.0
2007 30 JBZ KL 13 16 .448 37 37 6 1 0 256.0 276 95 15 41 188 3.34 .274 .306 .389 .695 13.1
2008 31 JBZ KL 6 3 .667 14 14 1 0 0 88.0 105 37 9 10 49 3.78 .296 .316 .428 .744 4.5
  IH HL 7 5 .583 16 16 2 1 0 106.7 99 34 8 17 61 2.87 .246 .277 .353 .630 8.3
  TOT   13 8 .619 30 30 3 1 0 194.7 204 71 17 27 110 3.28 .269 .295 .388 .684 12.9
2009 32 IH HL 6 7 .462 17 15 2 0 0 103.7 119 52 7 23 66 4.51 .292 .331 .415 .746 4.0
2010 33 TCC HL 13 14 .481 35 35 5 2 0 240.3 250 99 19 40 129 3.71 .266 .299 .386 .684 10.2
7 Years Sim 90 79 .533 223 221 26 9 0 1513.6 1577 563 111 233 970 3.35 .267 .297 .384 .680 89.4
Season Average 12 11 .522 31 31 3 1 0 216.2 225 80 15 33 138 3.35 .267 .297 .384 .680  
Career Highs 18 16 .667 37 37 6 3 0 256.0 276 100 19 41 188 4.51 .292 .331 .420 .746  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1330 467 98 194 744   .277 .305 .398 .703
vs LH   247 96 13 39 226   .225 .252 .322 .574
Home 45 43 .511 115 113 15 5 0 810.6 819 292 51 134 528 3.24 .261 .292 .370 .662
Away 45 36 .556 108 108 11 4 0 703.0 758 271 60 99 442 3.47 .274 .299 .399 .698
Mar/Apr 16 13 .552 37 37 5 1 0 255.6 280 111 28 39 154 3.91 .279 .306 .420 .727
May 17 13 .567 41 41 4 4 0 290.0 309 108 16 52 177 3.35 .273 .305 .367 .672
June 16 10 .615 37 36 2 1 0 240.3 230 69 12 36 157 2.58 .249 .278 .351 .629
July 11 14 .440 31 30 8 2 0 206.7 222 83 12 34 138 3.61 .274 .303 .387 .690
August 15 15 .500 38 38 4 0 0 261.3 266 86 17 37 172 2.96 .260 .286 .363 .649
Sep/Oct 15 14 .517 39 39 3 1 0 259.7 270 106 26 35 172 3.67 .268 .292 .413 .705
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hank Aaron Award or Super Newbie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2004 27 KK HL 34 70 2 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 18 .086 .133 .100 .233 -1.2 0.0
2005 28 JBZ KL 35 64 4 5 1 0 0 4 0 0 6 28 .078 .157 .094 .251 -0.9 0.0
2006 29 JBZ KL 35 83 2 8 2 0 0 3 0 0 4 33 .096 .138 .120 .258 -1.1 0.0
2007 30 JBZ KL 37 77 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 37 .039 .063 .065 .128 -3.9 0.0
2008 31 JBZ KL 14 23 2 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 10 .087 .192 .174 .366 0.6 0.0
  IH HL 16 34 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 12 .000 .054 .000 .054 -2.0 0.0
  TOT   30 57 2 2 0 1 0 4 0 0 5 22 .035 .111 .070 .181 -1.4 0.0
2009 32 IH HL 17 33 0 4 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 14 .121 .118 .182 .299 0.1 0.0
2010 33 TCC HL 35 71 2 7 3 0 0 7 0 0 1 26 .099 .108 .141 .249 -0.4 0.0
7 Years Sim 223 455 13 35 11 1 0 27 0 0 22 178 .077 .118 .105 .224 -8.8 0.0
162 Game Average 330 9 25 7 0 0 19 0 0 15 129 .077 .118 .105 .224 -6.4  
Career Highs 37 83 4 8 3 1 0 7 0 0 6 37 .121 .157 .182 .299 0.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   346 13 26 9 1 0 20 0 0 15 136 .075 .112 .107 .219 -10.1
vs LH   109 0 9 2 0 0 7 0 0 7 42 .083 .137 .101 .238 -2.3
Home 115 223 5 15 4 1 0 15 0 0 10 97 .067 .106 .094 .200 -7.6
Away 108 232 8 20 7 0 0 12 0 0 12 81 .086 .130 .116 .246 -4.7
RISP   103 0 14 5 1 0 25 0 0 2 36 .136 .145 .204 .349 0.8
Close/Late   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .125 .000 .125 -0.3
Mar/Apr 37 82 2 7 2 1 0 9 0 0 2 31 .085 .105 .134 .239 -2.0
May 41 82 5 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 11 36 .061 .170 .073 .243 -0.9
June 37 69 3 8 3 0 0 7 0 0 0 24 .116 .114 .159 .274 -1.2
July 31 65 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 27 .046 .074 .062 .135 -3.6
August 38 80 2 7 2 0 0 5 0 0 3 33 .088 .120 .113 .233 -2.0
Sep/Oct 39 77 1 5 2 0 0 4 0 0 4 27 .065 .111 .091 .202 -2.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hoover Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2004 27 KK HL P 34 34 241.7 11 48 4 5 .937 2.20    
2005 28 JBZ KL P 35 35 226.3 16 41 3 5 .950 2.27    
2006 29 JBZ KL P 35 35 251.0 18 50 3 4 .958 2.44    
2007 30 JBZ KL P 37 37 256.0 21 49 3 3 .959 2.46    
2008 31 JBZ KL P 14 14 88.0 8 18 2 1 .929 2.66    
  IH HL P 16 16 106.7 9 22 2 1 .939 2.62    
  TOT   P 30 30 194.7 17 40 4 2 .934 2.64    
2009 32 IH HL P 17 15 103.7 7 11 1 1 .947 1.56    
2010 33 TCC HL P 35 35 240.3 13 57 4 5 .946 2.62    
Career Totals   223 221 1513.6 103 296 22 25 .948 2.37    
Career Highs   37 37 256.0 21 57 4 5 .959 2.64    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
2004-4-2.61
2006-3-2.73
CAR-18-3.35
Wins
2006-1-18
CAR-17-90
Losses
2007-8-16
CAR-12-79
Winning Pct
2006-5-.667
CAR-28-.533
Games Started
2005-6-35
2006-4-35
2007-2-37
2010-9-35
CAR-19-221
Complete Games
2004-2-4
2006-1-5
2007-2-6
CAR-4-26
Shutouts
2004-1-3
2006-1-2
2007-10-1
2010-8-2
CAR-4-9
Innings Pitched
2004-4-241.7
2005-9-226.3
2006-1-251.0
2007-6-256.0
CAR-17-1513.6
Hits Allowed
2005-1-266
2006-1-247
2007-1-276
2010-4-250
CAR-5-1577
Homeruns Allowed
CAR-24-111
Strikeouts
CAR-40-970
Walks per 9IP
2004-1-1.3
2005-5-1.6
2006-1-1.0
2007-3-1.4
2010-9-1.5
CAR-4-1.4
Hits per 9IP
2004-7-8.0
CAR-46-9.4
Strikeouts per 9IP
CAR-45-5.8
WHiP
2004-4-1.04
2006-8-1.09
CAR-26-1.20
OAVG
2004-8-.238
CAR-46-.267
OOBP
2004-4-.268
2006-5-.275
CAR-19-.297
OSLG
2004-9-.346
2006-9-.361
CAR-31-.384
OOPS
2004-5-.613
2006-8-.636
CAR-28-.680
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 15
   Gray Ink Test: 53
   Hall of Fame Standards: 22
 
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  1. Robert Dark (995)
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 42nd overall pick, by Kingston in 2004
Had first career hit on 4/21/2004, off Juan Mendez (FCA)
Earned first career win on 4/21/2004
Signed as a free agent by Jacksonville on 2/8/2005 to a 5-year deal worth $5,000,000 per year
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/2006, going 3-1, 0.76
Was selected to the 2006 Allstar game
Won Nolan Ryan Award in 2006, going 18-9, 2.73 ERA
Won Hoover Award at Pitcher in 2006
Won Player of the Week award on 6/11/2007, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Won Hoover Award at Pitcher in 2007
Traded from Jacksonville to Inner Harbor on 6/21/2008 (Going to IH: P Ralph Burchard, RF Jay Hamer. Going to JBZ: P Valeriano Bisbal, LF Sabas Bengoa, RF Oscar Lorenzo)
Signed as a free agent by Treasure Coast on 2/26/2010 to a 2-year deal worth $1,500,000 per year
Won Hoover Award at Pitcher in 2010