Corbin Burnes
Burnes owns one of baseball's most devastating cutter-curveball combinations, a pairing that produced a video game-like 2020 season where he struck out 88 batters while walking just 15 in 60 innings. That microscopic 1.8 BB/9 rate helped fuel an ERA+ of 210, making him nearly twice as effective as the average pitcher.
The right-hander's 1114 strikeouts across 968 career innings reveal a pitcher who consistently dominates opposing hitters, even if his overall ERA of 3.15 seems modest. His four All-Star selections and Cy Young hardware validate what the advanced metrics show: Burnes ranks among the game's elite starters when healthy.
At 32, durability becomes the key question. His 968 innings over eight seasons average out to just 121 per year, suggesting either injury concerns or workload management. When Burnes takes the mound, opposing lineups face one of baseball's most unhittable arsenals.
Career · Batting
3 seasons| Year | Team | G | AB | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | — | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | — | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | 28 | 52 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Career | 90 | 59 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | |
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