Sean Burke

Sean Burke

25-Year-Old PitcherSP
Chicago White Sox
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Burke had been ranked briefly as a top 400 prospect in May 2022 and January 2023, but he never generated much buzz and made his big-league debut late in 2024 without much fanfare after logging a 4.62 ERA and 1.29 WHIP in 16 starts at Triple-A as a 24-year-old. He excelled over four big-league appearances in September, including a six-inning, eight-strikeout outing against San Diego that featured strikeouts of Fernando Tatis, Manny Machado and Jackson Merrill. Burke cut his walk rate from 13 percent at Triple-A to 9.2 percent in the majors while keeping his strikeout rate north of 28 percent at both stops. Burke's 19.7 K-BB% would have ranked 15th in the majors among qualified starters, in between George Kirby and Michael King, and while his small sample lessens the weight of his performance, it was undoubtedly an excellent first four big-league outings. Keeping his walk rate under 10 percent will be important for him to have consistent success in his first full year in the big-league rotation, but his mid-90s fastball is a clear plus pitch (111 Stuff+), and he has a deep four-pitch mix. A shoulder injury limited Burke to 36.2 innings in 2023, and he didn't make his 2024 Triple-A debut until June, also due to a shoulder injury. He built up to 90.2 innings and should be able to go well past 120 innings this year with reasonable health, although back-to-back seasons with shoulder trouble should be factored into his innings projection. Read Past Outlooks
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Rest of Season From Preseason
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$Signed a one-year contract with the White Sox in September of 2024.
Earns third win of 2025
PChicago White Sox
May 23, 2025
Burke (3-5) came away with the win against the Rangers on Friday, allowing one run on three hits and three walks while striking out six across six innings.
ANALYSIS
Burke faced the minimum number of batters in three of the first five innings of Friday's game. His lone blemish came in the sixth on a Jake Burger RBI double, but Burke came away with the win and quality start after generating 10 whiffs and 19 first-pitch strikes on just 89 pitches (54 strikes). Burke has a 4.33 ERA and 1.46 WHIP across 54 innings this season, but he leads the majors with 30 walks. He's in line to make his next start on the road against the Mets next week.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
84
Last 10 Games
85
Last 5 Games
90
How many pitches does Sean Burke generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Sean Burke generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-23%
BAA vs LHP
2025
 
 
-28%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-17%
BAA vs RHP
2023
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .192 160 31 28 25 5 1 5
Since 2023vs Right .248 157 30 9 36 11 0 6
2025vs Left .195 110 19 21 17 2 1 4
2025vs Right .269 131 20 9 32 9 0 5
2024vs Left .186 50 12 7 8 3 0 1
2024vs Right .154 26 10 0 4 2 0 1
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
Even Split
2025
 
 
-18%
ERA at Home
2024
 
 
-64%
ERA on Road
2023
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 3.58 1.30 37.2 4 2 0 6.5 3.8 1.2
Since 2023Away 3.57 1.39 35.1 1 3 0 8.7 5.3 1.5
2025Home 3.94 1.28 29.2 3 2 0 5.8 3.9 1.2
2025Away 4.81 1.68 24.1 0 3 0 7.4 6.3 1.8
2024Home 2.25 1.38 8.0 1 0 0 9.0 3.4 1.1
2024Away 0.82 0.73 11.0 1 0 0 11.5 3.3 0.8
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Sean Burke compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
1.30
 
K/9
6.5
 
BB/9
5.0
 
HR/9
1.5
 
Fastball
93.9 mph
 
ERA
4.33
 
WHIP
1.46
 
BABIP
.261
 
GB/FB
0.84
 
Left On Base
72.3%
 
Exit Velocity
82.2 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
6.8%
 
Spin Rate
2497 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
27.0%
 
Swinging Strike
10.3%
 
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Mauled by Cubs
PChicago White Sox
May 17, 2025
Burke (2-5) took the loss Saturday, coughing up six runs (five earned) on seven hits and five walks over 4.2 innings as the White Sox were downed 7-3 by the Cubs. He struck out four.
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Struggles with command
PChicago White Sox
May 11, 2025
Burkes did not factor in the decision during Sunday's win over Miami. He allowed a run on four hits and five walks over four innings while striking out two.
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Bullpen spoils strong start
PChicago White Sox
May 6, 2025
Burke allowed one run on four hits and three walks while striking out two in 6.1 innings Tuesday against the Royals. He did not factor into the decision.
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Tosses six scoreless innings
PChicago White Sox
May 1, 2025
Burke (2-4) earned the win against the Brewers on Thursday, allowing two hits and three walks while striking out five over six scoreless innings.
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Stuck with loss as primary pitcher
PChicago White Sox
April 26, 2025
Burke (1-4) took the loss Friday as the White Sox were downed 6-5 by the A's, giving up four runs (three earned) on five hits and two walks over 5.1 innings of relief. He struck out five.
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