Sean
Burke
PAge : 26Throws : R
#59
Sean Burke
Height : 6' 6" · Weight : 109 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2024-09-10
Born in : Sutton, MA, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Chicago White Sox | 32 | 11 | 7 | 3.34 | 172.1 | 185 | 1.20 |
| 2025 | Chicago White Sox | 28 | 4 | 11 | 4.22 | 134.1 | 133 | 1.44 |
| 2024 | Chicago White Sox | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.42 | 19.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| Career totals | 64 | 17 | 18 | 3.59 | 325.2 | 340 | 1.29 | |
ContractChicago White Sox payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.79 M$
2026
0.79 M$
Pre-arb
2027
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Pre-arb
2028
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Arb 1
2029
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Arb 2
2030
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Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
3.34
FIP
3.62
xFIP
4.00
ERA-
81
WHIP
1.20
K%
25.8 %
BB%
8.7 %
Strikeouts
185
Innings
172.3
Wins
11
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
2.9
Strikeouts
165
2026 WAR
3.2
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↑ Slightly up (+18)
- 20250.6 WAR · 0.8 per full season
- 20263.2 WAR · 3.3 per full season
Outlook, age included
+28 · 26 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
80
Very good
- VEL
- Velocity
- 77
- STF
- Stuff
- 80
- CTL
- Control
- 67
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 72
- STA
- Stamina
- 86
- DUR
- Durability
- 74
- EX
- Experience
- 47
Why these ratings?Hide details
- VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
- STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
- CTL — Control : Walks avoided
- CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
- STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
WAR
3.2
#27 of 166 regular starters
PAL Rating
83 / 100
#28 of 166 regular starters
Value Rating
88 / 100
Surplus $30.5M · salary $0.8MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.62 · RA9-WAR: 4.0
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
94.8 mi/h
59th percentile
K%
25.8 %
79th percentile
BB%
8.7 %
37th percentile
xERA
3.78
76th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.300
76th percentile
Barrels allowed
8.3 %
42th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CWS | 3.2 | 83 | 80 | 94.8 | 25.8 | 8.7 | 3.78 | .300 |
| 2025 | CWS | 0.6 | 20 | 66 | 94.4 | 22.3 | 10.6 | 4.93 | .341 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vs COL | 5.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3.34 |
| Sep 19 | vs DET | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3.40 |
| Sep 14 | @ CLE | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3.47 |
| Sep 8 | vs PIT | 1.1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3.58 |
| Sep 1 | @ HOU | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3.20 |
| Aug 26 | vs TEX | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3.32 |
| Aug 21 | vs NYM | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3.27 |
| Aug 16 | @ DET | 4.1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3.15 |
| Aug 11 | vs CIN | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2.99 |
| Aug 5 | @ BOS | 4.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3.08 |