Sean Burke

Bats R Throws R6'6" 240 lbBorn 1999 Sutton, USADebut 2024Team CWSDraft 2021 R3 #94 Chicago White Sox, MarylandContract 1 y/$793,200 (26) 2026: $793,200

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	428	22.7	9.8	3.68	20.7	6.91	97.0
2027							98.1
2028							98.5

Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.

Most similar through age 25

His ten closest age-25 comparables averaged 96 PITCH+ the next season; 9 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#	Player	Through	PITCH+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	Gavin Stone	2024	94.4	did not play
2	Bud Norris	2010	94.6	99.2	795
3	Jeff Locke	2013	96.8	98.5	548
4	Boof Bonser	2007	94.6	96.1	532
5	Roenis Elias	2014	95.4	96.3	490
6	Ryne Nelson	2023	91.6	96.9	630
7	Luke Hochevar	2009	94.0	96.9	450
8	Clayton Richard	2009	96.7	99.4	861
9	Tommy Milone	2012	97.6	97.2	667
10	Felix Doubront	2013	95.6	86.7	364

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									428				98.1
2026*									570				108.9	102.0	110.8
2025	CWS	4	11	4.22	28	22	0	134.3	596	23	63	133	91.0	100.7	91.7
2024	CWS	2	0	1.42	4	3	0	19.0	76	2	7	22	116.6	101.2	117.8
Career		6	11	3.87	32	25	0	153.3	672	25	70	155	93.9		94.7

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	CWS	P	28	134	7	15	5	0	0.815	+0.5
2024	CWS	P	4	19	0	1	1	0	0.500	+0.1

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2025	AAA	Charlotte Knights	Pit	59	12.2 IP, 25% K	8.11
2024	AAA	Charlotte Knights	Pit	277	64.1 IP, 31% K	4.63
2024	Rk	ACL White Sox	Pit	35	7.1 IP, 49% K	6.34
2023	AAA	Charlotte Knights	Pit	166	36.2 IP, 20% K	7.71
2022	AAA	Charlotte Knights	Pit	36	7.0 IP, 19% K	11.57
2022	AA	Birmingham Barons	Pit	317	73.0 IP, 31% K	4.81
2022	A+	Winston-Salem Dash	Pit	113	28.0 IP, 27% K	2.89
2021	A	Kannapolis Cannon Ballers	Pit	62	14.0 IP, 32% K	3.21

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.308	0.278	0.285	0.310
2025	0.357	0.358	0.342	0.378
2024	0.303	0.208	0.353	0.196

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.