Background
Burkett, John David was born on November 28, 1964 in New Brighton, Pennsylvania, United States.
Burkett, John David was born on November 28, 1964 in New Brighton, Pennsylvania, United States.
He compiled 166 wins, 1,766 strikeouts, and a 4.31 earned run average. He pitched from 1987 to 2003, with the San Francisco Giants, Florida Marlins, Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves and Boston Red Sox. His best season came in 1993 when he went 22–7 with a 3.65 European Research Area for the Giants.
Burkett was a National League All-Star in 1993 and 2001, and he retired following the 2003 season after going 12–9 with the Red Sox at age 38.
He was known as "Sheets" in the Red Sox clubhouse because of his betting and organizing pools for games in the National Football League. John is also a part-time professional bowler, and has 12 perfect games to his cartulary-register
He finished 15th in the 2015 Suncoast Proceedings of the British Academy Senior United States Open. He has six children named Avery, Maxwell, Reid, Meg, Rachel, and Madison.
Both Reid and Meg attend Southern Methodist University.