Joe Burke
Dec 8, 1923 (Louisville, KY) – May 12, 1992 · died at 68
General manager for the Rangers and Royals (1972–1981).
0 seasons with salary-era data across 2 stints. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.
0 pennants · 0 playoff appearances · 0–0
Overview
| Team | Role | Year | Pay $M |
Rel Pay |
Surp $M |
Surp WAR |
Dead % |
Cheap $M |
Draft $M |
Trd $M |
Int'l $M |
$ / WAR |
WAR | Depth | Dead WAR |
HG | Trade | Net/ Trd |
FA | R5 | RFA | PPA | CPA | WAB | TAB | W-L% | PO | Pen | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career total (1985+ data) | $0 | – | +0 | +0.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.0 | – | – | +51.8 | +3.4 | +0.09 | -3.1 | +0.0 | – | – | – | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – | – | ||
Roster Construction
Build channels — net fWAR
Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.
Trades
Trades made — 0 deals credited to Joe Burke, best expected value first; surplus is realized value in $M
No graded trades on record for this executive.
Players acquired — 18 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)
| Player | Pos | Team | How | Year | Szns | fWAR | WAR/yr | RFA | PPA | CPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Gubicza | P |  KCR |
Draft | 1981 | 12 | +36.0 | +3.0 | – | – | – |
| David Cone | P | KCR |
Draft | 1981 | 3 | +7.7 | +2.6 | – | – | – |
| Bill Pecota | 3B/SS | KCR |
Draft | 1981 | 6 | +6.0 | +1.0 | – | – | – |
| Dan Quisenberry | P | KCR |
Intl FA | 1975 | 4 | +4.6 | +1.1 | – | – | – |
| Jamie Quirk | C | KCR |
Trade | 1978 | 4 | +2.4 | +0.6 | – | – | – |
| John Davis | P | KCR |
Draft | 1981 | 1 | +0.6 | +0.6 | – | – | – |
| Mark Huismann | P | KCR |
Intl FA | 1980 | 2 | +0.3 | +0.1 | – | – | – |
| Tony Ferreira | P | KCR |
Draft | 1981 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – |
| Pat Sheridan | OF | KCR |
Draft | 1979 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – |
| Jim Scranton | SS | KCR |
Intl FA | 1980 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – |
| Rondin Johnson | 2B | KCR |
Draft | 1980 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Mike Brewer | OF | KCR |
Draft | 1979 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – |
| Mike Jones | P | KCR |
Draft | 1977 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – |
| Mike Kingery | OF | KCR |
Intl FA | 1979 | – | -0.4 | – | – | – | – |
| Buddy Biancalana | SS | KCR |
Draft | 1978 | – | -0.5 | – | – | – | – |
| Darryl Motley | OF | KCR |
Draft | 1978 | – | -0.6 | – | – | – | – |
| Onix Concepción | SS | KCR |
Intl FA | 1976 | – | -0.8 | – | – | – | – |
| Dave Leeper | OF | KCR |
Draft | 1981 | – | -0.9 | – | – | – | – |
Trade-side columns: RFA is playoff-readiness percentage points added to the future roster foundation. It grades the franchise's entire side of a trade, so the same score repeats for every player acquired in that package. PPA/CPA remain player-level arrival-year probability points.
WAB = wins above what the team's payroll predicted (resource-controlled). WAR surplus = era-neutral value (WAR minus payroll in win-equivalents). Roster surplus $M = dollar value of WAR over cost. Build channels (realized fWAR): HG = home-grown via amateur draft / international signing; Trade = acquired minus surrendered (incl. purchases/waivers); FA = signed minus walked; R5 = Rule-5 / minor-league-draft pickups. Credit follows the acquisition year — home-grown to the regime at the player's draft/signing (not whoever was in the chair when he peaked), trade/FA/R5 to the GM who made the move. Players acquired as prospects before debuting (e.g. Smoltz, Bagwell; Rule-5 picks like Uggla) are counted as trade/R5, not home-grown. All are franchise-level outcomes during the stint, not solely attributable to one executive.