Bill Lee Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

Bill Lee played in Major League Baseball from 1934 to 1947, appearing in 462 games over 14 seasons. He recorded a total of 169 W and 157 L, an ERA of 3.54, 998 SO, a WHIP of 1.343, and a WAR of 32.6.

🧾 Basic Profile

Bill Lee
NameBill Lee
Date of BirthOctober 21, 1909
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut1934
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Bill Lee Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Bill Lee.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 Career Summary

Bill Lee appeared in 462 games over 14 MLB seasons from 1934 to 1947. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

GS379 (MLB Rank: 169)
GF46 (MLB Rank: 1,816)
W169 (MLB Rank: 195)
L157 (MLB Rank: 135)
SV13 (MLB Rank: 1,061)
ERA3.54 (MLB Rank: 2,637)
IP2864 (MLB Rank: 161)
SHO29 (MLB Rank: 126)
CG182 (MLB Rank: 167)
SO998 (MLB Rank: 576)
BB893 (MLB Rank: 167)
H2,953 (MLB Rank: 140)
HR137 (MLB Rank: 621)
SO93.14 (MLB Rank: 8,735)
BB92.81 (MLB Rank: 9,148)
H99.28 (MLB Rank: 6,391)
HR90.43 (MLB Rank: 7,769)
WHIP1.343 (MLB Rank: 8,605)
WAR32.6 (MLB Rank: 258)

📊 Last Season Summary (1947)

In his final season (1947), Bill Lee recorded the following stats:

GS2
GF4
W0
L2
ERA4.5
IP24
SO9
BB14
H26
HR2
SO93.38
BB95.25
H99.75
HR90.75
WHIP1.667
WAR0.0

📈 Seasonal Highlights

  • Most Wins: 1938, 22 W
  • Most SO: 1938, 121 SO
  • Most IP: 1938, 291 IP
  • Best WAR: 1938, 8.0 WAR
  • Best ERA: 1938, 2.66 ERA

🎯 Postseason Performance

Bill Lee appeared in 4 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 3.41, pitched 21.1 IP, struck out 13 batters, with 0 W and 2 L.

Bill Lee Career Pitching Stats Overview

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
1934
13
14
3.4
0.481
1
104
214.1
3.1
1.362
9
218
74
91
81
115
3.82
4.4
1.41
29
35
4
16
4
0.4
9.2
3.1
1
2
4
9
910
1935
20
6
2.96
0.769
1
100
252
2.8
1.29
11
241
84
106
83
133
4.02
3.6
1.19
32
39
5
18
3
0.4
8.6
3
0
5
5
7
1058
1936
18
11
3.31
0.621
1
102
258.2
4
1.28
14
238
93
106
95
120
4.34
3.5
1.1
33
43
4
20
4
0.5
8.3
3.2
0
3
12
6
1081
1937
14
15
3.54
0.483
3
108
272.1
4.2
1.329
14
289
73
122
107
112
3.88
3.6
1.48
34
42
5
17
2
0.5
9.6
2.4
0
0
10
2
1145
1938
22
9
2.66
0.71
2
121
291
8
1.22
18
281
74
95
86
144
3.81
3.7
1.64
37
44
5
19
9
0.6
8.7
2.3
1
2
5
3
1194
1939
19
15
3.44
0.559
0
105
282.1
5.1
1.346
18
295
85
125
108
114
3.59
3.3
1.24
36
37
1
20
1
0.6
9.4
2.7
1
1
6
4
1202
1940
9
17
5.03
0.346
0
70
211.1
-1
1.495
12
246
70
129
118
74
4.09
3
1
30
37
6
9
1
0.5
10.5
3
1
2
9
2
927
1941
8
14
3.76
0.364
1
62
167.1
0.8
1.327
5
179
43
87
70
93
3.24
3.3
1.44
22
28
1
12
0
0.3
9.6
2.3
0
2
8
6
723
1942
13
13
3.85
0.5
0
75
219.2
0.8
1.311
4
221
67
99
94
83
2.55
3.1
1.12
30
32
1
18
1
0.2
9.1
2.7
1
1
11
3
939
1943
4
12
4.01
0.25
3
35
139
-0.1
1.446
8
153
48
72
62
83
3.96
2.3
0.73
19
26
5
6
0
0.5
9.9
3.1
0
1
2
4
597
1944
10
11
3.15
0.476
1
50
208.1
3
1.229
9
199
57
88
73
114
3.63
2.2
0.88
28
31
1
11
3
0.4
8.6
2.5
0
3
5
4
872
1945
9
9
3.58
0.5
0
25
183.2
1.8
1.552
6
219
66
95
73
107
3.93
1.2
0.38
26
29
1
8
1
0.3
10.7
3.2
0
0
3
4
820
1946
10
9
4.18
0.526
0
32
140
0.1
1.379
7
148
45
73
65
83
3.76
2.1
0.71
21
25
3
8
0
0.5
9.5
2.9
0
1
3
0
602
1947
0
2
4.5
0
0
9
24
0
1.667
2
26
14
16
12
89
4.88
3.4
0.64
2
14
4
0
0
0.8
9.8
5.3
0
1
1
0
116