Lew Burdette played in Major League Baseball from 1950 to 1967, appearing in 626 games over 18 seasons. He recorded a total of 203 W and 144 L, an ERA of 3.66, 1,074 SO, a WHIP of 1.243, and a WAR of 25.4.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | Lew Burdette |
Date of Birth | November 22, 1926 |
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MLB Debut | 1950 |
📊 Career Summary
Lew Burdette appeared in 626 games over 18 MLB seasons from 1950 to 1967. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 373 (MLB Rank: 178) |
GF | 128 (MLB Rank: 549) |
W | 203 (MLB Rank: 112) |
L | 144 (MLB Rank: 191) |
SV | 32 (MLB Rank: 522) |
ERA | 3.66 (MLB Rank: 2,980) |
IP | 3067.1 (MLB Rank: 130) |
SHO | 33 (MLB Rank: 87) |
CG | 158 (MLB Rank: 204) |
SO | 1,074 (MLB Rank: 492) |
BB | 628 (MLB Rank: 495) |
H | 3,186 (MLB Rank: 107) |
HR | 289 (MLB Rank: 75) |
SO9 | 3.15 (MLB Rank: 8,584) |
BB9 | 1.84 (MLB Rank: 10,771) |
H9 | 9.35 (MLB Rank: 6,095) |
HR9 | 0.85 (MLB Rank: 5,026) |
WHIP | 1.243 (MLB Rank: 10,138) |
WAR | 25.4 (MLB Rank: 389) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1967)
In his final season (1967), Lew Burdette recorded the following stats:
GS | 0 |
GF | 8 |
W | 1 |
SV | 1 |
ERA | 4.91 |
IP | 18.1 |
SO | 8 |
H | 16 |
HR | 4 |
SO9 | 3.93 |
H9 | 7.85 |
HR9 | 1.96 |
WHIP | 0.873 |
WAR | −0.2 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1959, 21 W
- Most SO: 1958, 113 SO
- Most IP: 1959, 289.2 IP
- Best WAR: 1954, 4.8 WAR
- Best ERA: 1956, 2.71 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Lew Burdette appeared in 6 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 2.93, pitched 49.1 IP, struck out 25 batters, with 4 W and 2 L.
Lew Burdette Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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1950 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 2.25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 81 | 2.58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
1951 | 0 | 0 | 6.23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.1 | -0.1 | 2.538 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 65 | 6.17 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | 10.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
1952 | 6 | 11 | 3.61 | 0.353 | 7 | 47 | 137 | 2.6 | 1.35 | 8 | 138 | 47 | 58 | 55 | 100 | 3.54 | 3.1 | 1 | 9 | 45 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.1 | 3.1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 579 |
1953 | 15 | 5 | 3.24 | 0.75 | 9 | 58 | 175 | 3.4 | 1.331 | 7 | 177 | 56 | 73 | 63 | 122 | 3.5 | 3 | 1.04 | 13 | 46 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0.4 | 9.1 | 2.9 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 741 |
1954 | 15 | 14 | 2.76 | 0.517 | 0 | 79 | 238 | 4.8 | 1.202 | 17 | 224 | 62 | 87 | 73 | 136 | 3.49 | 3 | 1.27 | 32 | 38 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 0.6 | 8.5 | 2.3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 974 |
1955 | 13 | 8 | 4.03 | 0.619 | 0 | 70 | 230 | 1.8 | 1.417 | 25 | 253 | 73 | 114 | 103 | 93 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 0.96 | 33 | 42 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 9.9 | 2.9 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1001 |
1956 | 19 | 10 | 2.7 | 0.655 | 1 | 110 | 256.1 | 4.2 | 1.116 | 22 | 234 | 52 | 92 | 77 | 129 | 3.27 | 3.9 | 2.12 | 35 | 39 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 0.8 | 8.2 | 1.8 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1035 |
1957 | 17 | 9 | 3.72 | 0.654 | 0 | 78 | 256.2 | 1.2 | 1.243 | 25 | 260 | 59 | 117 | 106 | 94 | 3.83 | 2.7 | 1.32 | 33 | 37 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0.9 | 9.1 | 2.1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1067 |
1958 | 20 | 10 | 2.91 | 0.667 | 0 | 113 | 275.1 | 3.4 | 1.195 | 18 | 279 | 50 | 102 | 89 | 122 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 2.26 | 36 | 40 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 0.6 | 9.1 | 1.6 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1122 |
1959 | 21 | 15 | 4.07 | 0.583 | 1 | 105 | 289.2 | 1.1 | 1.208 | 38 | 312 | 38 | 144 | 131 | 86 | 3.93 | 3.3 | 2.76 | 39 | 41 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 1.2 | 9.7 | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1193 |
1960 | 19 | 13 | 3.36 | 0.594 | 4 | 83 | 275.2 | 3.1 | 1.132 | 19 | 277 | 35 | 116 | 103 | 102 | 3.26 | 2.7 | 2.37 | 32 | 45 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 0.6 | 9 | 1.1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1117 |
1961 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 0.621 | 0 | 92 | 272.1 | 1.3 | 1.204 | 31 | 295 | 33 | 131 | 121 | 92 | 3.77 | 3 | 2.79 | 36 | 40 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 9.7 | 1.1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1126 |
1962 | 10 | 9 | 4.89 | 0.526 | 2 | 59 | 143.2 | -0.5 | 1.357 | 26 | 172 | 23 | 85 | 78 | 78 | 4.67 | 3.7 | 2.57 | 19 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1.6 | 10.8 | 1.4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 611 |
1963 | 9 | 13 | 3.71 | 0.409 | 2 | 73 | 182 | -0.2 | 1.192 | 21 | 177 | 40 | 90 | 75 | 92 | 3.97 | 3.6 | 1.83 | 27 | 36 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8.8 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 758 |
1964 | 10 | 9 | 4.66 | 0.526 | 0 | 43 | 141 | 0.2 | 1.305 | 16 | 162 | 22 | 77 | 73 | 80 | 3.96 | 2.7 | 1.95 | 17 | 36 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 10.3 | 1.4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 592 |
1965 | 3 | 5 | 5.44 | 0.375 | 0 | 28 | 91 | -1.6 | 1.56 | 8 | 121 | 21 | 67 | 55 | 65 | 3.93 | 2.8 | 1.33 | 12 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.8 | 12 | 2.1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 412 |
1966 | 7 | 2 | 3.39 | 0.778 | 5 | 27 | 79.2 | 0.9 | 1.155 | 4 | 80 | 12 | 32 | 30 | 99 | 3.02 | 3.1 | 2.25 | 0 | 54 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 9 | 1.4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 317 |
1967 | 1 | 0 | 4.91 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 18.1 | -0.2 | 0.873 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 65 | 4.67 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71 |