Lew Burdette Career Pitching Summary

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.

Lew Burdette Yearly Pitching Stats

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

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    ๐Ÿงพ Basic Profile

    Lew Burdette
    NameLew Burdette
    Date of BirthNovember 22, 1926
    Nationality
    United States
    MLB Debut1950

    ๐Ÿ“Š 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:

    GS373 (MLB Rank: 178)
    GF128 (MLB Rank: 549)
    W203 (MLB Rank: 112)
    L144 (MLB Rank: 191)
    SV32 (MLB Rank: 522)
    ERA3.66 (MLB Rank: 2,980)
    IP3067.1 (MLB Rank: 130)
    SHO33 (MLB Rank: 87)
    CG158 (MLB Rank: 204)
    SO1,074 (MLB Rank: 492)
    BB628 (MLB Rank: 495)
    H3,186 (MLB Rank: 107)
    HR289 (MLB Rank: 75)
    SO93.15 (MLB Rank: 8,584)
    BB91.84 (MLB Rank: 10,771)
    H99.35 (MLB Rank: 6,095)
    HR90.85 (MLB Rank: 5,026)
    WHIP1.243 (MLB Rank: 10,138)
    WAR25.4 (MLB Rank: 389)

    ๐Ÿ“Š Last Season Summary (1967)

    In his final season (1967), Lew Burdette recorded the following stats:

    GS0
    GF8
    W1
    SV1
    ERA4.91
    IP18.1
    SO8
    H16
    HR4
    SO93.93
    H97.85
    HR91.96
    WHIP0.873
    WARโˆ’0.2

    ๐Ÿ“ˆ 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

    ๐ŸŽฏ 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

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    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