Lew Burdette Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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

Lew Burdette
NameLew Burdette
Date of BirthNovember 22, 1926
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut1950
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Lew Burdette Yearly Pitching Stats

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

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

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📊 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: 552)
W203 (MLB Rank: 112)
L144 (MLB Rank: 191)
SV32 (MLB Rank: 525)
ERA3.66 (MLB Rank: 3,002)
IP3067.1 (MLB Rank: 130)
SHO33 (MLB Rank: 87)
CG158 (MLB Rank: 204)
SO1,074 (MLB Rank: 499)
BB628 (MLB Rank: 497)
H3,186 (MLB Rank: 107)
HR289 (MLB Rank: 75)
SO93.15 (MLB Rank: 8,723)
BB91.84 (MLB Rank: 10,930)
H99.35 (MLB Rank: 6,169)
HR90.85 (MLB Rank: 5,171)
WHIP1.243 (MLB Rank: 10,267)
WAR25.4 (MLB Rank: 393)

📊 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
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

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