LB
1950–1967 · P
Lew Burdette
6' 2", 180 lbs·Lived to 81·Bats R / Throws R
All-Star
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Career Highs
2.70
Best ERA · 1956
21
Most W · 1959
113
Most K · 1958
1.116
Best WHIP · 1956
Career Arc · OPS
13 seasonsCareer Arc · ERA
18 seasonsStatistical Comps
Career · Hitting
18 seasons| Year | Team | G | AB | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NYY | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1951 | BSN | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — |
| 1952 | BSN | 45 | 35 | 0 | 0 | .114 | — | — |
| 1953 | ML1 | 46 | 53 | 0 | 1 | .170 | — | — |
| 1954 | ML1 | 39 | 79 | 0 | 4 | .089 | .220 | — |
| 1955 | ML1 | 45 | 86 | 0 | 7 | .233 | .549 | — |
| 1956 | ML1 | 45 | 86 | 0 | 8 | .186 | .406 | — |
| 1957 | ML1 | 41 | 88 | 2 | 9 | .148 | .421 | — |
| 1958 | ML1 | 47 | 99 | 3 | 15 | .242 | .635 | — |
| 1959 | ML1 | 52 | 104 | 0 | 8 | .202 | .520 | — |
| 1960 | ML1 | 46 | 91 | 2 | 4 | .176 | .515 | — |
| 1961 | ML1 | 42 | 103 | 3 | 11 | .204 | .559 | — |
| 1962 | ML1 | 39 | 51 | 0 | 1 | .176 | .384 | — |
| 1963 | STL | 38 | 57 | 0 | 2 | .070 | .239 | — |
| 1964 | CHC | 36 | 44 | 2 | 4 | .273 | .788 | — |
| 1965 | PHI | 27 | 26 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .654 | — |
| 1966 | CAL | 54 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .125 | .250 | — |
| 1967 | CAL | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | 666 | 1011 | 12 | 75 | .183 | — | — | |
Career · Pitching
18 seasons| Year | Team | G | IP | W | L | ERA | ERA+ | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NYY | 2 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 65 | 0 | 2.250 |
| 1951 | BSN | 3 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 6.23 | 65 | 1 | 2.538 |
| 1952 | BSN | 45 | 137.0 | 6 | 11 | 3.61 | 102 | 47 | 1.350 |
| 1953 | ML1 | 46 | 175.0 | 15 | 5 | 3.24 | 128 | 58 | 1.331 |
| 1954 | ML1 | 38 | 238.0 | 15 | 14 | 2.76 | 141 | 79 | 1.202 |
| 1955 | ML1 | 42 | 230.0 | 13 | 8 | 4.03 | 99 | 70 | 1.417 |
| 1956 | ML1 | 39 | 256.3 | 19 | 10 | 2.70 | 147 | 110 | 1.116 |
| 1957 | ML1 | 37 | 256.7 | 17 | 9 | 3.72 | 103 | 78 | 1.243 |
| 1958 | ML1 | 40 | 275.3 | 20 | 10 | 2.91 | 133 | 113 | 1.195 |
| 1959 | ML1 | 41 | 289.7 | 21 | 15 | 4.07 | 96 | 105 | 1.208 |
| 1960 | ML1 | 45 | 275.7 | 19 | 13 | 3.36 | 114 | 83 | 1.132 |
| 1961 | ML1 | 40 | 272.3 | 18 | 11 | 4.00 | 101 | 92 | 1.204 |
| 1962 | ML1 | 37 | 143.7 | 10 | 9 | 4.89 | 81 | 59 | 1.357 |
| 1963 | STL | 36 | 182.0 | 9 | 13 | 3.71 | 93 | 73 | 1.192 |
| 1964 | CHC | 36 | 141.0 | 10 | 9 | 4.66 | 77 | 43 | 1.305 |
| 1965 | PHI | 26 | 91.0 | 3 | 5 | 5.44 | 64 | 28 | 1.560 |
| 1966 | CAL | 54 | 79.7 | 7 | 2 | 3.39 | 104 | 27 | 1.155 |
| 1967 | CAL | 19 | 18.3 | 1 | 0 | 4.91 | 67 | 8 | 0.873 |
| Career | 626 | 3067.3 | 203 | 144 | — | — | 1074 | — | |
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