Bill Lee

Q: When was Bill Lee born?

Bill Lee was born on October 21, 1909.

Q: Where was Bill Lee born?

Bill Lee was born in Plaquemine, LA .

Q: How tall was Bill Lee?

Bill Lee was 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Bill Lee weigh when playing?

Bill Lee weighed 195 lbs (88 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Bill Lee in the Hall of Fame?

Bill Lee has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Bill Lee have?

Bill Lee had 998 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Bill Lee played for?

Bill Lee played for 3 teams; the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Braves.

Q: How many World Series has Bill Lee won?

Bill Lee never won a World Series.

Q: What are Bill Lee's nicknames?

Big Bill is a nickname for Bill Lee.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 195lb (190cm, 88kg)

Born: October 21, 1909 in Plaquemine, LA us

Died: June 15, 1977 in Plaquemine, LA

Buried: Protestant Cemetery, Plaquemine, LA

School: Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA)

Debut: April 29, 1934 (Age 24-190d, 7,718th in major league history)
vs. STL 3.0 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: June 29, 1947 (Age 37-251d)
vs. PIT 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1934 season

Full Name: William Crutcher Lee

Nicknames: Big Bill

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

31.4

169

157

ERA

3.54

462

379

2864.0

998

WHIP

1.343

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1932	22	STL-min	AA	20	9	.690	3.71	42						255.0	263	137	105		115									1.482	9.3		4.1			CLB AA
1933	23	STL-min	AA	21	9	.700	3.79	34						252.0	227	119	106		114									1.353	8.1		4.1			CLB AA
1934	24	CHC	NL	13	14	.481	3.40	35	29	4	16	4	1	214.1	218	91	81	9	74	4	104	2	1	9	910	115	3.82	1.362	9.2	0.4	3.1	4.4	1.41
1935	25	CHC	NL	20	6	.769	2.96	39	32	5	18	3	1	252.0	241	106	83	11	84	5	100	5	0	7	1058	133	4.02	1.290	8.6	0.4	3.0	3.6	1.19	MVP-24
1936	26	CHC	NL	18	11	.621	3.31	43	33	4	20	4	1	258.2	238	106	95	14	93	12	102	3	0	6	1081	120	4.34	1.280	8.3	0.5	3.2	3.5	1.10
1937	27	CHC	NL	14	15	.483	3.54	42	34	5	17	2	3	272.1	289	122	107	14	73	10	108	0	0	2	1145	112	3.88	1.329	9.6	0.5	2.4	3.6	1.48
1938	28	CHC	NL	22	9	.710	2.66	44	37	5	19	9	2	291.0	281	95	86	18	74	5	121	2	1	3	1194	144	3.81	1.220	8.7	0.6	2.3	3.7	1.64	AS,MVP-2
1939	29	CHC	NL	19	15	.559	3.44	37	36	1	20	1	0	282.1	295	125	108	18	85	6	105	1	1	4	1202	114	3.59	1.346	9.4	0.6	2.7	3.3	1.24	AS,MVP-19
1940	30	CHC	NL	9	17	.346	5.03	37	30	6	9	1	0	211.1	246	129	118	12	70	9	70	2	1	2	927	74	4.09	1.495	10.5	0.5	3.0	3.0	1.00
1941	31	CHC	NL	8	14	.364	3.76	28	22	1	12	0	1	167.1	179	87	70	5	43	8	62	2	0	6	723	93	3.24	1.327	9.6	0.3	2.3	3.3	1.44
1942	32	CHC	NL	13	13	.500	3.85	32	30	1	18	1	0	219.2	221	99	94	4	67	11	75	1	1	3	939	83	2.55	1.311	9.1	0.2	2.7	3.1	1.12
1943	33	TOT	NL	4	12	.250	4.01	26	19	5	6	0	3	139.0	153	72	62	8	48	2	35	1	0	4	597	83	3.96	1.446	9.9	0.5	3.1	2.3	0.73
1943	33	CHC	NL	3	7	.300	3.56	13	12	1	4	0	0	78.1	83	37	31	4	27	1	18	0	0	3	336	93	3.89	1.404	9.5	0.5	3.1	2.1	0.67
1943	33	PHI	NL	1	5	.167	4.60	13	7	4	2	0	3	60.2	70	35	31	4	21	1	17	1	0	1	261	73	4.04	1.500	10.4	0.6	3.1	2.5	0.81
1944	34	PHI	NL	10	11	.476	3.15	31	28	1	11	3	1	208.1	199	88	73	9	57	5	50	3	0	4	872	114	3.63	1.229	8.6	0.4	2.5	2.2	0.88
1945	35	TOT	NL	9	9	.500	3.58	29	26	1	8	1	0	183.2	219	95	73	6	66	3	25	0	0	4	820	107	3.93	1.552	10.7	0.3	3.2	1.2	0.38
1945	35	PHI	NL	3	6	.333	4.66	13	13	0	2	0	0	77.1	107	52	40	0	30	1	13	0	0	3	373	82	3.53	1.772	12.5	0.0	3.5	1.5	0.43
1945	35	BSN	NL	6	3	.667	2.79	16	13	1	6	1	0	106.1	112	43	33	6	36	2	12	0	0	1	447	138	4.22	1.392	9.5	0.5	3.0	1.0	0.33
1946	36	BSN	NL	10	9	.526	4.18	25	21	3	8	0	0	140.0	148	73	65	7	45	3	32	1	0	0	602	83	3.76	1.379	9.5	0.5	2.9	2.1	0.71
1947	37	CHC-min	AA	5	2	.714	4.88	9			3			48.0	75	28	26		18		24	0	0	1				1.938	14.1		3.4	4.5	1.33	TUL TL
1947	37	CHC	NL	0	2	.000	4.50	14	2	4	0	0	0	24.0	26	16	12	2	14	1	9	1	0	0	116	89	4.88	1.667	9.8	0.8	5.3	3.4	0.64
14 Yrs				169	157	.518	3.54	462	379	46	182	29	13	2864.0	2953	1304	1127	137	893	84	998	24	5	54	12186	106	3.76	1.343	9.3	0.4	2.8	3.1	1.12
162 Game Avg.				14	13	.518	3.54	37	31	4	15	2	1	232	239	105	91	11	72	7	81	2	0	4	985	106	3.76	1.343	9.3	0.4	2.8	3.1	1.12
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
CHC (11 yrs)				139	123	.531	3.51	364	297	37	153	25	9	2271.1	2317	1013	885	111	704	72	874	19	5	45	9631	108	3.75	1.330	9.2	0.4	2.8	3.5	1.24
PHI (3 yrs)				14	22	.389	3.74	57	48	5	15	3	4	346.1	376	175	144	13	108	7	80	4	0	8	1506	96	3.68	1.397	9.8	0.3	2.8	2.1	0.74
BSN (2 yrs)				16	12	.571	3.58	41	34	4	14	1	0	246.1	260	116	98	13	81	5	44	1	0	1	1049	101	3.96	1.384	9.5	0.5	3.0	1.6	0.54

for the free Baseball Reference newsletter and get scores, news and notes in your inbox every day.

It's also available for football, basketball and hockey.

Player Value--Pitching

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Advanced Pitching

See More Advanced Pitching

Compare Bill Lee to

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

Player News

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Game Log

Standard Batting

✨Upgraded✨

Show Non-Major

Regular Season

Playoffs

Standard Batting Table
Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	IBB	Pos	Awards
1934	24	CHC	NL	-0.3	40	83	76	6	10	3	0	0	7	0	0	4	11	.132	.175	.171	.346	-6	.164	-19	13	3	0	3	0	1/H
1935	25	CHC	NL	0.2	39	107	102	8	24	3	0	0	11	0	0	2	15	.235	.250	.265	.515	38	.235	29	27	2	0	3	0	1	MVP-24
1936	26	CHC	NL	-0.2	43	99	87	5	12	0	1	1	3	0	0	2	14	.138	.167	.195	.362	-4	.168	-27	17	0	1	9	0	1
1937	27	CHC	NL	-0.2	42	102	87	4	15	2	0	1	4	0	0	3	23	.172	.200	.230	.430	15	.195	-12	20	1	0	12	0	1
1938	28	CHC	NL	0.2	44	112	101	10	20	3	1	0	13	1	0	4	20	.198	.229	.248	.476	29	.221	14	25	3	0	7	0	1	AS,MVP-2
1939	29	CHC	NL	-0.5	37	115	103	3	13	0	0	1	3	0	0	4	16	.126	.159	.155	.314	-16	.150	-43	16	1	0	8	0	1	AS,MVP-19
1940	30	CHC	NL	-0.3	37	82	76	4	10	2	0	0	3	0	0	2	20	.132	.165	.158	.322	-10	.148	-26	12	0	1	2	0	1
1941	31	CHC	NL	0.2	28	69	59	8	11	0	0	2	5	0	0	1	9	.186	.200	.288	.488	39	.225	23	17	2	0	9	0	1
1942	32	CHC	NL	0.1	32	81	69	2	11	2	0	0	7	0	0	7	13	.159	.237	.188	.425	27	.211	21	13	5	0	5	0	1
1943	33	2TM	NL	0.0	26	47	43	3	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	9	.186	.222	.186	.408	20	.197	11	8	0	0	2	0	1
1943	33	CHC	NL	0.2	13	30	26	3	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	4	.269	.321	.269	.591	73	.287	72	7	0	0	2	0	1
1943	33	PHI	NL	-0.2	13	17	17	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.059	.059	.059	.118	-65	.049	-89	1	0	0	0	0	1
1944	34	PHI	NL	0.0	31	79	72	5	14	0	0	0	4	0	0	4	12	.194	.237	.194	.431	24	.207	19	14	2	0	3	0	1
1945	35	2TM	NL	-0.2	29	68	55	1	8	0	0	0	3	0	0	5	10	.145	.217	.145	.362	2	.183	-14	8	1	0	8	0	1
1945	35	PHI	NL	-0.1	13	28	24	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	.167	.200	.167	.367	4	.175	-16	4	1	0	3	0	1
1945	35	BSN	NL	-0.1	16	40	31	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	5	.129	.229	.129	.358	1	.189	-12	4	0	0	5	0	1
1946	36	BSN	NL	-0.1	25	52	47	0	8	0	0	0	7	0	0	2	5	.170	.204	.170	.374	6	.184	-11	8	0	0	3	0	1
1947	37	CHC	NL	0.0	14	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	81	.312	83	1	0	0	0	0	1
14 Yrs				-1.1	467	1099	980	59	165	15	2	5	71	1	0	42	177	.168	.204	.203	.407	13	.192	-4	199	20	2	74	0	1/H
162 Game Avg				-0.4	162	381	340	20	57	5	1	2	25	0	0	15	61	.168	.204	.203	.407	13	.192	-4	69	7	1	26	0

CHC (11 Yrs)				-0.5	369	883	789	53	134	15	2	5	57	1	0	31	145	.170	.203	.213	.416	14	.194	-3	168	17	2	60	0	1/H
PHI (3 Yrs)				-0.3	57	124	113	6	19	0	0	0	5	0	0	5	22	.168	.203	.168	.372	7	.177	-3	19	3	0	6	0	1
BSN (2 Yrs)				-0.2	41	92	78	0	12	0	0	0	9	0	0	6	10	.154	.214	.154	.368	4	.186	-12	12	0	0	8	0	1

Standard Batting Table
Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	IBB	Pos
1935	25	CHC	WS	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	3	0	/1

1938	28	CHC	WS	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	/1
2 Yrs				4	7	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	3	0	/1
162 Game Avg				162	284	162	0	0	0	0	0	41	0	0	0	41	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	122	0

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Advanced Batting

See More Advanced Batting

Postseason Batting

Postseason Game Log

Appearances

Standard Fielding

✨Upgraded✨

Regular Season

Playoffs

Standard Fielding Table
					Standard											Range Factor				Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
1934	24	CHC	NL	P	35	29	16	214.0	67	15	48	4	2	.940	.960	2.65	2.27	1.80	2.24	9	5	11	68.8	48.6	0
1935	25	CHC	NL	P	39	32	18	252.0	71	12	52	7	4	.901	.959	2.29	2.31	1.64	2.28	7	4	12	75.0	48.6	0	MVP-24
1936	26	CHC	NL	P	43	33	20	259.0	80	12	61	7	5	.913	.950	2.54	2.32	1.70	2.31	6	7	15	68.2	51.2	0
1937	27	CHC	NL	P	42	34	17	272.0	95	20	70	5	5	.947	.958	2.98	2.39	2.14	2.36	2	13	8	38.1	51.5	0
1938	28	CHC	NL	P	44	37	19	291.0	84	18	61	5	3	.940	.964	2.44	2.21	1.80	2.19	3	8	5	38.5	49.7	0	AS,MVP-2
1939	29	CHC	NL	P	37	36	20	282.0	100	15	80	5	3	.950	.960	3.03	2.19	2.57	2.16	4	6	9	60.0	47.0	0	AS,MVP-19
1940	30	CHC	NL	P	37	30	9	211.0	58	10	42	6	3	.897	.962	2.22	2.22	1.41	2.22	2	13	5	27.8	45.7	1
1941	31	CHC	NL	P	28	22	12	167.0	55	10	39	6	3	.891	.965	2.64	2.23	1.75	2.21	6	6	2	25.0	47.6	0
1942	32	CHC	NL	P	32	30	18	220.0	67	10	55	2	2	.970	.968	2.66	2.35	2.03	2.35	3	8	8	50.0	45.1	0
1943	33	2TM	NL	P	26	19	6	139.0	33	9	21	3	1	.909	.961	1.94	2.25	1.15	2.25	4	3	4	57.1	46.1	0
1943	33	CHC	NL	P	13	12	4	78.0	17	4	12	1	0	.941	.961	1.85	2.25	1.23	2.25	3	0	2	100.0	46.0	0
1943	33	PHI	NL	P	13	7	2	61.0	16	5	9	2	1	.875	.961	2.07	2.26	1.08	2.25	1	3	2	40.0	46.2	0
1944	34	PHI	NL	P	31	28	11	208.0	68	17	47	4	2	.941	.961	2.77	2.14	2.06	2.13	4	9	3	25.0	44.9	0
1945	35	2TM	NL	P	29	26	8	183.0	52	5	46	1	2	.981	.963	2.51	2.18	1.76	2.17	4	6	7	53.8	37.5	0
1945	35	PHI	NL	P	13	13	2	77.0	21	1	19	1	1	.952	.963	2.34	2.19	1.54	2.17	3	3	1	25.0	37.5	0
1945	35	BSN	NL	P	16	13	6	106.0	31	4	27	0	1	1.000	.963	2.63	2.18	1.94	2.17	1	3	6	66.7	37.6	0
1946	36	BSN	NL	P	25	21	8	140.0	42	6	35	1	2	.976	.960	2.64	2.24	1.64	2.22	0	6	3	33.3	44.2	0
1947	37	CHC	NL	P	14	2	0	24.0	11	4	5	2	0	.818	.966	3.38	2.10	0.64	2.07	0	5	0	0.0	45.2	0
14 Yrs					462	379	182	2862.0	883	163	662	58	37	.934	.961	2.59	2.26	1.79	2.24	54	99	92	48.2	47.2	1

Standard Fielding Table
					Standard									Range Factor		Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	SB	CS	CS%	Awards
1935	25	CHC	WS	P	2	1	10.1	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	1.74	1.00	0	0

1938	28	CHC	WS	P	2	2	11.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	0.82	0.50	2	1	33.3
2 Yrs					4	3	21.1	3	2	1	0	0	1.000	1.27	0.75	2	1	33.3

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Statistics

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores

Transactions

Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Bill Lee born?

Bill Lee was born on October 21, 1909.

Where was Bill Lee born?

Bill Lee was born in Plaquemine, LA.

How tall was Bill Lee?

Bill Lee was 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

How much did Bill Lee weigh when playing?

Bill Lee weighed 195 lbs (88 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Bill Lee play?

Bill Lee played 14 seasons.

Is Bill Lee in the Hall of Fame?

Bill Lee has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Bill Lee play?

Bill Lee was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Bill Lee have?

Bill Lee had 998 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Bill Lee played for?

Bill Lee played for 3 teams; the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Braves.

How many World Series has Bill Lee won?

Bill Lee never won a World Series.

When did Bill Lee retire?

Bill Lee last played in 1947.

What are Bill Lee's nicknames?

Big Bill is a nickname for Bill Lee.

Other Resources & Links

More Lee Pages

Bill Lee Overview

Minor Lg Stats

Pitching Splits

Batting Splits

Pitching Game Logs

Batting Game Logs

Fielding Game Logs

Pitching Finders & Advanced Stats

Batting Finders & Advanced Stats

Fielding Finders & Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats

More Bill Lee Pages at Baseball Reference

Bill Lee page at the Bullpen Wiki

Bill Lee

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Advanced Pitching

Compare Bill Lee to

Player News

Postseason Pitching

Standard Batting

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Advanced Batting

Postseason Batting

Appearances

Standard Fielding

Standard Fielding

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Statistics

Similarity Scores

Transactions

Salaries

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Bill Lee born?

Where was Bill Lee born?

How tall was Bill Lee?

How much did Bill Lee weigh when playing?

How many seasons did Bill Lee play?

Is Bill Lee in the Hall of Fame?

What position did Bill Lee play?

How many strikeouts did Bill Lee have?

How many teams has Bill Lee played for?

How many World Series has Bill Lee won?

When did Bill Lee retire?

What are Bill Lee's nicknames?

Other Resources & Links

More Lee Pages

Full Site Menu

FAQs, Tip & Tricks