Lew Burdette

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)

Born: November 22, 1926 in Nitro, WV us

Died: February 6, 2007 in Winter Garden, FL

Buried: Cremated

High School: Nitro HS (Nitro, WV)

School: University of Richmond (Richmond, VA)

Last Game: July 16, 1967 (Age 40-236d)
vs. MIN 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: Selva Lewis Burdette

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

28.6

203

144

ERA

3.66

626

373

3067.1

1074

WHIP

1.243

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1947	20	-2.7	Amsterdam	CAML	C	NYY	9	10	.474	2.82	3.96	24	19		12	1		150.0	125	66	47		80		79	8	0	5		1.367	7.5		4.8	4.7	0.99
1948	21	-1.8	Quincy	IIIL	B	NYY	16	11	.593	2.02	3.07	31			19	6		214.0	164	73	48		72		185	8	1	2		1.103	6.9		3.0	7.8	2.57
1949	22	-5.1	Kansas City	AA	AAA	NYY	6	7	.462	5.26	5.80	36			2	0		118.0	147	76	69		47		51	5	0	2		1.644	11.2		3.6	3.9	1.09
1950	23	-3.5	Kansas City	AA	AAA	NYY	7	7	.500	4.79	5.12	27	18		9	0		139.0	150	79	74		52		77	4	3	2		1.453	9.7		3.4	5.0	1.48
1950	23	-5.7	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	0	0		6.75	6.75	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2.250	20.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
1951	24	-6.3	San Francisco	PCL	AAA	NYY	14	12	.538	3.21	3.77	30	26		13	1		210.0	202	88	75		78		118	14	3	3		1.333	8.7		3.3	5.1	1.51
1951	24	-4.6	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	0	0		6.23	8.31	3	0	0	0	0	0	4.1	6	4	3	0	5	0	1	1	0	1	23	2.538	12.5	0.0	10.4	2.1	0.20
1952	25	-3.4	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	6	11	.353	3.61	3.81	45	9	22	5	0	7	137.0	138	58	55	8	47	5	47	2	2	2	579	1.350	9.1	0.5	3.1	3.1	1.00
1953	26	-2.5	MLN	NL	Maj	MLN	15	5	.750	3.24	3.75	46	13	24	6	1	9	175.0	177	73	63	7	56	8	58	5	0	1	741	1.331	9.1	0.4	2.9	3.0	1.04
1954	27	-1.5	MLN	NL	Maj	MLN	15	14	.517	2.76	3.29	38	32	3	13	4	0	238.0	224	87	73	17	62	9	79	4	0	1	974	1.202	8.5	0.6	2.3	3.0	1.27
1955	28	0.0	MLN	NL	Maj	MLN	13	8	.619	4.03	4.46	42	33	4	11	2	0	230.0	253	114	103	25	73	9	70	6	1	3	1001	1.417	9.9	1.0	2.9	2.7	0.96
1956	29	0.4	MLN	NL	Maj	MLN	19	10	.655	2.70	3.23	39	35	2	16	6	1	256.1	234	92	77	22	52	7	110	3	0	2	1035	1.116	8.2	0.8	1.8	3.9	2.12
1957	30	2.4	MLN	NL	Maj	MLN	17	9	.654	3.72	4.10	37	33	3	14	1	0	256.2	260	117	106	25	59	8	78	2	0	2	1067	1.243	9.1	0.9	2.1	2.7	1.32
1958	31	3.3	MLN	NL	Maj	MLN	20	10	.667	2.91	3.33	40	36	2	19	3	0	275.1	279	102	89	18	50	7	113	5	0	1	1122	1.195	9.1	0.6	1.6	3.7	2.26
1959	32	4.3	MLN	NL	Maj	MLN	21	15	.583	4.07	4.47	41	39	2	20	4	1	289.2	312	144	131	38	38	3	105	1	0	2	1193	1.208	9.7	1.2	1.2	3.3	2.76
1960	33	5.6	MLN	NL	Maj	MLN	19	13	.594	3.36	3.79	45	32	9	18	4	4	275.2	277	116	103	19	35	7	83	5	0	2	1117	1.132	9.0	0.6	1.1	2.7	2.37
1961	34	6.6	MLN	NL	Maj	MLN	18	11	.621	4.00	4.33	40	36	4	14	3	0	272.1	295	131	121	31	33	3	92	3	1	1	1126	1.204	9.7	1.0	1.1	3.0	2.79
1962	35	7.2	MLN	NL	Maj	MLN	10	9	.526	4.89	5.32	37	19	11	6	1	2	143.2	172	85	78	26	23	6	59	2	1	1	611	1.357	10.8	1.6	1.4	3.7	2.57
1963	36		2 Teams	NL	Maj	MLN-STL	9	13	.409	3.71	4.45	36	27	5	7	1	2	182.0	177	90	75	21	40	6	73	8	0	0	758	1.192	8.8	1.0	2.0	3.6	1.83
1963	36	7.7	MLN	NL	Maj	MLN	6	5	.545	3.64	4.29	15	13	2	4	1	0	84.0	71	40	34	15	24	4	28	1	0	0	342	1.131	7.6	1.6	2.6	3.0	1.17
1963	36	7.7	STL	NL	Maj	STL	3	8	.273	3.77	4.59	21	14	3	3	0	2	98.0	106	50	41	6	16	2	45	7	0	0	416	1.245	9.7	0.6	1.5	4.1	2.81
1964	37		2 Teams	NL	Maj	CHC-STL	10	9	.526	4.66	4.91	36	17	5	8	2	0	141.0	162	77	73	16	22	2	43	1	0	1	592	1.305	10.3	1.0	1.4	2.7	1.95
1964	37	8.8	STL	NL	Maj	STL	1	0	1.000	1.80	2.70	8	0	2	0	0	0	10.0	10	3	2	1	3	0	3	0	0	1	43	1.300	9.0	0.9	2.7	2.7	1.00
1964	37	8.8	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	9	9	.500	4.88	5.08	28	17	3	8	2	0	131.0	152	74	71	15	19	2	40	1	0	0	549	1.305	10.4	1.0	1.3	2.7	2.11
1965	38		2 Teams	NL	Maj	CHC-PHI	3	5	.375	5.44	6.63	26	12	2	1	1	0	91.0	121	67	55	8	21	3	28	6	0	1	412	1.560	12.0	0.8	2.1	2.8	1.33
1965	38	9.7	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	0	2	.000	5.31	7.52	7	3	0	0	0	0	20.1	26	17	12	3	4	1	5	1	0	0	93	1.475	11.5	1.3	1.8	2.2	1.25
1965	38	9.7	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	3	3	.500	5.48	6.37	19	9	2	1	1	0	70.2	95	50	43	5	17	2	23	5	0	1	319	1.585	12.1	0.6	2.2	2.9	1.35
1966	39	12.0	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	7	2	.778	3.39	3.62	54	0	22	0	0	5	79.2	80	32	30	4	12	2	27	1	2	2	317	1.155	9.0	0.5	1.4	3.1	2.25
1967	40	14.5	Seattle	PCL	AAA	CAL	0	1	.000	4.26	5.68	13	0		0	0		19.0	18	12	9	2	4	4	8	1	0	0		1.158	8.5	0.9	1.9	3.8	2.00
1967	40	13.1	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	1	0	1.000	4.91	4.91	19	0	8	0	0	1	18.1	16	10	10	4	0	0	8	1	0	0	71	0.873	7.9	2.0	0.0	3.9
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (18 seasons)					Majors		203	144	.585	3.66	4.11	626	373	128	158	33	32	3067.1	3186	1400	1246	289	628	85	1074	56	7	23	12745	1.243	9.3	0.8	1.8	3.2	1.71
Minors (6 seasons)					Minors		52	48	.520	3.41	4.17	161	63		55	8		850.0	806	394	322	2	333	4	518	40	7	14		1.340	8.5		3.5	5.5	1.56
All Levels (21 Seasons)							255	192	.570	3.60	4.12	787	436	128	213	41	32	3917.1	3992	1794	1568	291	961	89	1592	96	14	37	12745	1.264	9.2		2.2	3.7	1.66

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		27	27	.500	4.20	4.72	106	44		24	1		486.0	517	255	227	2	181	4	254	24	6	7		1.436	9.6		3.4	4.7	1.40
B (1 season)					Minors		16	11	.593	2.02	3.07	31			19	6		214.0	164	73	48		72		185	8	1	2		1.103	6.9		3.0	7.8	2.57
C (1 season)					Minors		9	10	.474	2.82	3.96	24	19		12	1		150.0	125	66	47		80		79	8	0	5		1.367	7.5		4.8	4.7	0.99