Lew Burdette

Lew Burdette

1950–1967 · Bats R · Throws R · 6'2", 180 lb · b. 1926 Nitro, WV

Career 203–144 · 3.66 ERA · 1,074 SO · 3067.1 IP · 666 G · 185 H · 12 HR · 75 RBI · .183 AVG

Seasons leading his league

6

2 best in baseball 4 league only

34 Top-5 finishes

4 Title seasons

5 Categories led

1956 Best season

Spanning 1956–1961, peaking at 2 titles in 1956.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

326th League titles 6
392nd Best in baseball 2
231st Top-5 finishes 34

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

87th Shutouts 33
112th Wins 203
130th Innings Pitched 3067.1
204th Complete Games 158
296th Walks + Hits / IP 1.24
499th Strikeouts 1,074

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Shutouts	2	1st	—	1956 6 1959 NL 4 1954 #2 1958 #2 1960 #3 1961 #3
Complete Games	1	1st	—	1960 18 1958 #3 1959 #2 1961 #3
Innings Pitched	1	1st	—	1961 NL 272.1 1957 #3 1958 #2 1959 #2 1960 #2
Wins	1	1st	—	1959 NL 21 1958 #3
Earned Run Average	1	1st	—	1956 NL 2.70 1954 #2 1958 #3
Walks + Hits / IP	—	#3	—	1954 #3 1961 #3

Title Seasons

4 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1961	1	IP 272.1
1960	1	CG 18
1959	2	W 21 SHO 4
1956	2	ERA 2.70 SHO 6

Pitching

18 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1950	NYA	AL	0	0	6.75	2	0	0	1.1	3	1	0	0	0	2.25
1951	BSN	NL	0	0	6.23	3	0	0	4.1	6	3	0	5	1	2.54
1952	BSN	NL	6	11	3.61	45	9	7	137.0	138	55	8	47	47	1.35
1953	ML1	NL	15	5	3.24	46	13	8	175.0	177	63	7	56	58	1.33
1954	ML1	NL	15	14	2.76	38	32	0	238.0	224	73	17	62	79	1.20
1955	ML1	NL	13	8	4.03	42	33	0	230.0	253	103	25	73	70	1.42
1956	ML1	NL	19	10	2.70	39	35	1	256.1	234	77	22	52	110	1.12
1957	ML1	NL	17	9	3.72	37	33	0	256.2	260	106	25	59	78	1.24
1958	ML1	NL	20	10	2.91	40	36	0	275.1	279	89	18	50	113	1.20
1959	ML1	NL	21	15	4.07	41	39	1	289.2	312	131	38	38	105	1.21
1960	ML1	NL	19	13	3.36	45	32	4	275.2	277	103	19	35	83	1.13
1961	ML1	NL	18	11	4.00	40	36	0	272.1	295	121	31	33	92	1.20
1962	ML1	NL	10	9	4.89	37	19	2	143.2	172	78	26	23	59	1.36
1963	SLN +1	NL	9	13	3.71	36	27	2	182.0	177	75	21	40	73	1.19
1964	CHN +1	NL	10	9	4.66	36	17	0	141.0	162	73	16	22	43	1.31
1965	PHI +1	NL	3	5	5.44	26	12	0	91.0	121	55	8	21	28	1.56
1966	CAL	AL	7	2	3.39	54	0	5	79.2	80	30	4	12	27	1.16
1967	CAL	AL	1	0	4.91	19	0	1	18.1	16	10	4	0	8	0.87
Career	—	—	203	144	3.66	626	373	31	3067.1	3,186	1,246	289	628	1,074	1.24

Batting

18 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1950	NYA	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1951	BSN	NL	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1952	BSN	NL	45	35	1	4	0	0	0	0	3	8	0	.114	.205	.114	.319
1953	ML1	NL	46	53	4	9	0	0	0	1	0	13	0	.170	.170	.170	.340
1954	ML1	NL	39	79	3	7	1	0	0	4	1	14	0	.089	.119	.101	.220
1955	ML1	NL	45	86	10	20	5	0	0	7	3	20	0	.233	.258	.291	.549
1956	ML1	NL	45	86	9	16	1	0	0	8	2	16	0	.186	.209	.198	.407
1957	ML1	NL	41	88	11	13	2	0	2	9	3	22	0	.148	.183	.239	.421
1958	ML1	NL	47	99	11	24	1	1	3	15	3	24	0	.242	.272	.364	.635
1959	ML1	NL	52	104	14	21	7	1	0	8	3	36	0	.202	.232	.289	.520
1960	ML1	NL	46	91	11	16	3	0	2	4	7	22	0	.176	.240	.275	.515
1961	ML1	NL	42	103	10	21	5	0	3	11	2	39	0	.204	.219	.340	.559
1962	ML1	NL	39	51	6	9	0	0	0	1	1	17	0	.177	.208	.177	.384
1963	SLN +1	NL	38	57	2	4	1	1	0	2	1	17	1	.070	.117	.123	.240
1964	CHN +1	NL	36	44	6	12	0	1	2	4	3	12	0	.273	.333	.455	.788
1965	PHI +1	NL	27	26	3	8	1	0	0	0	0	8	1	.308	.308	.346	.654
1966	CAL	AL	54	8	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	.125	.125	.125	.250
1967	CAL	AL	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
Career	—	—	666	1,011	101	185	27	4	12	75	32	271	2	.183	.216	.253	.469

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
P	626	245	622	27	55	.970