Bill Burwell

William Edwin Burwell

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: March 27, 1895 in Jarbalo, KS (All Transactions)
Debut: May 1, 1920
Teams (by GP): Browns/Pirates 1920-1928

Final Game: July 1, 1928
Died: June 11, 1973 in Ormond Beach, FL
Buried: Daytona Memorial Park, Daytona Beach, FL
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1915	20	ELG	D	6	7	.462	2.86	16						107.0	98	47	34		30							1.196	8.2		2.5			ELG · BIST
1916	21	TPK	A	6	8	.429	2.82	35						131.0	137		41		33							1.298	9.4		2.3			TPK · WL
1917	22	MCY,CLI,JOP	D,A	10	4	.714	2.33	21						120.0	111	25	31		22							1.108	8.3		1.6			MCY,CLI,JOP · CENA,WL
1918		Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1919	24	JOP	A	12	12	.500	3.70	29						224.0	251	127	92		67							1.420	10.1		2.7			JOP · WL
1920	25	SLB	AL	6	4	.600	3.65	33	2	18	0	0	4	113.1	133	55	46	5	42	30	4	1	1	485	107	1.544	10.6	0.4	3.3	2.4	0.71
1921	26	SLB	AL	2	4	.333	5.12	33	3	21	1	0	2	84.1	102	62	48	2	29	17	2	2	1	378	88	1.553	10.9	0.2	3.1	1.8	0.59

1922	27	CLB	AA	14	23	.378	4.47	48						304.0	364	196	151		66							1.414	10.8		2.0			CLB · AA
1923	28	INA	AA	18	21	.462	3.58	46						342.0	411	179	136		77							1.427	10.8		2.0			INA · AA
1924	29	INA	AA	17	10	.630	4.10	33						237.0	275	122	108		52							1.380	10.4		2.0			INA · AA
1925	30	INA	AA	24	9	.727	2.73	41						303.0	282	116	92		40							1.063	8.4		1.2			INA · AA
1926	31	INA	AA	21	14	.600	3.28	43						294.0	311	128	107		63							1.272	9.5		1.9			INA · AA
1927	32	INA	AA	14	20	.412	5.10	37						254.0	296	170	144		50							1.362	10.5		1.8			INA · AA
1928	33	INA	AA	13	10	.565	3.16	30						219.0	230	90	77		50	47	3		2			1.279	9.5		2.1	1.9	0.94	INA · AA
1928	33	PIT	NL	1	0	1.000	5.23	4	1	1	0	0	0	20.2	18	12	12	2	8	2	0	0	0	87	79	1.258	7.8	0.9	3.5	0.9	0.25
1929	34	INA	AA	15	20	.429	3.69	38						271.0	284	138	111		48							1.225	9.4		1.6			INA · AA
1930	35	INA	AA	17	12	.586	4.03	40						237.0	271	132	106		55							1.376	10.3		2.1			INA · AA
1931	36	INA	AA	17	10	.630	4.52	36						239.0	311	144	120		59							1.548	11.7		2.2			INA · AA
1932	37	INA	AA	5	8	.385	4.66	24						141.0	170	92	73		39							1.482	10.9		2.5			INA · AA
1933	38	INA	AA	6	5	.545	3.00	13						102.0	107	42	34		23							1.275	9.4		2.0			INA · AA
1934	39	INA,FWA	AA,B	9	4	.692	3.38	16						117.0	139	61	44		17							1.333	10.7		1.3			INA,FWA · AA,CENL
1935	40	TER	B	5	4	.556	3.75	18						84.0	89	43	35		20							1.298	9.5		2.1			TER · IIIL
1937	42	BOS-min	A,AA	9	2	.818	3.16	23	1					94.0	108	52	33		26							1.426	10.3		2.5			RKI,MNE · WL,AA
1938	43	BOS-min	D	1	3	.250	3.91	14						53.0	55	29	23		12							1.264	9.3		2.0			CRK · NORL
3 Yrs				9	8	.529	4.37	70	6	40	1	0	6	218.1	253	129	106	9	79	49	6	3	2	950	95	1.521	10.4	0.4	3.3	2.0	0.62
162 Game Avg.				8	7	.529	4.37	63	5	36	1	0	5	195	226	115	95	8	71	44	5	3	2	850	95	1.521	10.4	0.4	3.3	2.0	0.62

SLB (2 yrs)				8	8	.500	4.28	66	5	39	1	0	6	197.2	235	117	94	7	71	47	6	3	2	863	97	1.548	10.7	0.3	3.2	2.1	0.66
PIT (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	5.23	4	1	1	0	0	0	20.2	18	12	12	2	8	2	0	0	0	87	79	1.258	7.8	0.9	3.5	0.9	0.25

AL (2 yrs)				8	8	.500	4.28	66	5	39	1	0	6	197.2	235	117	94	7	71	47	6	3	2	863	97	1.548	10.7	0.3	3.2	2.1	0.66
NL (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	5.23	4	1	1	0	0	0	20.2	18	12	12	2	8	2	0	0	0	87	79	1.258	7.8	0.9	3.5	0.9	0.25

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1920	25	SLB	AL	111.2	33	2	55	4.43	4.74	0.03	0.00	102.9	4.85	5	0.5	1.0	-0.1	1.4	18	.514	.503	$
1921	26	SLB	AL	84.1	33	3	62	6.62	5.04	-0.13	0.00	105.3	5.44	-12	-1.1	1.0	-0.1	-0.4	-1	.468	.493	$

1928	33	PIT	NL	20.2	4	1	12	5.23	4.58	0.00	0.00	99.2	4.54	-2	-0.1	1.0	-0.0	0.0	0	.463	.499	$
3 Seasons				216.2	70	6	129	5.36	4.84	-0.03	0.00	103.5	5.05	-8	-0.8	1.0	-0.1	1.0	17	.489	.498	$

SLB (2 yrs)				196.0	66	5	117	5.37	4.87	-0.04	0.00	104.0	5.10	-7	-0.6	1.0	-0.1	1.0	17	.491	.498	$
PIT (1 yr)				20.2	4	1	12	5.23	4.58	0.00	0.00	99.2	4.54	-2	-0.1	1.0	-0.0	0.0	0	.463	.499	$

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	IP%
1920	25	SLB	AL	494	1.0%	6.1%	8.5%			82%
1921	26	SLB	AL	378	0.5%	4.5%	7.7%	1.1%	4%	82%

1928	33	PIT	NL	87	2.3%	2.3%	9.2%			84%
3 Yrs				959	0.9%	5.1%	8.2%	0.4%	2%	82%
MLB Averages					1.0%	7.2%	7.7%	2.9%	11%	80%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1920	25	6	4	.600	3.65	33	2	18	0	4	113.1	133	55	46	5	42	30	4	1	1	485	107	1.544	10.6	0.4	3.3	2.4	0.71	107
1921	26	8	8	.500	4.28	66	5	39	1	6	197.2	235	117	94	7	71	47	6	3	2	863	97	1.548	10.7	0.3	3.2	2.1	0.66	97
1922	27	8	8	.500	4.28	66	5	39	1	6	197.2	235	117	94	7	71	47	6	3	2	863	97	1.548	10.7	0.3	3.2	2.1	0.66	97
1923	28	8	8	.500	4.28	66	5	39	1	6	197.2	235	117	94	7	71	47	6	3	2	863	97	1.548	10.7	0.3	3.2	2.1	0.66	97
1924	29	8	8	.500	4.28	66	5	39	1	6	197.2	235	117	94	7	71	47	6	3	2	863	97	1.548	10.7	0.3	3.2	2.1	0.66	97
1925	30	8	8	.500	4.28	66	5	39	1	6	197.2	235	117	94	7	71	47	6	3	2	863	97	1.548	10.7	0.3	3.2	2.1	0.66	97
1926	31	8	8	.500	4.28	66	5	39	1	6	197.2	235	117	94	7	71	47	6	3	2	863	97	1.548	10.7	0.3	3.2	2.1	0.66	97
1927	32	8	8	.500	4.28	66	5	39	1	6	197.2	235	117	94	7	71	47	6	3	2	863	97	1.548	10.7	0.3	3.2	2.1	0.66	97
1928	33	9	8	.529	4.37	70	6	40	1	6	218.1	253	129	106	9	79	49	6	3	2	950	95	1.521	10.4	0.4	3.3	2.0	0.62	95

Neutralized Pitching

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Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1920	25	7	5	.583	3.60	110.0	133	49	44	5	42	29	4	1.591	10.9	3.4	2.4	0.69	0.4	33
1921	26	5	5	.500	4.20	90.0	98	47	42	2	28	18	2	1.400	9.8	2.8	1.8	0.64	0.2	33

1928	33	1	1	.500	4.91	22.0	19	13	12	2	8	2	0	1.227	7.8	3.3	0.8	0.25	0.8	4
3 Yrs		13	11	.542	3.97	222.0	250	109	98	9	78	49	6	1.477	10.1		2.0	0.63	0.4	70

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Saves s c a p y 1920 AL 4 (3rd)	Games Finished s c a p y 1920 AL 18 (2nd) 1921 AL 21 (1st)

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1920 AL 18 (2nd)
1921 AL 21 (1st)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Pitching - 3 (2136), Average HOFer ≈ 185

Similarity Scores

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