Lew Burdette

Q: When was Lew Burdette born?

Lew Burdette was born on November 22, 1926.

Q: Where was Lew Burdette born?

Lew Burdette was born in Nitro, WV .

Q: How tall was Lew Burdette?

Lew Burdette was 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Lew Burdette weigh when playing?

Lew Burdette weighed 180 lbs (81 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Lew Burdette play?

Lew Burdette played 18 seasons.

Q: Is Lew Burdette in the Hall of Fame?

Lew Burdette has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Lew Burdette have?

Lew Burdette had 1,074 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Lew Burdette played for?

Lew Burdette played for 7 teams; the New York Yankees, Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies and California Angels.

Q: How many World Series has Lew Burdette won?

Lew Burdette won 1 World Series.

Q: When did Lew Burdette retire?

Lew Burdette last played in 1967.

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)

Debut: September 26, 1950 (Age 23-308d, 10,758th in major league history)
vs. WSH 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

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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Relatives: Grandfather of Nolan Fontana

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

28.6

203

144

ERA

3.66

626

373

3067.1

1074

WHIP

1.243

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
1947	20	NYY-min	C	9	10	.474	2.82	24	19		12	1		150.0	125	66	47		80		79	8	0	5				1.367	7.5		4.8	4.7	0.99	AMS CAML
1948	21	NYY-min	B	16	11	.593	2.02	31			19	6		214.0	164	73	48		72		185	8	1	2				1.103	6.9		3.0	7.8	2.57	QUI IIIL
1949	22	NYY-min	AAA	6	7	.462	5.26	36			2	0		118.0	147	76	69		47		51	5	0	2				1.644	11.2		3.6	3.9	1.09	KCY AA
1950	23	NYY-min	AAA	7	7	.500	4.79	27	18		9	0		139.0	150	79	74		52		77	4	3	2				1.453	9.7		3.4	5.0	1.48	KCY AA
1950	23	NYY	AL	0	0		6.75	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	81	2.58	2.250	20.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
1951	24	NYY-min	AAA	14	12	.538	3.21	30	26		13	1		210.0	202	88	75		78		118	14	3	3				1.333	8.7		3.3	5.1	1.51	SFR PCL
1951	24	BSN	NL	0	0		6.23	3	0	0	0	0	0	4.1	6	4	3	0	5	0	1	1	0	1	23	65	6.17	2.538	12.5	0.0	10.4	2.1	0.20
1952	25	BSN	NL	6	11	.353	3.61	45	9	22	5	0	7	137.0	138	58	55	8	47	5	47	2	2	2	579	100	3.54	1.350	9.1	0.5	3.1	3.1	1.00
1953	26	MLN	NL	15	5	.750	3.24	46	13	24	6	1	9	175.0	177	73	63	7	56	8	58	5	0	1	741	122	3.50	1.331	9.1	0.4	2.9	3.0	1.04
1954	27	MLN	NL	15	14	.517	2.76	38	32	3	13	4	0	238.0	224	87	73	17	62	9	79	4	0	1	974	136	3.49	1.202	8.5	0.6	2.3	3.0	1.27
1955	28	MLN	NL	13	8	.619	4.03	42	33	4	11	2	0	230.0	253	114	103	25	73	9	70	6	1	3	1001	93	4.20	1.417	9.9	1.0	2.9	2.7	0.96
1956	29	MLN	NL	19	10	.655	2.70	39	35	2	16	6	1	256.1	234	92	77	22	52	7	110	3	0	2	1035	129	3.27	1.116	8.2	0.8	1.8	3.9	2.12	MVP-22
1957	30	MLN	NL	17	9	.654	3.72	37	33	3	14	1	0	256.2	260	117	106	25	59	8	78	2	0	2	1067	94	3.83	1.243	9.1	0.9	2.1	2.7	1.32	AS,MVP-24
1958	31	MLN	NL	20	10	.667	2.91	40	36	2	19	3	0	275.1	279	102	89	18	50	7	113	5	0	1	1122	122	3.10	1.195	9.1	0.6	*1.6*	3.7	2.26	CYA-3,MVP-11
1959	32	MLN	NL	21	15	.583	4.07	41	39	2	20	4	1	289.2	*312*	144	*131*	38	38	3	105	1	0	2	1193	86	3.93	1.208	9.7	1.2	1.2	3.3	2.76	AS,AS,MVP-12
1960	33	MLN	NL	19	13	.594	3.36	45	32	9	18	4	4	275.2	*277*	116	103	19	35	7	83	5	0	2	1117	102	3.26	1.132	9.0	0.6	*1.1*	2.7	2.37
1961	34	MLN	NL	18	11	.621	4.00	40	36	4	14	3	0	272.1	*295*	131	*121*	31	33	3	92	3	1	1	1126	92	3.77	1.204	9.7	1.0	*1.1*	3.0	2.79
1962	35	MLN	NL	10	9	.526	4.89	37	19	11	6	1	2	143.2	172	85	78	26	23	6	59	2	1	1	611	78	4.67	1.357	10.8	1.6	1.4	3.7	2.57
1963	36	TOT	NL	9	13	.409	3.71	36	27	5	7	1	2	182.0	177	90	75	21	40	6	73	8	0	0	758	92	3.97	1.192	8.8	1.0	2.0	3.6	1.83
1963	36	MLN	NL	6	5	.545	3.64	15	13	2	4	1	0	84.0	71	40	34	15	24	4	28	1	0	0	342	89	5.03	1.131	7.6	1.6	2.6	3.0	1.17
1963	36	STL	NL	3	8	.273	3.77	21	14	3	3	0	2	98.0	106	50	41	6	16	2	45	7	0	0	416	95	3.06	1.245	9.7	0.6	1.5	4.1	2.81
1964	37	TOT	NL	10	9	.526	4.66	36	17	5	8	2	0	141.0	162	77	73	16	22	2	43	1	0	1	592	80	3.96	1.305	10.3	1.0	1.4	2.7	1.95
1964	37	STL	NL	1	0	1.000	1.80	8	0	2	0	0	0	10.0	10	3	2	1	3	0	3	0	0	1	43	221	4.21	1.300	9.0	0.9	2.7	2.7	1.00
1964	37	CHC	NL	9	9	.500	4.88	28	17	3	8	2	0	131.0	152	74	71	15	19	2	40	1	0	0	549	76	3.94	1.305	10.4	1.0	1.3	2.7	2.11
1965	38	TOT	NL	3	5	.375	5.44	26	12	2	1	1	0	91.0	121	67	55	8	21	3	28	6	0	1	412	65	3.93	1.560	12.0	0.8	2.1	2.8	1.33
1965	38	CHC	NL	0	2	.000	5.31	7	3	0	0	0	0	20.1	26	17	12	3	4	1	5	1	0	0	93	71	4.68	1.475	11.5	1.3	1.8	2.2	1.25
1965	38	PHI	NL	3	3	.500	5.48	19	9	2	1	1	0	70.2	95	50	43	5	17	2	23	5	0	1	319	63	3.72	1.585	12.1	0.6	2.2	2.9	1.35
1966	39	CAL	AL	7	2	.778	3.39	54	0	22	0	0	5	79.2	80	32	30	4	12	2	27	1	2	2	317	99	3.02	1.155	9.0	0.5	1.4	3.1	2.25
1967	40	CAL-min	AAA	0	1	.000	4.26	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	SLE PCL
1967	40	CAL	AL	1	0	1.000	4.91	19	0	8	0	0	1	18.1	16	10	10	4	0	0	8	1	0	0	71	65	4.67	0.873	7.9	2.0	0.0	3.9
18 Yrs				203	144	.585	3.66	626	373	128	158	33	32	3067.1	3186	1400	1246	289	628	85	1074	56	7	23	12745	99	3.68	1.243	9.3	0.8	1.8	3.2	1.71
162 Game Avg.				14	10	.585	3.66	43	25	9	11	2	2	209	217	95	85	20	43	6	73	4	0	2	868	99	3.68	1.243	9.3	0.8	1.8	3.2	1.71
				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
MLN (13 yrs)				179	120	.599	3.53	468	330	88	146	30	24	2638.0	2698	1163	1036	251	557	76	923	40	5	19	10931	102	3.70	1.234	9.2	0.9	1.9	3.1	1.66
STL (2 yrs)				4	8	.333	3.58	29	14	5	3	0	2	108.0	116	53	43	7	19	2	48	7	0	1	459	101	3.17	1.250	9.7	0.6	1.6	4.0	2.53
CAL (2 yrs)				8	2	.800	3.67	73	0	30	0	0	6	98.0	96	42	40	8	12	2	35	2	2	2	388	90	3.33	1.102	8.8	0.7	1.1	3.2	2.92
CHC (2 yrs)				9	11	.450	4.94	35	20	3	8	2	0	151.1	178	91	83	18	23	3	45	2	0	0	642	76	4.04	1.328	10.6	1.1	1.4	2.7	1.96
PHI (1 yr)				3	3	.500	5.48	19	9	2	1	1	0	70.2	95	50	43	5	17	2	23	5	0	1	319	63	3.72	1.585	12.1	0.6	2.2	2.9	1.35
NYY (1 yr)				0	0		6.75	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	81	2.58	2.250	20.3	0.0	0.0	0.0

NL (15 yrs)				195	142	.579	3.65	551	373	98	158	33	26	2968.0	3087	1357	1205	281	616	83	1039	54	5	21	12351	99	3.70	1.248	9.4	0.9	1.9	3.2	1.69
AL (3 yrs)				8	2	.800	3.71	75	0	30	0	0	6	99.1	99	43	41	8	12	2	35	2	2	2	394	90	3.32	1.117	9.0	0.7	1.1	3.2	2.92

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Lew Burdette born?

Lew Burdette was born on November 22, 1926.

Where was Lew Burdette born?

Lew Burdette was born in Nitro, WV.

How tall was Lew Burdette?

Lew Burdette was 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

How much did Lew Burdette weigh when playing?

Lew Burdette weighed 180 lbs (81 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Lew Burdette play?

Lew Burdette played 18 seasons.

Is Lew Burdette in the Hall of Fame?

Lew Burdette has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Lew Burdette play?

Lew Burdette was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Lew Burdette have?

Lew Burdette had 1,074 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Lew Burdette played for?

Lew Burdette played for 7 teams; the New York Yankees, Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies and California Angels.

How many World Series has Lew Burdette won?

Lew Burdette won 1 World Series.

When did Lew Burdette retire?

Lew Burdette last played in 1967.

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