Bill Burwell

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: March 27, 1895 in Jarbalo, KS us

Died: June 11, 1973 in Ormond Beach, FL

Buried: Daytona Memorial Park, Daytona Beach, FL

School: Kansas State University (Manhattan, KS)

Debut: May 1, 1920 (Age 25-035d, 4,861st in MLB history)
vs. CHW 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 1, 1928 (Age 33-096d)
vs. STL 4.1 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1920 season

Full Name: William Edwin Burwell

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.1

W

L

ERA

4.37

G

GS

SV

IP

218.1

SO

WHIP

1.521

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	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	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	CLI,MCY,JOP	D,A	10	4	.714	2.33	21						120.0	111	25	31		22								1.108	8.3		1.7			CLI,MCY,JOP CENA,WL
1918			Did not play in major or minor 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	4.01	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	4.11	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	5.13	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	4.16	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	4.16	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	4.05	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	5.13	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	4.05	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	5.13	1.258	7.8	0.9	3.5	0.9	0.25

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

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SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances

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