Bill Lee

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 195lb (190cm, 88kg)

Born: October 21, 1909 in Plaquemine, LA us

Died: June 15, 1977 in Plaquemine, LA

Buried: Protestant Cemetery, Plaquemine, LA

School: Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA)

Debut: April 29, 1934 (Age 24-190d, 6,438th in MLB history)
vs. STL 3.0 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: June 29, 1947 (Age 37-251d)
vs. PIT 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1934 season

Full Name: William Crutcher Lee

Nicknames: Big Bill

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

31.2

W

169

L

157

ERA

3.54

G

462

GS

379

SV

IP

2864.0

SO

998

WHIP

1.343

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
1932	22	STL-min	AA	20	9	.690	3.71	42						255.0	263	137	105		115									1.482	9.3		4.1			CLB AA
1933	23	STL-min	AA	21	9	.700	3.79	34						252.0	227	119	106		114									1.353	8.1		4.1			CLB AA
1934	24	CHC	NL	13	14	.481	3.40	35	29	4	16	4	1	214.1	218	91	81	9	74	4	104	2	1	9	910	115	3.76	1.362	9.2	0.4	3.1	4.4	1.41
1935	25	CHC	NL	20	6	*.769*	2.96	39	32	5	18	3	1	252.0	241	106	83	11	84	5	100	5	0	7	1058	133	3.89	1.290	8.6	0.4	3.0	3.6	1.19	MVP-24
1936	26	CHC	NL	18	11	.621	3.31	43	33	4	20	4	1	258.2	238	106	95	14	93	12	102	3	0	6	1081	120	4.29	1.280	8.3	0.5	3.2	3.5	1.10
1937	27	CHC	NL	14	15	.483	3.54	42	34	5	17	2	3	272.1	289	122	107	14	73	10	108	0	0	2	1145	112	3.72	1.329	9.6	0.5	2.4	3.6	1.48
1938	28	CHC	NL	22	9	.710	*2.66*	44	37	5	19	9	2	291.0	281	95	86	18	74	5	121	2	1	3	1194	144	3.68	1.220	8.7	0.6	2.3	3.7	1.64	AS,MVP-2
1939	29	CHC	NL	19	15	.559	3.44	37	36	1	20	1	0	282.1	295	125	108	18	85	6	105	1	1	4	1202	114	3.97	1.346	9.4	0.6	2.7	3.3	1.24	AS,MVP-19
1940	30	CHC	NL	9	17	.346	5.03	37	30	6	9	1	0	211.1	246	129	118	12	70	9	70	2	1	2	927	74	3.93	1.495	10.5	0.5	3.0	3.0	1.00
1941	31	CHC	NL	8	14	.364	3.76	28	22	1	12	0	1	167.1	179	87	70	5	43	8	62	2	0	6	723	93	3.12	1.327	9.6	0.3	2.3	3.3	1.44
1942	32	CHC	NL	13	13	.500	3.85	32	30	1	18	1	0	219.2	221	99	94	4	67	11	75	1	1	3	939	83	2.90	1.311	9.1	0.2	2.7	3.1	1.12
1943	33	TOT	NL	4	12	.250	4.01	26	19	5	6	0	3	139.0	153	72	62	8	48	2	35	1	0	4	597	83	3.71	1.446	9.9	0.5	3.1	2.3	0.73
1943	33	CHC	NL	3	7	.300	3.56	13	12	1	4	0	0	78.1	83	37	31	4	27	1	18	0	0	3	336	93	3.65	1.404	9.5	0.5	3.1	2.1	0.67
1943	33	PHI	NL	1	5	.167	4.60	13	7	4	2	0	3	60.2	70	35	31	4	21	1	17	1	0	1	261	73	3.79	1.500	10.4	0.6	3.1	2.5	0.81
1944	34	PHI	NL	10	11	.476	3.15	31	28	1	11	3	1	208.1	199	88	73	9	57	5	50	3	0	4	872	114	3.48	1.229	8.6	0.4	2.5	2.2	0.88
1945	35	TOT	NL	9	9	.500	3.58	29	26	1	8	1	0	183.2	219	95	73	6	66	3	25	0	0	4	820	107	3.77	1.552	10.7	0.3	3.2	1.2	0.38
1945	35	PHI	NL	3	6	.333	4.66	13	13	0	2	0	0	77.1	107	52	40	0	30	1	13	0	0	3	373	82	3.37	1.772	12.5	0.0	3.5	1.5	0.43
1945	35	BSN	NL	6	3	.667	2.79	16	13	1	6	1	0	106.1	112	43	33	6	36	2	12	0	0	1	447	138	4.06	1.392	9.5	0.5	3.0	1.0	0.33
1946	36	BSN	NL	10	9	.526	4.18	25	21	3	8	0	0	140.0	148	73	65	7	45	3	32	1	0	0	602	83	3.57	1.379	9.5	0.5	2.9	2.1	0.71
1947	37	CHC-min	AA	5	2	.714	4.88	9			3			48.0	75	28	26		18		24	0	0	1				1.938	14.1		3.4	4.5	1.33	TUL TL
1947	37	CHC	NL	0	2	.000	4.50	14	2	4	0	0	0	24.0	26	16	12	2	14	1	9	1	0	0	116	89	4.70	1.667	9.8	0.8	5.3	3.4	0.64
14 Yrs				169	157	.518	3.54	462	379	46	182	29	13	2864.0	2953	1304	1127	137	893	84	998	24	5	54	12186	106	3.71	1.343	9.3	0.4	2.8	3.1	1.12
162 Game Avg.				14	13	.518	3.54	37	31	4	15	2	1	232	239	105	91	11	72	7	81	2	0	4	985	106	3.71	1.343	9.3	0.4	2.8	3.1	1.12
				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
CHC (11 yrs)				139	123	.531	3.51	364	297	37	153	25	9	2271.1	2317	1013	885	111	704	72	874	19	5	45	9631	108	3.74	1.330	9.2	0.4	2.8	3.5	1.24
PHI (3 yrs)				14	22	.389	3.74	57	48	5	15	3	4	346.1	376	175	144	13	108	7	80	4	0	8	1506	96	3.51	1.397	9.8	0.3	2.8	2.1	0.74
BSN (2 yrs)				16	12	.571	3.58	41	34	4	14	1	0	246.1	260	116	98	13	81	5	44	1	0	1	1049	101	3.78	1.384	9.5	0.5	3.0	1.6	0.54