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Lew
Burdette		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 210
 
Born: November 22, 1926 in Usa, WV, NITRO
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1950 23 SEM AL $ 300,000 9 3 3 3 8 9 8 6 7 7
1951 24 SEM AL $ 300,000 9 2 3 3 8 8 8 7 7 7
1952 25 SEM AL $ 300,000 9 2 3 3 8 8 8 7 8 7
1953 26 SEM AL $ 300,000 9 2 2 2 8 9 8 7 8 7
1954 27 SEM AL $ 3,057,143 9 2 2 2 8 8 8 7 7 7
1955 28 SEM AL $ 3,057,143 9 2 3 2 8 8 8 7 7 7
1956 29 SEM AL $ 3,057,143 9 2 2 2 7 8 8 6 7 7
1957 30 SEM AL   9 2 2 2 6 7 7 6 6 6
1958 31 STL NL $ 1,230,000 9 2 2 2 6 7 6 6 6 6
1959 32 STL NL $ 1,230,000 9 1 2 2 6 7 6 5 6 5
1960 33 STL NL $ 1,230,000 9 1 2 2 6 7 6 5 6 5
1961 34 STL NL $ 1,230,000 9 2 2 2 6 6 6 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   9 1 2 2 6 6 6 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,057,143 9 3 3 3 8 9 8 7 8 7
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1950 23 SEM AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1951 24 SEM AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1952 25 SEM AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1953 26 SEM AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1954 27 SEM AL $ 3,057,143   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1955 28 SEM AL $ 3,057,143   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1956 29 SEM AL $ 3,057,143   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1957 30 SEM AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1958 31 STL NL $ 1,230,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1959 32 STL NL $ 1,230,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1960 33 STL NL $ 1,230,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1961 34 STL NL $ 1,230,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,057,143   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1950 23 SEM AL 18 16 .529 41 41 16 0 0 326.7 368 162 26 89 84 4.46 .286 .332 .410 .742 22.1
1951 24 SEM AL 5 4 .556 32 11 4 1 1 104.3 138 66 8 25 20 5.69 .318 .354 .438 .792 3.0
1952 25 SEM AL 4 4 .500 33 5 1 0 3 69.7 88 48 6 27 21 6.20 .303 .361 .441 .802 1.8
    AAA   4 2 .667 7 7 1 0 0 50.3 56 18 6 15 22 3.22 .279 .329 .403 .732  
1953 26 SEM AL 15 9 .625 53 18 12 2 6 193.0 195 80 10 54 50 3.73 .263 .313 .373 .686 17.1
1954 27 SEM AL 10 4 .714 39 14 8 2 1 145.0 158 67 12 39 36 4.16 .281 .324 .423 .748 9.9
1955 28 SEM AL 8 14 .364 65 14 10 1 3 179.0 195 90 17 45 44 4.53 .280 .324 .415 .739 8.6
1956 29 SEM AL 8 8 .500 79 0 0 0 7 95.3 98 48 13 28 30 4.53 .264 .313 .391 .703 7.1
1957 30 SEM AL 2 2 .500 19 5 2 0 1 59.7 68 30 3 14 9 4.53 .282 .319 .394 .713 2.6
1958 31 STL NL 3 2 .600 22 0 0 0 1 30.0 33 19 6 21 6 5.70 .270 .375 .443 .818 1.1
    AAA   2 3 .400 43 3 0 0 3 67.0 74 26 10 23 51 3.49 .282 .340 .435 .775  
1959 32 STL NL 0 0 .000 12 0 0 0 0 20.3 21 9 3 6 8 3.98 .273 .321 .442 .763 1.4
    AAA   5 6 .455 37 12 0 0 2 100.3 144 44 11 36 77 3.95 .336 .388 .470 .858  
1960 33 AAA   14 9 .609 29 29 1 1 0 192.0 224 92 21 53 151 4.31 .288 .333 .445 .778  
1961 34 AAA   1 2 .333 29 0 0 0 0 55.3 83 37 7 25 33 6.02 .346 .408 .508 .916  
10 Years Sim 73 63 .537 395 108 53 6 23 1223.0 1362 619 104 348 308 4.56 .283 .330 .410 .740 74.8
5 Years AAA 26 22 .542 145 51 2 1 5 465.0 581 217 55 152 334 4.20 .304 .355 .453 .808  
Season Average 7 6 .538 39 10 5 0 2 122.3 136 61 10 34 30 4.56 .283 .330 .410 .740  
Career Highs 18 16 .714 79 41 16 2 7 326.7 368 162 26 89 84 6.20 .318 .375 .443 .818  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   693 293 44 160 182   .271 .314 .384 .698
vs LH   669 326 60 188 126   .295 .349 .440 .789
Home 37 30 .552 207 56 28 4 6 655.0 691 295 52 198 150 4.05 .271 .324 .399 .723
Away 36 33 .522 188 52 25 2 17 568.0 671 324 52 150 158 5.13 .295 .339 .423 .762
Mar/Apr 17 15 .531 67 27 11 1 3 275.7 333 162 29 85 76 5.29 .299 .348 .436 .784
May 10 13 .435 77 22 10 1 6 242.3 287 138 22 63 42 5.13 .296 .338 .423 .762
June 8 10 .444 72 8 4 0 6 134.6 151 74 11 51 44 4.95 .288 .351 .426 .777
July 11 5 .688 59 13 7 0 3 163.0 176 71 14 38 45 3.92 .275 .316 .417 .733
August 13 13 .500 62 20 12 2 1 207.3 219 92 13 56 54 3.99 .273 .320 .380 .700
Sep/Oct 14 7 .667 58 18 11 2 4 200.0 196 82 15 55 47 3.69 .255 .305 .371 .676
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1950 23 SEM AL 41 114 11 27 0 1 1 13 0 0 4 34 .237 .263 .281 .543 8.3 0.0
1951 24 SEM AL 32 27 1 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 .185 .185 .185 .370 0.3 0.0
1952 25 SEM AL 33 14 5 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .357 .400 .500 .900 2.5 0.5
1953 26 SEM AL 53 55 5 8 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 19 .145 .158 .200 .358 1.3 0.0
1954 27 SEM AL 39 39 5 7 2 0 0 4 0 0 3 9 .179 .238 .231 .469 2.2 0.0
1955 28 SEM AL 65 43 4 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 .140 .140 .163 .302 0.0 0.0
1956 29 SEM AL 79 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1957 30 SEM AL 19 17 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .176 .176 .176 .353 0.3 0.0
1958 31 STL NL 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1959 32 STL NL 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1960 33 AAA   3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
10 Years Sim 395 313 31 61 6 2 1 24 0 0 7 96 .195 .217 .236 .453 14.6 0.5
1 Years AAA 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
162 Game Average 128 12 25 2 0 0 9 0 0 2 39 .195 .217 .236 .453 6.0  
Career Highs 79 114 11 27 2 1 1 13 0 0 4 34 .357 .400 .500 .900 8.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   195 22 39 4 1 0 18 0 0 4 56 .200 .223 .231 .454 7.3
vs LH   118 9 22 2 1 1 6 0 0 3 40 .186 .207 .246 .452 4.7
Home 207 154 13 34 1 1 1 16 0 0 3 42 .221 .241 .260 .500 8.2
Away 184 159 18 27 5 1 0 8 0 0 4 54 .170 .194 .214 .408 3.8
RISP   67 0 15 2 0 0 23 0 0 2 22 .224 .254 .254 .507 3.6
Close/Late   22 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 .091 .091 .136 .227 -0.7
Mar/Apr 55 84 15 25 2 0 1 6 0 0 1 27 .298 .314 .357 .671 8.6
May 53 61 2 7 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 20 .115 .115 .148 .262 -1.1
June 41 23 3 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 .304 .304 .304 .609 2.0
July 13 37 2 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 10 .189 .225 .189 .414 1.3
August 28 59 3 6 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 17 .102 .117 .136 .252 -1.6
Sep/Oct 26 49 6 9 2 1 0 3 0 0 4 15 .184 .245 .265 .511 3.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1950 23 SEM AL P 41 41 326.7 25 64 3 4 .967 2.45    
1951 24 SEM AL P 32 11 104.3 9 18 0 0 1.000 2.33    
1952 25 SEM AL P 33 5 69.7 4 16 0 1 1.000 2.58    
1953 26 SEM AL P 53 18 193.0 10 38 2 2 .960 2.24    
1954 27 SEM AL P 39 14 145.0 7 25 2 2 .941 1.99    
1955 28 SEM AL P 65 14 179.0 7 31 1 2 .974 1.91    
1956 29 SEM AL P 79 0 95.3 6 20 1 1 .963 2.45    
1957 30 SEM AL P 19 5 59.7 2 10 0 0 1.000 1.81    
1958 31 STL NL P 22 0 30.0 2 5 0 0 1.000 2.10    
1959 32 STL NL P 12 0 20.3 3 3 0 0 1.000 2.66    
Career Totals   395 108 1223.0 75 230 9 12 .971 2.24    
Career Highs   79 41 326.7 25 64 3 4 1.000 2.66    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1950 23 SEM AL 1 2 .333 4 4 2 0 0 34.7 36 16 2 11 5 4.15 .273 .329 .364 .692
1952 25 SEM AL 0 1 .000 3 0 0 0 0 3.0 6 6 1 2 0 18.00 .400 .471 .733 1.204
1953 26 SEM AL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 8.7 12 8 0 6 1 8.31 .353 .450 .412 .862
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 4 .200 8 5 2 0 0 46.3 54 30 3 19 6 5.83 .298 .365 .403 .768
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1950 23 SEM AL 4 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .083 .083 .083 .167
1953 26 SEM AL 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 5 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .067 .067 .067 .133
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1953-8-3.73
 Wins
1950-9-18
 Losses
1950-6-16
1955-9-14
 Winning Pct
1953-8-.625
 Saves
1956-10-7
 Games Pitched
1955-10-65
1956-6-79
Games Started
1950-7-41
 Complete Games
1950-3-16
1953-9-12
1955-6-10
 Shutouts
1951-8-1
1953-2-2
1954-7-2
 Innings Pitched
1950-5-326.7
 Hits Allowed
1950-1-368
 Walks per 9IP
1950-5-2.5
1955-6-2.3
OSLG
1953-8-.373
 OOPS
1953-8-.686
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 33    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Spud Chandler (965)
  2. Warren Hacker (952)
  3. Bill Harris (951)
  4. Ivy Andrews (951)
  5. Clint Brown (950)
  6. Vic Keen (949)
  7. Pat Caraway (946)
  8. Lee Stine (945)
  9. Ed Durham (945)
  10. Monty Stratton (944)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Chris Van Cuyk (987)
  2. Bump Hadley (987)
  3. Hugh Canavan (986)
  4. Frank Lary (985)
  5. Gary Bell (981)
  6. Jack Harshman (975)
  7. Garland Buckeye (975)
  8. Lon Warneke (974)
  9. Al Gerheauser (973)
  10. Lou Brissie (973)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 14th overall pick, by Seattle in 1950
Earned first career win on 4/3/1950
Had first career hit on 4/7/1950, off Allie Reynolds (BRK)
Hit first career homerun on 4/27/1950, off Billy Pierce (TAM)
Injured on 9/9/1951 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
2/1/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,057,143 through salary arbitration
Injured on 3/16/1954 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 6-7 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 9/8/1954, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
2/1/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,057,143 through salary arbitration
2/1/1956: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,057,143 through salary arbitration
9/1/1956: Signed a contract extension with Seattle, $1,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Released by Seattle on 9/22/1957
Signed as a free agent by St. Louis on 2/7/1958 to a 4-year deal worth $1,230,000 per year
Injured on 6/4/1959 with a Bruised Cheekbone, out for 2-3 weeks
 
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