#50 Lew Burdette, Starting Pitcher, 31 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox Friday, 10/6/1958 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Lew Burdette
11/22/1926 31 USA,WV,NITRO 6"2 195
Starting Pitcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 2 / 6 (Fair) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 10,100,000 1960 8 Year(s), 61 Days (1437 total Days) 172 Day(s) 9 Year(s), 115 Days (1663 total Days) 11 Year(s) Out of Option Years
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 2 | 9 | 7 | 86-89 Mph |
Versus LHB | 2 | 9 | 7 | |
Versus RHB | 2 | 9 | 7 | |
Talent | 3 | 9 | 7 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 9 51 4
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Slider
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Versus LHP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Versus RHP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 3 5 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 5 (Range), .979 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 1
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 36 | 36 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 4.09 | 294.2 | 342 | 141 | 134 | 61 | 77 | 19 | 52.8 | 1 | 19 | 52.8 |
Projected | 36 | 36 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 4.09 | 294.0 | 342 | 141 | 134 | 61 | 77 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 8 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 4.17 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 528 | 169 | 25 | 3 | 12 | 75 | 76 | 35 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .320 | .359 | .447 | .806 |
vs. RHB | 643 | 173 | 25 | 3 | 14 | 64 | 65 | 26 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .269 | .294 | .383 | .676 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 20 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 4.06 | 168.1 | 183 | 78 | 76 | 34 | 38 |
Road | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4.13 | 126.1 | 159 | 63 | 58 | 27 | 39 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4.53 | 45.2 | 52 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 15 |
May | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3.90 | 57.2 | 73 | 29 | 25 | 18 | 14 |
June | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4.14 | 58.2 | 70 | 28 | 27 | 13 | 12 |
July | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3.60 | 50.0 | 58 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 17 |
August | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4.47 | 48.1 | 51 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 10 |
Sept./Oct. | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.93 | 34.1 | 38 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 9 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1950 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.81 | 26.0 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.38 | .261 | NYA CHA |
1952 | 33 | 33 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 4.91 | 238.1 | 299 | 149 | 130 | 23 | 58 | 49 | 13 | 3 | 1.50 | .310 | CHA |
1953 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4.69 | 86.1 | 114 | 57 | 45 | 12 | 25 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1.61 | .312 | CHA |
1954 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5.52 | 45.2 | 67 | 29 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.62 | .360 | CHA |
1955 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.80 | 30.0 | 36 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.37 | .324 | CHA |
1956 | 32 | 32 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 2.99 | 270.2 | 259 | 98 | 90 | 15 | 54 | 66 | 18 | 1 | 1.16 | .260 | CHA |
1957 | 38 | 38 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3.94 | 313.1 | 354 | 154 | 137 | 31 | 62 | 80 | 17 | 1 | 1.33 | .287 | CHA |
1958 | 36 | 36 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 4.09 | 294.2 | 342 | 141 | 134 | 26 | 61 | 77 | 19 | 1 | 1.37 | .296 | CHA |
Total | 244 | 150 | 84 | 56 | 1 | 4.08 | 1305.0 | 1500 | 655 | 591 | 119 | 279 | 318 | 70 | 6 | 1.36 | .293 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1950, AAA | 11 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4.68 | 75.0 | 98 | 50 | 39 | 7 | 15 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 1.51 | .353 |
1951, AAA | 30 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 3.37 | 232.2 | 259 | 103 | 87 | 15 | 50 | 155 | 6 | 0 | 1.33 | .326 |
1952, AAA | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.62 | 32.1 | 35 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1.36 | .311 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
1954 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1956 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.45 | 15.2 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.79 | 19.1 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1950 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .182 | .364 | NYA CHA |
1952 | 33 | 78 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | .141 | .163 | .179 | .342 | CHA |
1953 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .182 | .182 | .227 | .409 | CHA |
1954 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHA |
1955 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 | CHA |
1956 | 32 | 92 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .207 | .215 | .217 | .432 | CHA |
1957 | 38 | 107 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .196 | .223 | .280 | .504 | CHA |
1958 | 36 | 107 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 0 | .150 | .188 | .168 | .356 | CHA |
Total | 244 | 418 | 73 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 33 | 9 | 91 | 2 | 2 | .175 | .199 | .213 | .412 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 36 | 36 | 12 | 45 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 1.000 | 294.2 | 1.74 | | | | |
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Transactions Traded from New York (A) to Chicago (A) on 6/7/1950 (Going to CHA: P Marino Pieretti, P Lew Burdette, 2B Snuffy Stirnweiss, LF Dick Wakefield. Going to NYY: P Billy Pierce)... Milestones Had first career hit on 5/30/1950, off Billy Pierce (CHA)... Earned first career win on 5/30/1950... Injuries Injured on 8/4/1950 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 5-6 weeks... Injured on 7/29/1951 with a Blister On Finger, out for 4 days... Injured on 4/26/1953 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks... Won World Championship with Chicago (A) in 1954... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1956, going 6-0, 1.86... 9/6/1956: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (A), $10,100,000 per year, for 4 years. Won World Championship with Chicago (A) in 1956... Hit first career homerun on 8/23/1957, off Bobby Shantz (KC)... Won Player of the Week award on 7/31/1958, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1956 - 2.99 - 3rd 1957 - 3.94 - 7th
| WHIP 1956 - 1.16 - 4th 1957 - 1.33 - 7th
| Wins 1956 - 19 - 6th
| IP 1957 - 313.1 - 7th
| SHO 1952 - 3 - 4th
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