LB
Lew Burdette
MLB · 1950–1967 · R/R
Player Info
Bats
R
Throws
R
Height
6'2"
Weight
180 lbs
Born
1926-11-22
Birthplace
Nitro, USA
Years Active
1950–1967
Hall of Fame
—
Career Batting
G
666
H
185
HR
12
RBI
75
SB
2
AVG
.183
Batting Stats by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NYA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1951 | BSN | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1952 | BSN | 45 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .114 |
| 1953 | ML1 | 46 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .170 |
| 1954 | ML1 | 39 | 79 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .089 |
| 1955 | ML1 | 45 | 86 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .233 |
| 1956 | ML1 | 45 | 86 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .186 |
| 1957 | ML1 | 41 | 88 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 22 | .148 |
| 1958 | ML1 | 47 | 99 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 24 | .242 |
| 1959 | ML1 | 52 | 104 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 36 | .202 |
| 1960 | ML1 | 46 | 91 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 22 | .176 |
| 1961 | ML1 | 42 | 103 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 39 | .204 |
| 1962 | ML1 | 39 | 51 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .176 |
| 1963 | ML1 | 17 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .038 |
| 1963 | SLN | 21 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .097 |
| 1964 | CHN | 28 | 43 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .279 |
| 1964 | SLN | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1965 | CHN | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| 1965 | PHI | 19 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .300 |
| 1966 | CAL | 54 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .125 |
| 1967 | CAL | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Pitching Stats by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NYA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 |
| 1951 | BSN | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6.23 |
| 1952 | BSN | 6 | 11 | 45 | 9 | 7 | 138 | 55 | 8 | 47 | 47 | 3.61 |
| 1953 | ML1 | 15 | 5 | 46 | 13 | 8 | 177 | 63 | 7 | 56 | 58 | 3.24 |
| 1954 | ML1 | 15 | 14 | 38 | 32 | 0 | 224 | 73 | 17 | 62 | 79 | 2.76 |
| 1955 | ML1 | 13 | 8 | 42 | 33 | 0 | 253 | 103 | 25 | 73 | 70 | 4.03 |
| 1956 | ML1 | 19 | 10 | 39 | 35 | 1 | 234 | 77 | 22 | 52 | 110 | 2.70 |
| 1957 | ML1 | 17 | 9 | 37 | 33 | 0 | 260 | 106 | 25 | 59 | 78 | 3.72 |
| 1958 | ML1 | 20 | 10 | 40 | 36 | 0 | 279 | 89 | 18 | 50 | 113 | 2.91 |
| 1959 | ML1 | 21 | 15 | 41 | 39 | 1 | 312 | 131 | 38 | 38 | 105 | 4.07 |
| 1960 | ML1 | 19 | 13 | 45 | 32 | 4 | 277 | 103 | 19 | 35 | 83 | 3.36 |
| 1961 | ML1 | 18 | 11 | 40 | 36 | 0 | 295 | 121 | 31 | 33 | 92 | 4.00 |
| 1962 | ML1 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 19 | 2 | 172 | 78 | 26 | 23 | 59 | 4.89 |
| 1963 | ML1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 71 | 34 | 15 | 24 | 28 | 3.64 |
| 1963 | SLN | 3 | 8 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 106 | 41 | 6 | 16 | 45 | 3.77 |
| 1964 | CHN | 9 | 9 | 28 | 17 | 0 | 152 | 71 | 15 | 19 | 40 | 4.88 |
| 1964 | SLN | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.80 |
| 1965 | CHN | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5.31 |
| 1965 | PHI | 3 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 95 | 43 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 5.48 |
| 1966 | CAL | 7 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 5 | 80 | 30 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 3.39 |
| 1967 | CAL | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4.91 |
Awards
Babe Ruth Award (1957)
World Series MVP (1957)
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