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Lew Burdette
Selva Lewis Burdette Jr.

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 190 lb.
School University of Richmond

Debut September 26, 1950
Final Game July 16, 1967
Born November 22, 1926 in Nitro, WV
Died February 6, 2007 in Winter Garden, FL

Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1947. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1950 23 NYY AL   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  0    1.3    3    1    1   0    0    0   0   0     6       0  6.75  4.30   64 2.250
 1951 24 BSN NL   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  0    4.3    6    4    3   0    5    1   1   1    23       0  6.23  3.68   59 2.538
 1952 25 BSN NL   6  11  45   9   5   0  22  7  137.0  138   58   55   8   47   47   2   2   579       2  3.61  3.62  100 1.350
 1953 26 MLN NL  15   5  46  13   6   1  24  8  175.0  177   73   63   7   56   58   5   1   741       0  3.24  3.94  122 1.331
 1954 27 MLN NL  15  14  38  32  13   4   3  0  238.0  224   87   73  17   62   79   4   1   974       0  2.76  3.75  136 1.202
 1955 28 MLN NL  13   8  42  33  11   2   4  0  230.0  253  114  103  25   73   70   6   3  1001   9   1  4.03  3.76   93 1.417
 1956 29 MLN NL  19  10  39  35  16   6   2  1  256.3  234   92   77  22   52  110   3   2  1035   7   0  2.70  3.47  128 1.116 MVP-22
 1957 30 MLN NL  17   9  37  33  14   1   3  0  256.7  260  117  106  25   59   78   2   2  1067   8   0  3.72  3.49   94 1.243 MVP-24,AS
 1958 31 MLN NL  20  10  40  36  19   3   2  0  275.3  279  102   89  18   50  113   5   1  1122   7   0  2.91  3.52  121 1.195 MVP-11,CYA-3
 1959 32 MLN NL  21  15  41  39  20   4   2  1  289.7  312  144  131  38   38  105   1   2  1193   3   0  4.07  3.55   87 1.208 MVP-12,AS
 1960 33 MLN NL  19  13  45  32  18   4   9  4  275.7  277  116  103  19   35   83   5   2  1117   7   0  3.36  3.42  102 1.132
 1961 34 MLN NL  18  11  40  36  14   3   4  0  272.3  295  131  121  31   33   92   3   1  1126   3   1  4.00  3.71   93 1.204
 1962 35 MLN NL  10   9  37  19   6   1  11  2  143.7  172   85   78  26   23   59   2   1   611   6   1  4.89  3.78   77 1.357
 1963 36 TOT NL   9  13  36  27   7   1   5  2  182.0  177   90   75  21   40   73   8   0   758   6   0  3.71  3.42   92 1.192
         MLN NL   6   5  15  13   4   1   2  0   84.0   71   40   34  15   24   28   1   0   342   4   0  3.64  3.22   88 1.131
         STL NL   3   8  21  14   3   0   3  2   98.0  106   50   41   6   16   45   7   0   416   2   0  3.77  3.58   95 1.245
 1964 37 TOT NL  10   9  36  17   8   2   5  0  141.0  162   77   73  16   22   43   1   1   592   2   0  4.66  3.72   80 1.305
         STL NL   1   0   8   0   0   0   2  0   10.0   10    3    2   1    3    3   0   1    43   0   0  1.80  3.82  212 1.300
         CHC NL   9   9  28  17   8   2   3  0  131.0  152   74   71  15   19   40   1   0   549   2   0  4.88  3.71   76 1.305
 1965 38 TOT NL   3   5  26  12   1   1   2  0   91.0  121   67   55   8   21   28   6   1   412   3   0  5.44  3.52   65 1.560
         CHC NL   0   2   7   3   0   0   0  0   20.3   26   17   12   3    4    5   1   0    93   1   0  5.31  3.68   69 1.475
         PHI NL   3   3  19   9   1   1   2  0   70.7   95   50   43   5   17   23   5   1   319   2   0  5.48  3.47   63 1.585
 1966 39 CAL AL   7   2  54   0   0   0  22  5   79.7   80   32   30   4   12   27   1   2   317   2   2  3.39  3.33   98 1.155
 1967 40 CAL AL   1   0  19   0   0   0   8  1   18.3   16   10   10   4    0    8   1   0    71   0   0  4.91  3.10   63 0.873
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 18 Yr WL% .585 203 144 626 373 158  33 128 31 3067.3 3186 1400 1246 289  628 1074  56  23 12745  63   7  3.66  3.60   98 1.243
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    13   9  42  25  10   2   8  2  208.7  216   95   84  19   42   73   3   1   867   4   0  3.66  3.60   98 1.243
 Career High     21  15  54  39  20   6  24  8  289.7  312  144  131  38   73  113   8   3  1193   9   2  2.70  3.94  136 1.116
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1951 24 BSN NL   3    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
 1952 25 BSN NL  45   35    1    4   0  0   0    0   0  0   3   8  .114  .205  .114   -8    4   6           1   2
 1953 26 MLN NL  46   53    4    9   0  0   0    1   0  0   0  13  .170  .170  .170   -9    9   5           0   0
 1954 27 MLN NL  39   79    3    7   1  0   0    4   0  0   1  14  .089  .119  .101  -40    8   5   2       2   0
 1955 28 MLN NL  45   86   10   20   5  0   0    7   0  0   3  20  .233  .258  .291   49   25   3   0   0   0   0
 1956 29 MLN NL  45   86    9   16   1  0   0    8   0  0   2  16  .186  .209  .198   13   17  11   2   0   1   1 MVP-22
 1957 30 MLN NL  41   88   11   13   2  0   2    9   0  0   3  22  .148  .183  .239   16   21   4   1   0   1   4 MVP-24,AS
 1958 31 MLN NL  47   99   11   24   1  1   3   15   0  0   3  24  .242  .272  .364   73   36   5   0   0   1   4 MVP-11
 1959 32 MLN NL  52  104   14   21   7  1   0    8   0  0   3  36  .202  .231  .288   43   30   5   0   0   1   0 MVP-12,AS
 1960 33 MLN NL  46   91   11   16   3  0   2    4   0  0   7  22  .176  .240  .275   45   25   2   1   0   1   2
 1961 34 MLN NL  42  103   10   21   5  0   3   11   0  0   2  39  .204  .219  .340   50   35   3   0   0   0   0
 1962 35 MLN NL  39   51    6    9   0  0   0    1   0  0   1  17  .176  .208  .176    6    9   2   0   0   1   1
 1963 36 TOT NL  38   57    2    4   1  1   0    2   1  0   1  17  .070  .117  .123  -32    7   7   0   0   2   0
         MLN NL  17   26    2    1   0  1   0    1   0  0   1  11  .038  .138  .115  -26    3   4   0   0   2   0
         STL NL  21   31    0    3   1  0   0    1   1  0   0   6  .097  .097  .129  -38    4   3   0   0   0   0
 1964 37 TOT NL  36   44    6   12   0  1   2    4   0  0   3  12  .273  .333  .455  116   20   3   0   0   1   0
         STL NL   8    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         CHC NL  28   43    6   12   0  1   2    4   0  0   3  12  .279  .340  .465  121   20   3   0   0   1   0
 1965 38 TOT NL  27   26    3    8   1  0   0    0   1  0   0   8  .308  .308  .346   85    9   2   0   0   0   0
         CHC NL   8    6    0    2   1  0   0    0   1  0   0   1  .333  .333  .500  130    3   0   0   0   0   0
         PHI NL  19   20    3    6   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   7  .300  .300  .300   72    6   2   0   0   0   0
 1966 39 CAL AL  54    8    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   3  .125  .125  .125  -27    1   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 18 Seasons     666 1011  101  185  27  4  12   75   2  0  32 271  .183  .216  .253   29  256  63   6   0  12  14
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        246   25   45   7  1   3   18   0  0   8  66  .183  .216  .253   29   62  15   1   0   3   3
 Career High     54  104   14   24   7  1   3   15   1  0   7  39                          36  11   2   0   2   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1951 24 BSN NL    1    1    0   0.0    97| .000  .259| .000  .332| .000  .392| .000  .724|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1952 25 BSN NL   45   39    1   0.7    95| .114  .258| .205  .330| .114  .384| .319  .714|  -8  .036  -5.1  -0.5   0%
 1953 26 MLN NL   58   49    2   1.1   105| .170  .267| .170  .337| .170  .416| .340  .753|  -9  .061  -8.3  -0.8   0%
 1954 27 MLN NL   89   79    1   0.3   104| .089  .267| .119  .337| .101  .412| .220  .749| -40  .008 -16.0  -1.6   0%
 1955 28 MLN NL   92   69    7   2.7   101| .233  .260| .258  .330| .291  .411| .549  .740|  49  .269  -6.1  -0.6   0%
 1956 29 MLN NL  102   84    4   1.3    98| .186  .257| .209  .323| .198  .406| .407  .728|  13  .091 -10.1  -1.0   0%
 1957 30 MLN NL   97   84    3   1.0    97| .148  .260| .183  .322| .239  .403| .422  .725|  16  .054 -10.3  -1.0   0%
 1958 31 MLN NL  108   84    9   2.9    99| .242  .260| .272  .327| .364  .406| .636  .733|  73  .293  -4.2  -0.4   0%
 1959 32 MLN NL  113   88    7   2.1    98| .202  .260| .231  .325| .288  .403| .519  .728|  43  .195  -8.2  -0.8   0%
 1960 33 MLN NL  102   80    6   2.0    93| .176  .255| .240  .320| .275  .391| .515  .710|  45  .196  -6.6  -0.7   0%
 1961 34 MLN NL  108   85    8   2.5   100| .204  .263| .219  .328| .340  .409| .559  .738|  50  .244  -7.5  -0.7   0%
 1962 35 MLN NL   55   45    2   1.2   100| .176  .266| .208  .333| .176  .404| .384  .737|   6  .079  -6.8  -0.7   0%
 1963 36 TOT NL   67   60    2   0.9    93| .070  .260| .117  .322| .123  .388| .240  .710| -32  .064 -10.1  -1.1 100%
         MLN NL   33   29    1   0.9    88| .038  .253| .138  .315| .115  .378| .253  .693| -26  .067  -4.4  -0.5   0%
         STL NL   34   31    1   0.9    97| .097  .265| .097  .328| .129  .396| .226  .724| -38  .060  -5.7  -0.6 100%
 1964 37 TOT NL   51   35    7   5.4    97| .273  .268| .333  .326| .455  .398| .788  .724| 116  .621   0.7   0.1   0%
         STL NL    1    1    0   0.0   101| .000  .273| .000  .332| .000  .406| .000  .738|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
         CHC NL   50   34    7   5.5    97| .279  .268| .340  .326| .465  .398| .805  .724| 121  .634   1.0   0.1   0%
 1965 38 TOT NL   28   20    3   4.0    93| .308  .257| .308  .320| .346  .388| .654  .709|  85  .490  -0.6  -0.1 100%
         CHC NL    6    4    1   6.8    95| .333  .260| .333  .324| .500  .394| .833  .718| 130  .710   0.2   0.0 100%
         PHI NL   22   16    2   3.4    92| .300  .256| .300  .319| .300  .387| .600  .706|  72  .408  -0.8  -0.1   0%
 1966 39 CAL AL    8    7    0   0.0    87| .125  .245| .125  .311| .125  .378| .250  .689| -27  .000  -1.3  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 18 Seasons     1124  909   62   1.8    98| .183  .261| .216  .327| .253  .403| .469  .730|  29  .160 -100.8 -10.0 100%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1950 23 NYY AL   P    2      0    1    0    1 1.000  .909  0.50  0.95  6.92  2.08    0    1.3
 1951 24 BSN NL   P    3      0    1    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.33  0.97  2.09  2.09    0    4.3
 1952 25 BSN NL   P   45      9   29    1    3  .974  .952  0.84  0.98  2.50  2.18    9  137.0
 1953 26 MLN NL   P   46     11   37    1    6  .980  .956  1.04  0.87  2.47  2.06   13  175.0
 1954 27 MLN NL   P   38     17   49    4    4  .943  .959  1.74  0.87  2.50  2.07   32  238.0
 1955 28 MLN NL   P   42     18   47    2    6  .970  .950  1.55  0.83  2.54  2.04   33  230.0
 1956 29 MLN NL   P   39     19   48    1    4  .985  .965  1.72  0.83  2.35  2.05   35  256.3
 1957 30 MLN NL   P   37     22   53    4    3  .949  .962  2.03  0.82  2.63  2.06   33  256.7 AS
 1958 31 MLN NL   P   40     27   53    1    4  .988  .955  2.00  0.77  2.62  1.97   36  275.3
 1959 32 MLN NL   P   41     21   47    1    6  .986  .954  1.66  0.82  2.11  1.99   39  289.7 AS
 1960 33 MLN NL   P   45     31   68    2    6  .980  .962  2.20  0.87  3.23  2.09   32  275.7
 1961 34 MLN NL   P   40     27   60    1    2  .989  .959  2.17  0.88  2.88  2.18   36  272.3
 1962 35 MLN NL   P   37      8   33    2    1  .953  .949  1.11  0.82  2.57  2.07   19  143.7
 1963 36 TOT NL   P   36     11   27    5    3  .884  .952  1.06  0.84  1.87  2.06   27  182.6
         MLN NL   P   15      7   15    3    2  .880  .952  1.47  0.84  2.35  2.06   13   84.3
         STL NL   P   21      4   12    2    1  .889  .952  0.76  0.84  1.46  2.06   14   98.3
 1964 37 TOT NL   P   36     10   36    0    3 1.000  .952  1.28  0.84  2.94  2.14   17  141.0
         STL NL   P    8      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  0.25  0.84  1.80  2.16    0   10.0
         CHC NL   P   28     10   34    0    3 1.000  .952  1.57  0.84  3.02  2.14   17  131.0
 1965 38 TOT NL   P   26      6   17    0    3 1.000  .958  0.88  0.81  2.27  2.08   12   91.0
         CHC NL   P    7      2    3    0    0 1.000  .962  0.71  0.81  2.22  2.08    3   20.3
         PHI NL   P   19      4   14    0    3 1.000  .957  0.95  0.81  2.29  2.07    9   70.7
 1966 39 CAL AL   P   54      8   11    2    0  .905  .950  0.35  0.75  2.15  1.99    0   79.7
 1967 40 CAL AL   P   19      0    5    0    0 1.000  .962  0.26  0.74  2.46  1.97    0   18.3

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1950 23 NYY AL   P    2      0    1    0    1 1.000  .909  0.50  0.95  6.92  2.08    0    1.3
 1951 24 BSN NL   P    3      0    1    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.33  0.97  2.09  2.09    0    4.3
 1952 25 BSN NL   P   45      9   29    1    3  .974  .952  0.84  0.98  2.50  2.18    9  137.0
 1953 26 MLN NL   P   46     11   37    1    6  .980  .956  1.04  0.87  2.47  2.06   13  175.0
 1954 27 MLN NL   P   38     17   49    4    4  .943  .959  1.74  0.87  2.50  2.07   32  238.0
 1955 28 MLN NL   P   42     18   47    2    6  .970  .950  1.55  0.83  2.54  2.04   33  230.0
 1956 29 MLN NL   P   39     19   48    1    4  .985  .965  1.72  0.83  2.35  2.05   35  256.3
 1957 30 MLN NL   P   37     22   53    4    3  .949  .962  2.03  0.82  2.63  2.06   33  256.7
 1958 31 MLN NL   P   40     27   53    1    4  .988  .955  2.00  0.77  2.62  1.97   36  275.3
 1959 32 MLN NL   P   41     21   47    1    6  .986  .954  1.66  0.82  2.11  1.99   39  289.7
 1960 33 MLN NL   P   45     31   68    2    6  .980  .962  2.20  0.87  3.23  2.09   32  275.7
 1961 34 MLN NL   P   40     27   60    1    2  .989  .959  2.17  0.88  2.88  2.18   36  272.3
 1962 35 MLN NL   P   37      8   33    2    1  .953  .949  1.11  0.82  2.57  2.07   19  143.7
 1963 36 TOT NL   P   36     11   27    5    3  .884  .952  1.06  0.84  1.87  2.06   27  182.6
         MLN NL   P   15      7   15    3    2  .880  .952  1.47  0.84  2.35  2.06   13   84.3
         STL NL   P   21      4   12    2    1  .889  .952  0.76  0.84  1.46  2.06   14   98.3
 1964 37 TOT NL   P   36     10   36    0    3 1.000  .952  1.28  0.84  2.94  2.14   17  141.0
         STL NL   P    8      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  0.25  0.84  1.80  2.16    0   10.0
         CHC NL   P   28     10   34    0    3 1.000  .952  1.57  0.84  3.02  2.14   17  131.0
 1965 38 TOT NL   P   26      6   17    0    3 1.000  .958  0.88  0.81  2.27  2.08   12   91.0
         CHC NL   P    7      2    3    0    0 1.000  .962  0.71  0.81  2.22  2.08    3   20.3
         PHI NL   P   19      4   14    0    3 1.000  .957  0.95  0.81  2.29  2.07    9   70.7
 1966 39 CAL AL   P   54      8   11    2    0  .905  .950  0.35  0.75  2.15  1.99    0   79.7
 1967 40 CAL AL   P   19      0    5    0    0 1.000  .962  0.26  0.74  2.46  1.97    0   18.3

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 626    245  622   27   55  .970  .957  1.38  0.84  2.54  2.07  373 3068.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       626    245  622   27   55  .970  .957  1.38  0.84  2.54  2.07  373   3068
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1957   WS    MLN NYY     W   3   3   0.67  3  0  0  3  27    21   2   4  13 
 1958   WS    MLN NYY     L   3   3   5.64  1  2  0  1  22.1  22  14   4  12 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        1-1   6   6   2.92  4  2  0  4  49.1  43  16   8  25 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1957   WS    MLN NYY     W   3   8   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   2  .000  .111  .000   0  0   2   0   0 
 1958   WS    MLN NYY     L   3   9   1   1  0  0  1   3   0   3  .111  .111  .444   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        1-1   6  17   1   1  0  0  1   3   1   5  .059  .111  .235   0  0   2   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Pitching 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1957   MLN NL      0  0  0   4     2   0   0   1   0  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1959-1 MLN NL      0  0  0   3     4   1   1   0   2  1   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1959-2 MLN NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 Played 2/3      0  0  0  0   7     6   1   1   1   2  1   0  0   0  0  0  0  0   1.29 
+-------------+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+------+
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1957   MLN NL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1959-1 MLN NL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0           
 1959-2 MLN NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 2/3      0   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1957 *
1959-1 *
1959-2

Awards
1957-NL-Babe Ruth Award
1957-ML-WS MVP

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1956-NL-22-0.02
1957-NL-24-0.01
1958-NL-11-0.14
1959-NL-12-0.04
Car-709-0.21 shares

CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1958-ML-3-0.19
Car-147-0.19 shares

Sac. Hits
1956 NL-11-8

ERA
1953 NL-3.24-7
1954 NL-2.76-2
1956 NL-2.70-1
1958 NL-2.91-3

Wins
1953 NL-15-7
1954 NL-15-7
1955 NL-13-9
1956 NL-19-4
1957 NL-17-4
1958 NL-20-3
1959 NL-21-1
1960 NL-19-4
1961 NL-18-4

Won-Loss %
1953 NL-.750-4
1955 NL-.619-7
1956 NL-.655-5
1957 NL-.654-6
1958 NL-.667-1
1959 NL-.583-10
1960 NL-.594-10
1961 NL-.621-8

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1954 NL-1.202-3
1956 NL-1.116-4
1958 NL-1.195-4
1959 NL-1.208-10
1960 NL-1.132-5
1961 NL-1.204-3

Bases on Balls/9IP
1954 NL-2.34-4
1956 NL-1.83-5
1957 NL-2.07-8
1958 NL-1.63-1
1959 NL-1.18-2
1960 NL-1.14-1
1961 NL-1.09-1
Car-1.84-59

Games
1952 NL-45-7

Saves
1952 NL-7-5
1953 NL-8-4

Innings
1954 NL-238.0-7
1955 NL-230.0-8
1956 NL-256.3-7
1957 NL-256.7-3
1958 NL-275.3-2
1959 NL-289.7-2
1960 NL-275.7-2
1961 NL-272.3-1

Games Started
1954 NL-32-7
1955 NL-33-4
1956 NL-35-6
1957 NL-33-4
1958 NL-36-2
1959 NL-39-1
1961 NL-36-3

Comp. Games
1954 NL-13-5
1955 NL-11-10
1956 NL-16-5
1957 NL-14-5
1958 NL-19-3
1959 NL-20-2
1960 NL-18-1
1961 NL-14-3

Shutouts
1954 NL-4-2
1955 NL-2-7
1956 NL-6-1
1958 NL-3-2
1959 NL-4-1
1960 NL-4-3
1961 NL-3-3
Car-33-87

Home Runs Allow.
1955 NL-25-9
1957 NL-25-8
1959 NL-38-1
1961 NL-31-2
1962 NL-26-7
Car-289-57

Bases On Balls Allow.
1955 NL-73-7

Hits Allowed
1954 NL-224-9
1955 NL-253-2
1956 NL-234-5
1957 NL-260-2
1958 NL-279-2
1959 NL-312-1
1960 NL-277-1
1961 NL-295-1

SO to Walk
1956 NL-2.12-7
1958 NL-2.26-5
1959 NL-2.76-4
1960 NL-2.37-9
1961 NL-2.79-2

Losses
1954 NL-14-7
1959 NL-15-5

Earned Runs Allow.
1955 NL-103-3
1957 NL-106-2
1959 NL-131-1
1960 NL-103-6
1961 NL-121-1
Car-1246-97

Hit Batsmen
1953 NL-5-8
1955 NL-6-6
1963 NL-8-7

Batters Faced
1954 NL-974-10
1955 NL-1001-5
1956 NL-1035-7
1957 NL-1067-3
1958 NL-1122-3
1959 NL-1193-2
1960 NL-1117-4
1961 NL-1126-1

Games Finished
1952 NL-22-9
1953 NL-24-6

Adjusted ERA+
1953 NL-122-8
1954 NL-136-5
1956 NL-128-4
1958 NL-121-6

Oldest Player
1964 NL-37-8
1965 NL-38-5
1966 AL-39-2
1967 AL-40-2

      

Black Ink: Pitching - 25 (66) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 151 (91) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 31.0 (133) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 84.5 (132) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

April 6, 1947: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

August 29, 1951: Traded by the New York Yankees with $50,000 to the Boston Braves for Johnny Sain.

June 15, 1963: Traded by the Milwaukee Braves to the St. Louis Cardinals for Gene Oliver and Bob Sadowski.

June 2, 1964: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Chicago Cubs for Glen Hobbie.

May 30, 1965: Purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Chicago Cubs.

October 13, 1965: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.

November 29, 1965: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

September 23, 1967: Released by the California Angels.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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