NAME     : Lew Burdette
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : NITRO,WV,USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 11/22/1926
  AGE      : 33
  HEIGHT   : 6"2
  WEIGHT   : 190
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $9,120,000 through 1962
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : VERY inconsistent
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    C  (Fielding Pct. : .980)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : A
  Duration as Reliever : C
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 59
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 7
  Avoiding Hits        : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
  Avoiding BB's        : 9  (VS. RHB : 9, VS. LHB : 9, Talent Brilliant)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 2  (VS. RHB : 2, VS. LHB : 2, Talent Fair)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 5
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        5.48  1  2  0   4  4  23.0  23  15  14   5  13 
  At Home        7.15  1  1  0   2  2  11.1  14  10   9   4  10 
  Away           3.86  0  1  0   2  2  11.2   9   5   5   1   3 
  Last Week      2.25  1  0  0   2  2  12.0   9   3   3   1  12 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        5.48  1  2  0   4  4  23.0  23  15  14   5  13 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1950   9.00  0  0  0   2  0   0   1.0   1   0   0  NYY
  1951   6.75  0  0  0   3  0   0   4.0   3   5   1  BSN
  1952   3.61  6 11  7  45  5   0 137.0  55  47  47  BSN
  1953   3.24 15  5  8  46  6   1 175.0  63  56  58  MLN
  1954   2.76 15 14  0  38 13   4 238.0  73  62  79  MLN
  1955   4.03 13  8  0  42 11   2 230.0 103  73  70  MLN
  1956   2.71 19 10  1  39 16   6 256.0  77  52 110  MLN
  1957   3.73 17  9  0  37 14   1 256.0 106  59  78  MLN
  1958   2.91 20 10  0  40 19   3 275.0  89  50 113  MLN
  1959   4.08 21 15  1  41 20   4 289.0 131  38 105  MLN
 
  Total ERA   : 3.42
  Total Wins  : 127
  Total Losses: 84
  Total Saves : 17
  Total SHO   : 21
  Total CG    : 105
  Total K's   : 674
  Total BB's  : 447