Bill Lee stats

Last played for the Chicago Cubs, 1947

Pitcher

Age 117

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Bill Lee played 14 MLB seasons, 1934 to 1947.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
462
W
169
L
157
ERA
3.54
IP
2,864.0
K
998
BB
893
WHIP
1.34
Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1934CHC3513143.40214.1104741.36
1935CHC392062.96252.0100841.29
1936CHC4318113.31258.2102931.28
1937CHC4214153.54272.1108731.33
1938CHC442292.66291.0121741.22
1939CHC3719153.44282.1105851.35
1940CHC379175.03211.170701.50
1941CHC288143.76167.162431.33
1942CHC3213133.85219.275671.31
1943CHC/PHI264124.01139.035481.45
1944PHI3110113.15208.150571.23
1945PHI/ATL29993.58183.225661.55
1946ATL251094.18140.032451.38
1947CHC14024.5024.09141.67

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
4
W
0
L
2
ERA
3.00
IP
21.0
K
13
BB
6
WHIP
1.52

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
182
SHO
29
K/9
3.1
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0
Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1934CHC01644.40000
1935CHC01833.60000
1936CHC02043.50000
1937CHC01723.60000
1938CHC01993.70000
1939CHC02013.30000
1940CHC0913.00000
1941CHC01203.30000
1942CHC01813.10000
1943CHC/PHI0602.30000
1944PHI01132.20000
1945PHI/ATL0811.20000
1946ATL0802.10000
1947CHC0003.40000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
117 yearsOct 21, 1909
Debut
1934

What were Bill Lee's career stats?

Bill Lee played 14 seasons for the Cubs, the Phillies and the Braves. He had 169 wins and 998 strikeouts with a 3.54 ERA over 2,864.0 innings. His best season was 1938: 22 wins, a 2.66 ERA and 121 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

14 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1934 to 1947

All-time career rank

  • 185th in wins (pitching) (169)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

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