Bill Lee was born on Thursday, October 21, 1909, in Plaquemine, Louisiana. Lee was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 29, 1934, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bill Lee baseball stats page.
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Bill LeeBill Lee Autograph on a 2002 SP Legendary Cuts (#BiL) |
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Bill LeeBill Lee Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1934 | 25 | Cubs | 35 | 29 | 4 | 13 | 14 | .481 | 3.40 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 214.1 | 910 | 218 | 81 | 91 | 9 | 74 | - | 104 | 9 | 2 | 1 | - |
1935 | 26 | Cubs | 39 | 32 | 5 | 20 | 6 | .769 | 2.96 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 252.0 | 1,058 | 241 | 83 | 106 | 11 | 84 | - | 100 | 7 | 5 | 0 | - |
1936 | 27 | Cubs | 43 | 33 | 4 | 18 | 11 | .621 | 3.31 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 258.2 | 1,081 | 238 | 95 | 106 | 14 | 93 | - | 102 | 6 | 3 | 0 | - |
1937 | 28 | Cubs | 42 | 33 | 5 | 14 | 15 | .483 | 3.54 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 272.1 | 1,146 | 289 | 107 | 122 | 14 | 73 | - | 108 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
1938 | 29 | Cubs | 44 | 37 | 5 | 22 | 9 | .710 | 2.66 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 291.0 | 1,194 | 281 | 86 | 95 | 18 | 74 | - | 121 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
1939 | 30 | Cubs | 37 | 36 | 1 | 19 | 15 | .559 | 3.44 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 282.1 | 1,202 | 295 | 108 | 125 | 18 | 85 | - | 105 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - |
1940 | 31 | Cubs | 37 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 17 | .346 | 5.03 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 211.1 | 927 | 246 | 118 | 129 | 12 | 70 | - | 70 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
1941 | 32 | Cubs | 28 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 14 | .364 | 3.76 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 167.1 | 723 | 179 | 70 | 87 | 6 | 43 | - | 62 | 6 | 2 | 0 | - |
1942 | 33 | Cubs | 32 | 30 | 1 | 13 | 13 | .500 | 3.85 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 219.2 | 939 | 221 | 94 | 99 | 4 | 67 | - | 75 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
1943 | 34 | Cubs | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 3.56 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 78.1 | 336 | 83 | 31 | 37 | 4 | 27 | - | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
1943 | 34 | Phillies | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 4.60 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 60.2 | 261 | 70 | 31 | 35 | 4 | 21 | - | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
1944 | 35 | Phillies | 31 | 28 | 1 | 10 | 11 | .476 | 3.15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 208.1 | 872 | 199 | 73 | 88 | 9 | 57 | - | 50 | 4 | 3 | 0 | - |
1945 | 36 | Phillies | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4.66 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 77.1 | 373 | 107 | 40 | 52 | 0 | 30 | - | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1945 | 36 | Braves | 16 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2.79 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 106.1 | 447 | 112 | 33 | 43 | 6 | 36 | - | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
1946 | 37 | Braves | 25 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 4.18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 140.0 | 602 | 148 | 65 | 73 | 7 | 45 | - | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
1947 | 38 | Cubs | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 116 | 26 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 14 | - | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
14 Years | 462 | 378 | 46 | 169 | 157 | .518 | 3.54 | 182 | 29 | 13 | 2,864.0 | 12,187 | 2,953 | 1,127 | 1,304 | 138 | 893 | - | 998 | 54 | 24 | 5 | 0 |
Bill LeeBill Lee Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1934 | 25 | Cubs | 40 | 76 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | - | 11 | 3 | - | 0 | 3 | .132 | .175 | .171 |
1935 | 26 | Cubs | 39 | 102 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | - | 15 | 3 | - | 0 | 2 | .235 | .250 | .265 |
1936 | 27 | Cubs | 43 | 87 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | 14 | 9 | - | 1 | 0 | .138 | .167 | .195 |
1937 | 28 | Cubs | 42 | 87 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - | 23 | 12 | - | 0 | 1 | .172 | .200 | .230 |
1938 | 29 | Cubs | 44 | 101 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | - | 20 | 7 | - | 0 | 3 | .198 | .229 | .248 |
1939 | 30 | Cubs | 37 | 103 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - | 16 | 8 | - | 0 | 1 | .126 | .159 | .155 |
1940 | 31 | Cubs | 37 | 76 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | 20 | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | .132 | .165 | .158 |
1941 | 32 | Cubs | 28 | 59 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - | 9 | 9 | - | 0 | 2 | .186 | .200 | .288 |
1942 | 33 | Cubs | 32 | 69 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | - | 13 | 5 | - | 0 | 5 | .159 | .237 | .188 |
1943 | 34 | Cubs | 13 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | 4 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | .269 | .321 | .269 |
1943 | 34 | Phillies | 13 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .059 | .059 | .059 |
1944 | 35 | Phillies | 31 | 72 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - | 12 | 3 | - | 0 | 2 | .194 | .237 | .194 |
1945 | 36 | Phillies | 13 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | 3 | - | 0 | 1 | .167 | .200 | .167 |
1945 | 36 | Braves | 16 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - | 5 | 5 | - | 0 | 0 | .129 | .229 | .129 |
1946 | 37 | Braves | 25 | 47 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | - | 5 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | .170 | .204 | .170 |
1947 | 38 | Cubs | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
14 Years | 467 | 980 | 59 | 165 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 71 | 42 | 0 | 177 | 74 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .168 | .204 | .203 |
Bill LeeBill Lee Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1934 Cubs | P | 35 | 29 | 643 | 67 | 1.9 | 63 | 15 | 48 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .940 | 2.65 |
1935 Cubs | P | 39 | 32 | 756 | 71 | 1.8 | 64 | 12 | 52 | 7 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .901 | 2.29 |
1936 Cubs | P | 43 | 33 | 776 | 80 | 1.9 | 73 | 12 | 61 | 7 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .913 | 2.54 |
1937 Cubs | P | 42 | 33 | 817 | 95 | 2.3 | 90 | 20 | 70 | 5 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 2.97 |
1938 Cubs | P | 44 | 37 | 873 | 84 | 1.9 | 79 | 18 | 61 | 5 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .940 | 2.44 |
1939 Cubs | P | 37 | 36 | 847 | 100 | 2.7 | 95 | 15 | 80 | 5 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 3.03 |
1940 Cubs | P | 37 | 30 | 634 | 58 | 1.6 | 52 | 10 | 42 | 6 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .897 | 2.21 |
1941 Cubs | P | 28 | 22 | 502 | 55 | 2.0 | 49 | 10 | 39 | 6 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .891 | 2.64 |
1942 Cubs | P | 32 | 30 | 659 | 67 | 2.1 | 65 | 10 | 55 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 2.66 |
1943 Cubs | P | 13 | 12 | 235 | 17 | 1.3 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 1.84 |
1943 Phillies | P | 13 | 7 | 182 | 16 | 1.2 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 2.08 |
1944 Phillies | P | 31 | 28 | 625 | 68 | 2.2 | 64 | 17 | 47 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 2.76 |
1945 Phillies | P | 13 | 13 | 232 | 21 | 1.6 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 2.33 |
1945 Braves | P | 16 | 13 | 319 | 31 | 1.9 | 31 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.62 |
1946 Braves | P | 25 | 21 | 420 | 42 | 1.7 | 41 | 6 | 35 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.64 |
1947 Cubs | P | 14 | 2 | 72 | 11 | 0.8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .818 | 3.38 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 462 | 378 | 8,592 | 883 | 1.9 | 825 | 163 | 662 | 58 | 37 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .934 | 2.59 | |
14 Years | 462 | 378 | 8,592 | 883 | 1.9 | 825 | 163 | 662 | 58 | 37 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .934 | 2.59 |
Bill LeeBill Lee Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1934 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 5 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.9 | 10.9 | 1.41 | 4.37 | 3.11 |
1935 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.8 | 9.3 | 1.19 | 3.57 | 3.00 |
1936 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 87.0 | 6.2 | 29.0 | 1.10 | 3.55 | 3.24 |
1937 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 87.0 | 3.8 | 21.8 | 1.48 | 3.57 | 2.41 |
1938 Cubs | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.1 | 7.8 | 1.64 | 3.74 | 2.29 |
1939 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 103.0 | 6.4 | 34.3 | 1.24 | 3.35 | 2.71 |
1940 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.8 | 25.3 | 1.00 | 2.98 | 2.98 |
1941 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 29.5 | 6.6 | 11.8 | 1.44 | 3.33 | 2.31 |
1942 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.3 | 9.9 | 1.12 | 3.07 | 2.75 |
1943 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.5 | 26.0 | 0.67 | 2.07 | 3.10 |
1943 Phillies | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.81 | 2.52 | 3.12 |
1944 Phillies | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.0 | 18.0 | 0.88 | 2.16 | 2.46 |
1945 Phillies | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.8 | 24.0 | 0.43 | 1.51 | 3.49 |
1945 Braves | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.2 | 15.5 | 0.33 | 1.02 | 3.05 |
1946 Braves | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 0.71 | 2.06 | 2.89 |
1947 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.64 | 3.38 | 5.25 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
14 Years | 1 | - | - | 0 | 5 | n/a | 196.0 | 5.5 | 13.8 | 1.12 | 3.14 | 2.81 |
Bill LeeBill Lee Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1934 Chicago Cubs | 19 | Undetermined | - | - |
1935 Chicago Cubs | 15 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1936 Chicago Cubs | 15 | Undetermined | - | - |
1937 Chicago Cubs | 11 | Undetermined | - | - |
1938 Chicago Cubs | 11 | Undetermined | Stats | Stats |
1939 Chicago Cubs | 11 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1940 Chicago Cubs | 11 | Undetermined | - | - |
1941 Chicago Cubs | 11 | Undetermined | - | - |
1942 Chicago Cubs | 11 | Undetermined | - | - |
1943 Chicago Cubs | 31 | Undetermined | - | - |
1943 Philadelphia Phillies | 38 | Undetermined | - | - |
1944 Philadelphia Phillies | 17 | Undetermined | - | - |
1945 Philadelphia Phillies | 17 | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1945 Boston Braves | 26 | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1946 Boston Braves | 26 | Undetermined | - | - |
1947 Chicago Cubs | 24 | Undetermined | - | - |
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