Bill Lee
1934–1947 · bats R / throws R · Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs, NLS, Philadelphia Phillies
467G
.168AVG
.204OBP
.203SLG
More career statistics
165H
5HR
71RBI
1SB
169–157W–L
2,864.0IP
998K
3.54ERA
379GS
13SV
1Rare feat
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 980 | 977 |
| Batting · Hits | 165 | 164 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 1,098 | 1,094 |
| Batting · Runs | 59 | 58 |
| Batting · RBI | 71 | 73 |
| Batting · Walks | 42 | 41 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 12,186 | 12,207 |
| Pitching · p er | 1,127 | 1,126 |
| Pitching · p h | 2,953 | 2,959 |
| Pitching · p hr | 138 | 136 |
| Pitching · p k | 998 | 1,001 |
| Pitching · p r | 1,301 | 1,303 |
| Pitching · p w | 893 | 900 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 467 | 1,098 | 980 | 59 | 165 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 71 | 42 | 177 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 199 | .168 | .204 | .203 | .407 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,864.0 | 462 | 379 | 182 | 169 | 157 | 13 | 2,953 | 1,301 | 1,127 | 138 | 893 | 998 | 0 | 0 | 3.54 | 1.343 |
Streaks
5longest hitting streak · 1935-09-07 to 1935-09-27
5longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Four Intentional Walks Issued | 1941-06-17 | 1 in 2,511 games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 10 scoreless innings | 1938-05-19 | 1 in 1,678 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 12 innings pitched | 1942-05-28 | 1 in 613 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 240 | 526 | 75 | 2 | 40 | 19 | 91 | .159 | .179 | .191 |
| Away | 227 | 568 | 89 | 3 | 33 | 22 | 86 | .176 | .195 | .213 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 39 | 81 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 21 | .123 | .160 | .123 |
| May | 82 | 218 | 30 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 38 | .163 | .197 | .228 |
| June | 91 | 209 | 29 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 33 | .153 | .177 | .174 |
| July | 83 | 203 | 30 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 27 | .164 | .177 | .197 |
| August | 89 | 193 | 35 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 25 | .202 | .218 | .243 |
| September | 82 | 188 | 31 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 33 | .180 | .181 | .209 |
| October | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-giants | 73 | 162 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 27 | .179 | .198 | .221 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 68 | 147 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 28 | .142 | .156 | .164 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 66 | 147 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 33 | .122 | .150 | .130 |
| cincinnati-reds | 64 | 146 | 24 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 19 | .182 | .205 | .212 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 63 | 158 | 33 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 24 | .232 | .234 | .268 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 62 | 149 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 22 | .159 | .195 | .246 |
| boston-braves | 56 | 146 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 16 | .152 | .164 | .181 |
| chicago-cubs | 15 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | .176 | .205 | .176 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 |  Chicago Cubs | 40 | 76 | 10 | – | 7 | – | .132 | 214 | 104 |
| 1935 | Chicago Cubs | 39 | 102 | 24 | – | 12 | – | .235 | 252 | 100 |
| 1936 | Chicago Cubs | 43 | 87 | 12 | 1 | 3 | – | .138 | 258 | 102 |
| 1937 | Chicago Cubs | 42 | 87 | 15 | 1 | 4 | – | .172 | 272 | 108 |
| 1938 | Chicago Cubs | 44 | 101 | 20 | – | 13 | 1 | .198 | 292 | 122 |
| 1939 | Chicago Cubs | 37 | 103 | 13 | 1 | 3 | – | .126 | 282 | 105 |
| 1940 | Chicago Cubs | 37 | 76 | 10 | – | 3 | – | .132 | 211 | 70 |
| 1941 | Chicago Cubs | 28 | 58 | 11 | 2 | 5 | – | .190 | 167 | 63 |
| 1942 | Chicago Cubs | 32 | 69 | 11 | – | 8 | – | .159 | 219 | 76 |
| 1943 | Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies | 26 | 41 | 7 | – | 1 | – | .171 | 139 | 34 |
| 1944 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 31 | 72 | 14 | – | 4 | – | .194 | 208 | 50 |
| 1945 | Boston Braves, Philadelphia Phillies | 29 | 55 | 8 | – | 3 | – | .145 | 183 | 25 |
| 1946 |  Boston Braves | 25 | 47 | 8 | – | 7 | – | .170 | 140 | 33 |
| 1947 | Chicago Cubs | 14 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | .333 | 24 | 9 |