What years did Bill Burwell play?

Bill Burwell played in Major League Baseball from 1920 to 1928.

Was Bill Burwell a pitcher?

Yes. Bill Burwell pitched in the major leagues, recording 9 wins and 49 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bill Burwell hit?

Bill Burwell hit 0 career home runs with 15 hits.

Bill Burwell

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1920-1928)

W–L 9–8

ERA 4.37

WHIP 1.52

SO 49

Pitcher PIV -2664.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 175 lb
Born: 3/27/1895 in Jarbalo, KS, USA
Died: 6/11/1973 in Ormond Beach, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1920-05-01
Last Game: 1928-07-01

Full name: William Edwin Burwell

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
9	8	70	6	1	0	6	218.3	253	106	9	79	49	4.37	-2664.7

Career ERA 4.37 vs. league average 3.88 across their career seasons — 12.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1920	SLA	AL	6	4	33	2	0	4	113.3	133	46	42	30	3.65	3.45 (-6%)	-1728.1
1921	SLA	AL	2	4	33	3	1	2	84.3	102	48	29	17	5.12	4.02 (-27%)	-323.7
1928	PIT	NL	1	0	4	1	0	0	20.7	18	12	8	2	5.23	4.13 (-26%)	-612.8
Career · 3 seasons			9	8	70	6	1	6	218.1	253	106	79	49	4.37	—	-2,665

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
72	76	8	15	3	0	0	4	0	2	10	.197	.218	.237	.455	0

Career AVG .197 vs. league average .280 across their career seasons — 29.5% below league average.

Career OBP .218 vs. league average .340 across their career seasons — 35.9% below league average.

Career SLG .237 vs. league average .385 across their career seasons — 38.5% below league average.

Career OPS .455 vs. league average .725 across their career seasons — 37.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1920	SLA	AL	35	42	4	7	2	1	1	8	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1921	SLA	AL	33	25	3	6	1	3	1	1	.240	—	—	—	—	0.0
1928	PIT	NL	4	9	1	2	0	0	0	1	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			72	76	8	15	3	4	2	10	.197	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	35	37	6	9	0	2	.243
Away	37	39	3	6	0	1	.154

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	35	112.0	131	54	38	24	4.34
Away	35	103.2	122	55	40	25	4.77

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	SO
1928-07-01	PIT	STL	L	2	0	0	0
1928-06-26	PIT	CHC	L	2	0	0	1
1928-06-23	PIT	CIN	W	4	1	2	0
1928-06-07	PIT	BSN	W	1	0	0	0
1921-09-15	SLA	NYY	L	1	1	1	0
1921-09-05	SLA	CLE	L	0	0	0	0
1921-09-03	SLA	CHW	L	0	0	0	0
1921-08-31	SLA	CHW	L	0	0	0	0
1921-08-23	SLA	BOS	L	1	0	0	0
1921-08-20	SLA	NYY	L	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1928-07-01	PIT	STL	—	4.1	3	3	3	2	1	2
1928-06-26	PIT	CHC	—	4.0	5	4	4	3	0	0
1928-06-23	PIT	CIN	—	8.1	9	5	5	1	1	0
1928-06-07	PIT	BSN	W	4.0	1	0	0	2	0	0
1921-09-15	SLA	NYY	—	3.1	3	3	3	3	0	1
1921-09-05	SLA	CLE	—	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	0
1921-09-03	SLA	CHW	—	2.0	0	0	0	2	0	0
1921-08-31	SLA	CHW	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1921-08-23	SLA	BOS	—	2.2	6	4	4	1	0	0
1921-08-20	SLA	NYY	—	2.0	1	0	0	2	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	70	0	18	52	6	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1920	SLA	P	33	14	24	2	1
1921	SLA	P	33	3	20	3	0
1928	PIT	P	4	1	8	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	70

Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Burwell

What years did Bill Burwell play?: Bill Burwell played in Major League Baseball from 1920 to 1928.
Was Bill Burwell a pitcher?: Yes. Bill Burwell pitched in the major leagues, recording 9 wins and 49 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bill Burwell hit?: Bill Burwell hit 0 career home runs with 15 hits.