Luke Appling

Lucius Benjamin Appling
(Old Aches and Pains; Luscious Luke)
Born:
April 2, 1907 in High Point, NC
Died:
January 3, 1991 - 83 years old
Bats:
R Throws:
R
Ht:
5'10" Wt:
183
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- Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1964
- Served in the Army during World War II
- High School: Fulton (Atlanta, GA)
- College/Univ: Oglethorpe University (1929-1930)
- Visit Appling's Manager Page
Wins Above Replacement
Year | Team | Lg | Age | Pos | PA | IP | WAR | Off | Fld | Pit | Adj |
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1930 | CHW | AL | 23 | SS | 26 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
1931 | CHW | AL | 24 | SS | 330 | -0.6 | 0.0 | -1.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | |
1932 | CHW | AL | 25 | SS | 532 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | |
1933 | CHW | AL | 26 | SS | 670 | 5.1 | 4.1 | -0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
1934 | CHW | AL | 27 | SS | 516 | 1.9 | 2.2 | -1.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | |
1935 | CHW | AL | 28 | SS | 654 | 6.8 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
1936 | CHW | AL | 29 | SS | 618 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.9 | |
1937 | CHW | AL | 30 | SS | 665 | 6.2 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
1938 | CHW | AL | 31 | SS | 338 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | |
1939 | CHW | AL | 32 | SS | 630 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.9 | |
1940 | CHW | AL | 33 | SS | 639 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
1941 | CHW | AL | 34 | SS | 677 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.1 | |
1942 | CHW | AL | 35 | SS | 613 | 2.7 | 1.8 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | |
1943 | CHW | AL | 36 | SS | 677 | 7.6 | 6.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 | |
1945 | CHW | AL | 38 | SS | 70 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | |
1946 | CHW | AL | 39 | SS | 659 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 | |
1947 | CHW | AL | 40 | SS | 572 | 4.6 | 3.7 | -0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | |
1948 | CHW | AL | 41 | 3B | 594 | 3.4 | 3.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | |
1949 | CHW | AL | 42 | SS | 619 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
1950 | CHW | AL | 43 | SS | 144 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | |
20 | 1 | 1 | SS | 10243 | 74.5 | 55.5 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 15.2 | ||
162 Game Average | 685 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
bWAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com