Luke Appling
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Luke Appling
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Nickname:
Old Aches and Pains
Birthdate:
April 2, 1907 (123 y, 9 m, 11 d)
Born In:
High Point, NC, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
SS
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
5'10"/183
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
None
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink9
Grey Ink118
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Billy Herman 799
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Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year PA Rank
1933 670 9
1941 677 8
1943 677 2
1946 659 6
Year AB Rank
1933 612 4
1941 592 5
1943 585 9
1946 582 5
Year Hits Rank
1933 197 6
1936 204 8
1940 197 4
1941 186 4
1943 192 2
1946 180 3
Year TB Rank
1933 271 9
1943 238 7
Year 2B Rank
1933 36 10
1937 42 6
1943 33 5
1947 29 5
Year 3B Rank
1940 13 5
Year SB Rank
1937 18 4
1939 16 9
1941 12 8
1942 17 5
1943 27 4
1948 10 8
Year RBI Rank
1936 128 6
1943 80 10
Year BB Rank
1935 122 2
1937 86 10
1939 105 3
1943 90 4
1946 71 9
1948 94 7
1949 121 4
Year Avg Rank
1933 0.322 7
1936 0.388 1
1940 0.348 2
1941 0.314 10
1943 0.328 1
1946 0.309 6
1947 0.306 8
1948 0.314 9
Year OBP Rank
1935 0.437 5
1936 0.474 2
1937 0.407 9
1939 0.430 6
1940 0.420 5
1941 0.399 10
1943 0.419 1
1946 0.384 6
1947 0.386 10
1948 0.423 3
1949 0.439 2
Year SLG Rank
1943 0.407 9
Year OPS Rank
1936 0.982 6
1943 0.826 4
Year G Rank
1933 151 9
1935 153 2
1937 154 7
1941 154 3
1943 155 1
1946 149 10
Year WAR Rank
1935 5.1 7
1936 6.7 5
1937 4.7 10
1940 5.4 7
1941 4.7 10
1943 8.1 1
1946 5.0 9
1947 4.6 8
1949 4.9 6