Retired
Luke Walker
Birthdate:
Sept. 2, 1943 (56 y, 8 m, 20 d)Born In:
DeKalb, IL, USANationality:
American
Position:
PBats/Throws:
L/LHeight/Weight:
6'2"/196
Player Awards
| Award | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Pitcher of the Year | 1979 (2nd) | Detroit (XFBL) |
| All-Star | 1975 | Detroit (XFBL) |
| 1975 | Detroit (XFBL) | |
| 1972 | Pittsburgh (XFBL) | |
| League Champ | 1970 | Pittsburgh (XFBL) |
| Pitcher of the Month | Oct 1977 | Detroit (XFBL) |
| Jun 1975 | Detroit (XFBL) | |
| Oct 1972 | Pittsburgh (XFBL) | |
| Player of the Week | Jul 3, 1978 | Detroit (XFBL) |
| Jun 2, 1975 | Detroit (XFBL) | |
| Apr 14, 1975 | Detroit (XFBL) |
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 0 | 39.1 | 32.0 |
| Grey Ink | 87 | 188.2 | 176.6 |
| HoF Standard | 38 | 52.5 | 50.7 |
| WAR | 60.1 | 73.7 | 61.3 |
| WAR7 | 43.4 | 48.9 | 39.6 |
| JAWS | 51.7 | 61.3 | 50.5 |
Similar Players (SP)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Ray Culp R | 913 |
| Bill Donovan R | 906 |
| Al Leiter | 904 |
| Virgil Trucks R | 903 |
| Danny Jackson | 902 |
| Lefty Gomez R | 897 |
| Britt Burns R | 897 |
| Hal Newhouser R | 895 |
| Bob Shawkey R | 894 |
| John Wetteland | 893 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | SH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18 | 8 |
| 1971 | 16 | 6 |
| 1974 | 17 | 7 |
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 40 | 4 |
| 1979 | 38 | 5 |
| Year | W | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18 | 10 |
| 1971 | 16 | 6 |
| 1972 | 22 | 4 |
| 1974 | 17 | 6 |
| 1979 | 19 | 4 |
| Year | L | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 15 | 6 |
| Year | Win % | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.750 | 5 |
| 1971 | 0.640 | 8 |
| 1972 | 0.786 | 5 |
| 1975 | 0.640 | 7 |
| 1977 | 0.696 | 5 |
| 1979 | 0.731 | 4 |
| Year | IP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 286.0 | 6 |
| 1979 | 279.0 | 7 |
| Year | BF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1218 | 3 |
| 1979 | 1135 | 7 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 102 | 6 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 170 | 9 |
| Year | WP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9 | 10 |
| 1974 | 9 | 10 |
| 1978 | 10 | 10 |
| Year | ERA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.622 | 7 |
| 1971 | 2.708 | 7 |
| 1972 | 1.873 | 2 |
| 1974 | 2.212 | 4 |
| 1975 | 2.555 | 5 |
| 1977 | 2.665 | 10 |
| 1979 | 3.097 | 10 |
| Year | BABIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.238 | 4 |
| Year | WHIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1.052 | 8 |
| 1975 | 1.051 | 3 |
| Year | H/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 7.142 | 5 |
| 1972 | 6.644 | 6 |
| 1974 | 6.952 | 10 |
| 1975 | 7.155 | 6 |
| Year | CG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 22 | 10 |
| Year | SHO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4 | 8 |
| 1972 | 4 | 7 |
| 1974 | 5 | 5 |
| 1975 | 4 | 6 |
| 1977 | 3 | 8 |
| 1978 | 3 | 7 |
| 1979 | 3 | 4 |
| Year | BB (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 54 | 6 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 297 | 2 |
| Year | Hits (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 193 | 9 |
| 1975 | 168 | 4 |
| Year | HR (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5 | 1 |
| 1971 | 9 | 1 |
| 1972 | 7 | 4 |
| 1973 | 12 | 4 |
| 1974 | 6 | 1 |
| 1975 | 9 | 2 |
| 1976 | 11 | 2 |
| 1977 | 6 | 2 |
| 1978 | 12 | 7 |
| 1979 | 13 | 7 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.3 | 10 |
| 1972 | 7.1 | 6 |
| 1977 | 6.7 | 9 |
| 1978 | 7.3 | 4 |
| 1979 | 7.4 | 2 |
| Year | L (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6 | 3 |
| 1971 | 9 | 6 |
| 1972 | 6 | 5 |
| 1975 | 9 | 5 |
| 1977 | 7 | 2 |
| 1979 | 7 | 4 |
| Year | rWAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 9.2 | 3 |
| 1975 | 6.5 | 7 |
| 1977 | 7.3 | 6 |
| 1979 | 6.9 | 7 |