Luke Hamlin Stats

Luke Hamlin was born on Sunday, July 3, 1904, in Ferris Center, Michigan. Hamlin was 29 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 18, 1933, with the Detroit Tigers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Luke Hamlin baseball stats page.

"(Luke) Hamlin is so wild if he fell off the Brooklyn Bridge, he would not hit the water." - Sportswriter Tom Meany in Baseball's Greatest Quotes (1982)

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Luke Hamlin
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Lewis Dennison Hamlin
Nickname:   Hot Potato or Luke
Born On:   07-03-1904
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Ferris Center, Michigan
Zodiac:   Cancer
Year of Death Data Died On:   02-18-1978
Place of Death Data Died In:   Clare, Michigan
Cemetery:   East Lawn Memory Gardens, Okemos, Michigan
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02
Player Weight Chart Weight:   168
First Game:   09-18-1933 (Age 29)
Last Game:   09-26-1944
Draft:   Not Applicable
Luke Hamlin

Luke Hamlin Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1933 Tigers 3 3 0 1 0 1.000 4.86 0 0 0 16.2 80 20 9 11 3 10 - 10 0 0 0 -
1934 Tigers 20 5 7 2 3 .400 5.38 1 0 1 75.1 348 87 45 48 11 44 - 30 2 0 0 -
1937 Dodgers 39 25 8 11 13 .458 3.59 11 1 1 185.2 787 183 74 96 4 48 - 93 4 0 0 -
1938 Dodgers 44 30 9 12 15 .444 3.68 10 3 6 237.1 997 243 97 111 14 65 - 97 2 2 0 -
1939 Dodgers 40 36 2 20 13 .606 3.64 19 2 0 269.2 1,100 255 109 115 27 54 - 88 2 0 0 -
1940 Dodgers 33 25 2 9 8 .529 3.06 9 2 0 182.1 758 183 62 77 17 34 - 91 0 2 0 -
1941 Dodgers 30 20 5 8 8 .500 4.24 5 1 1 136.0 581 139 64 75 14 41 - 58 0 2 1 -
1942 Pirates 23 14 4 4 4 .500 3.94 6 1 0 112.0 483 128 49 58 3 19 - 38 1 1 1 -
1944 Athletics 29 23 2 6 12 .333 3.74 9 2 0 190.0 809 204 79 94 13 38 - 58 4 3 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
9 Years 261 181 39 73 76 .490 3.77 70 12 9 1,405.0 5,943 1,442 588 685 106 353 - 563 15 10 2 -
Luke Hamlin

Luke Hamlin Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1933 Tigers 3 5 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 1 - 0 - .400 .400 1.000
1934 Tigers 20 26 1 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 8 3 - 0 - .231 .231 .231
1937 Dodgers 41 59 4 11 0 0 0 0 1 3 - 16 5 - 1 2 .186 .238 .186
1938 Dodgers 44 78 3 11 1 1 0 0 4 2 - 16 4 - 0 3 .141 .163 .179
1939 Dodgers 40 103 4 13 3 0 1 0 6 1 - 21 6 - 0 2 .126 .135 .184
1940 Dodgers 35 58 1 5 1 0 0 0 3 0 - 18 8 - 0 0 .086 .086 .103
1941 Dodgers 30 41 3 6 1 0 0 0 2 2 - 12 3 - 0 1 .146 .186 .171
1942 Pirates 23 37 2 9 0 0 0 0 7 0 - 11 3 - 0 0 .243 .243 .243
1944 Athletics 29 56 5 13 0 0 0 0 6 9 - 12 4 - 0 0 .232 .338 .232
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
9 Years 265 463 24 76 7 2 1 0 31 17 - 115 37 - 1 8 .164 .195 .194
Luke Hamlin

Luke Hamlin Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1933 Tigers P 3 3 50 3 1.0 1 1 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .333 0.54 -
1934 Tigers P 20 5 226 16 0.8 16 4 12 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.91 -
1937 Dodgers P 39 25 557 39 1.0 33 7 26 6 1 n/a n/a n/a .846 1.60 -
1938 Dodgers P 44 30 712 39 0.9 37 8 29 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .949 1.40 -
1939 Dodgers P 40 36 809 47 1.2 46 13 33 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .979 1.54 -
1940 Dodgers P 33 25 547 26 0.8 24 5 19 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .923 1.18 -
1941 Dodgers P 30 20 408 27 0.9 27 9 18 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.79 -
1942 Pirates P 23 14 336 21 0.9 19 4 15 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .905 1.53 -
1944 Athletics P 29 23 570 24 0.8 20 1 19 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .833 0.95 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 261 181 4,215 242 0.9 223 52 171 19 8 n/a n/a n/a .921 1.43 --
9 Years 261 181 4,215 242 0.9 223 52 171 19 8 n/a n/a n/a .921 1.43 --
Luke Hamlin

Luke Hamlin Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1933 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.0 0.0 1.00 5.40 5.40
1934 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.3 13.0 0.68 3.58 5.26
1937 Dodgers 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 3.7 59.0 1.94 4.51 2.33
1938 Dodgers 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 4.9 19.5 1.49 3.68 2.46
1939 Dodgers 0 - - - - n/a 103.0 4.9 17.2 1.63 2.94 1.80
1940 Dodgers 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 3.2 19.3 2.68 4.49 1.68
1941 Dodgers 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 3.4 20.5 1.41 3.84 2.71
1942 Pirates 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 3.4 5.3 2.00 3.05 1.53
1944 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.7 9.3 1.53 2.75 1.80
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
9 Years 0 0 .000 - - n/a 463.0 4.0 14.9 1.59 3.61 2.26
Luke Hamlin

Luke Hamlin Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1933 Detroit Tigers 20 Undetermined - -
1934 Detroit Tigers 20 Undetermined - -
1937 Brooklyn Dodgers 12 Undetermined - -
1938 Brooklyn Dodgers 12 Undetermined - -
1939 Brooklyn Dodgers 12 Undetermined - -
1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 12 Undetermined - -
1941 Brooklyn Dodgers 12 Undetermined - -
1942 Pittsburgh Pirates 13 Undetermined - -
1944 Philadelphia Athletics 31 Undetermined - -


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