#31 Luke "Hot potato" Hamlin, Starting Pitcher, 36 yrs, Detroit Tigers Sunday, 10/22/1940 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Luke Hamlin Hot potato 7/3/1904 36 USA,MI,FERRIS CENTER 6"2 198
Starting Pitcher L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Normal 1.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 1,614,286 1940 6 Year(s), 160 Days (1192 total Days) 172 Day(s) 7 Year(s), 122 Days (1326 total Days) 7 Year(s) Not eligible Out of Option Years
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 2 | 7 | 8 | 89-92 Mph |
Versus LHB | 2 | 7 | 8 | |
Versus RHB | 2 | 8 | 8 | |
Talent | 3 | 8 | 8 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 9 64 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Slider Splitfinger-Fastball
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Versus LHP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Versus RHP | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 3 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 5 (Range), .951 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
6/23 | BOS | W 13-2 | * | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | W | | | | |
6/28 | @PHA | L 5-8 | * | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | L | | | | |
7/8 | CLE | W 7-6 | * | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | W | | | | |
7/13 | @SLA | L 6-7 | * | 8.1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | L | | | | |
7/19 | WAS | L 0-4 | * | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | L | | | | |
7/24 | @CHA | W 9-4 | * | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | W | | | | |
7/29 | @CLE | W 8-7 | * | 8.1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
8/4 | NYY | W 3-2 | * | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | W | PoG | | | |
8/9 | @SLA | W 8-7 | * | 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
9/29 | @CLE | L 9-10 | * | 8.2 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 24 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 5.34 | 197.1 | 235 | 128 | 117 | 67 | 75 | 16 | 66.7 | 0 | 7 | 29.2 |
Projected | 24 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 5.34 | 197.0 | 235 | 128 | 117 | 67 | 75 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 13.8 | 10.7 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 5.43 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 351 | 98 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 56 | 57 | 33 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 | .339 | .467 | .806 |
vs. RHB | 449 | 137 | 33 | 2 | 20 | 71 | 71 | 34 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .305 | .347 | .521 | .868 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5.07 | 92.1 | 116 | 58 | 52 | 30 | 38 |
Road | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5.57 | 105.0 | 119 | 70 | 65 | 37 | 37 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6.20 | 40.2 | 53 | 30 | 28 | 18 | 18 |
May | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.48 | 41.2 | 55 | 32 | 30 | 13 | 21 |
June | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4.24 | 51.0 | 47 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 20 |
July | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.74 | 43.2 | 54 | 28 | 23 | 12 | 9 |
August | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.31 | 11.2 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Sept./Oct. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.35 | 8.2 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1933 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4.33 | 145.1 | 148 | 76 | 70 | 18 | 43 | 60 | 10 | 0 | 1.31 | .272 | DET |
1934 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 3.96 | 170.1 | 184 | 88 | 75 | 12 | 65 | 70 | 17 | 1 | 1.46 | .294 | DET |
1935 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5.32 | 47.1 | 56 | 36 | 28 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1.46 | .297 | DET |
1936 | 29 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5.08 | 182.1 | 241 | 118 | 103 | 28 | 44 | 74 | 13 | 0 | 1.56 | .324 | DET |
1937 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 5.94 | 110.2 | 142 | 80 | 73 | 20 | 44 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 1.68 | .305 | DET |
1938 | 27 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 5.08 | 177.0 | 236 | 117 | 100 | 29 | 45 | 67 | 13 | 0 | 1.59 | .325 | DET |
1939 | 31 | 31 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4.99 | 256.1 | 286 | 155 | 142 | 31 | 84 | 93 | 21 | 2 | 1.44 | .284 | DET |
1940 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 5.34 | 197.1 | 235 | 128 | 117 | 36 | 67 | 75 | 16 | 0 | 1.53 | .289 | DET |
Total | 186 | 156 | 78 | 67 | 0 | 4.95 | 1286.2 | 1528 | 798 | 708 | 181 | 405 | 492 | 101 | 3 | 1.50 | .299 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1933, AAA | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2.98 | 84.2 | 77 | 30 | 28 | 4 | 24 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 1.19 | .275 |
1934, AAA | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3.56 | 60.2 | 64 | 31 | 24 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1.27 | .288 |
1935, AAA | 14 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4.47 | 98.2 | 119 | 50 | 49 | 9 | 32 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 1.53 | .329 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
1934 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.76 | 34.0 | 40 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.76 | 34.0 | 40 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1933 | 18 | 56 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .143 | .268 | DET |
1934 | 21 | 58 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .138 | .138 | .155 | .293 | DET |
1935 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .118 | .118 | .294 | .412 | DET |
1936 | 29 | 58 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | .069 | .068 | .086 | .154 | DET |
1937 | 30 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .038 | .037 | .038 | .075 | DET |
1938 | 27 | 63 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .127 | .152 | .175 | .326 | DET |
1939 | 31 | 100 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | .110 | .126 | .130 | .256 | DET |
1940 | 24 | 67 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | .194 | .217 | .254 | .471 | DET |
Total | 186 | 445 | 54 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 26 | 6 | 131 | 0 | 0 | .121 | .132 | .155 | .287 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 24 | 24 | 15 | 41 | 2 | 58 | 2 | .966 | 197.1 | 2.65 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 14th overall pick, by Detroit in 1933... Injured on 3/5/1933 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 5 weeks... Had first career hit on 5/22/1933, off Bill Walker (SLA)... Earned first career win on 5/27/1933... Injured on 6/23/1933 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1933, going 6-0, 2.14... Injured on 8/20/1934 with a Sore Elbow, out for one week... Hit first career homerun on 4/16/1935, off Logan Hensley (NYY)... Injured on 5/16/1935 with a Sore Back, out for one week... Injured on 7/23/1935 with a Herniated Disc Back, out for 8-9 weeks... 1/31/1938: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1939: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,614,286 through salary arbitration... Injured on 5/8/1939 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1939, going 4-0, 1.84... 1/31/1940: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,614,286 through salary arbitration...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1934 - 3.96 - 10th
| WHIP 1939 - 1.44 - 9th
| SHO 1939 - 2 - 9th
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