Luke Appling
Retired
Luke Appling
OOTP Player Page
Nickname:
Old Aches and Pains
Birthdate:
April 2, 1907 (73 y, 7 m, 15 d)
Born In:
High Point, NC, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
SS
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
5'10"/185
Entry:
1929 Draft - Round: 1, Overall: 1, Team: Chicago White Sox
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
All-Star 1946 Chicago (MLB)
1937 Chicago (MLB)
1935 Chicago (MLB)
1933 Chicago (MLB)
Gold Glove 1937 - SS Chicago (MLB)
Silver Slugger 1939 - SS Chicago (MLB)
1937 - SS Chicago (MLB)
1934 - SS Chicago (MLB)
1933 - SS Chicago (MLB)
Player of the Week Jul 19, 1937 Chicago (MLB)
Jun 28, 1937 Chicago (MLB)
Jul 16, 1934 Chicago (MLB)
May 1, 1933 Chicago (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink2
Grey Ink78
Similar Players (SS)
Player Score
Buddy Myer 902
Dave Bancroft 888
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Stan Hack 872
Dick Groat 871
Joe Sewell 860
Art Fletcher 855
Sam Bankhead 855
Nellie Fox 849
Pee Wee Reese 846
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1935 143 8
Year PA Rank
1933 671 7
1934 641 10
1936 638 10
1939 644 9
Year AB Rank
1933 588 8
1943 544 7
Year Hits Rank
1933 197 8
1934 175 6
1937 189 3
1939 185 4
1943 160 4
Year 2B Rank
1935 44 1
1937 35 9
Year 3B Rank
1937 11 5
1939 14 3
Year SB Rank
1937 22 3
1940 8 9
1941 15 4
1943 11 9
Year R Rank
1937 106 8
1943 98 3
Year BB Rank
1934 90 4
1936 79 7
1937 80 10
Year HBP Rank
1935 4 9
Year Avg Rank
1934 0.321 4
1937 0.340 3
1939 0.325 6
1940 0.304 10
1943 0.294 8
1946 0.311 9
Year OBP Rank
1934 0.415 2
1935 0.375 8
1937 0.422 2
1939 0.399 9
Year G Rank
1933 152 2
1934 150 10
1937 151 5
Year WAR Rank
1934 6.8 3
1937 7.7 2
1939 5.1 10