Luke Appling
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Luke Appling
OOTP Player Page
Nickname:
Old Aches and Pains
Birthdate:
April 2, 1907 (116 y, 11 m, 22 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
Player Popup
Player Awards
Award Date Team
All-Star 1947 None (MLB)
1946 None (MLB)
1943 None (MLB)
1941 None (MLB)
1940 None (MLB)
1939 None (MLB)
1936 None (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score HoF
Pos Avg		 HoF
All Avg
Black Ink 9 13.0 26.2
Grey Ink 140 104.9 150.7
HoF Standard 53 41.4 41.3
WAR 67.4 48.7 58.7
WAR7 38.6 32.9 38.1
JAWS 53.0 40.8 48.4
Similar Players (SS)
Player Score
Joe Sewell R 851
Julio Franco R 845
George Davis R 841
Bobby Wallace R 828
Nellie Fox R 825
Frankie Frisch R 822
Bill Dahlen R 812
Ozzie Smith R 802
Omar Vizquel R 801
Billy Herman R 799
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year Lg GS Rank
1933 MLB 151 8
1935 MLB 153 1
1937 MLB 154 5
1939 MLB 148 7
1940 MLB 150 10
1941 MLB 154 3
1943 MLB 155 1
1946 MLB 149 7
Year Lg PA Rank
1933 MLB 670 9
1941 MLB 677 7
1943 MLB 677 2
1946 MLB 659 6
Year Lg AB Rank
1933 MLB 612 4
1933 MLB 612 4
1941 MLB 592 5
1941 MLB 592 5
1943 MLB 585 9
1943 MLB 585 9
1946 MLB 582 5
1946 MLB 582 5
Year Lg Hits Rank
1933 MLB 197 6
1936 MLB 204 7
1940 MLB 197 3
1941 MLB 186 4
1943 MLB 192 2
1946 MLB 180 3
Year Lg TB Rank
1933 MLB 271 9
1943 MLB 238 6
Year Lg 2B Rank
1933 MLB 36 8
1937 MLB 42 4
1943 MLB 33 4
1947 MLB 29 5
Year Lg 3B Rank
1940 MLB 13 5
Year Lg SB Rank
1935 MLB 12 10
1937 MLB 18 4
1939 MLB 16 9
1941 MLB 12 8
1942 MLB 17 5
1943 MLB 27 4
1948 MLB 10 6
Year Lg RBI Rank
1936 MLB 128 5
1943 MLB 80 8
Year Lg BB Rank
1935 MLB 122 2
1936 MLB 85 9
1937 MLB 86 9
1939 MLB 105 2
1941 MLB 82 10
1943 MLB 90 4
1946 MLB 71 8
1948 MLB 94 7
1949 MLB 121 4
Year Lg IBB Rank
1933 MLB 3 3
1935 MLB 3 1
1936 MLB 3 8
1937 MLB 3 1
1940 MLB 3 3
1941 MLB 3 3
1942 MLB 3 1
1943 MLB 3 6
1946 MLB 4 1
1947 MLB 3 2
1948 MLB 3 1
Year Lg SF Rank
1933 MLB 3 1
1937 MLB 4 2
1939 MLB 4 3
1940 MLB 4 7
1941 MLB 4 1
1942 MLB 3 1
1943 MLB 3 1
1946 MLB 3 3
1947 MLB 4 4
1948 MLB 4 5
Year Lg Avg Rank
1933 MLB 0.322 7
1936 MLB 0.388 1
1939 MLB 0.314 9
1940 MLB 0.348 2
1941 MLB 0.314 8
1943 MLB 0.328 1
1946 MLB 0.309 6
1947 MLB 0.306 7
1948 MLB 0.314 7
1949 MLB 0.301 9
Year Lg OBP Rank
1935 MLB 0.435 4
1936 MLB 0.472 2
1937 MLB 0.405 7
1939 MLB 0.427 4
1940 MLB 0.417 5
1941 MLB 0.396 9
1943 MLB 0.417 1
1946 MLB 0.383 6
1947 MLB 0.383 10
1948 MLB 0.420 3
1949 MLB 0.436 2
Year Lg SLG Rank
1943 MLB 0.407 7
Year Lg OPS Rank
1936 MLB 0.979 6
1943 MLB 0.824 3
1949 MLB 0.830 10
Year Lg G Rank
1933 MLB 151 9
1935 MLB 153 2
1937 MLB 154 5
1939 MLB 148 10
1940 MLB 150 10
1941 MLB 154 3
1943 MLB 155 1
1946 MLB 149 10
Year Lg WAR Rank
1935 MLB 5.0 8
1936 MLB 6.5 5
1937 MLB 4.5 9
1940 MLB 5.1 8
1941 MLB 4.5 9
1943 MLB 7.8 1
1947 MLB 4.3 9
1949 MLB 4.8 6