P Josh Lueke #55
Age: 40 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/06/2025
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P JOSH LUEKE #55 - AGE: 40 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
1 0 0-1 0 9.00 1.0 1 1 2 1 3.00 -0.1
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 45 45 45 45
Movement 50 50 50 50
Control 50 50 50 50
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 55 55
Curveball 55 55
Splitter 55 55
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 91-93 Mph
Stamina 30
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 45
Defense 45
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Ability: 35
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
03/26/2025 EAG Loss, 9-10 1.0 1 1 1 2 1 Loss
PERSONALITY
People have grown tired of his act.
Personality Class: Disruptive
High: Greed
Low: Leader, Loyalty, Work Ethic, Intelligence
Birthday:12/05/1984
Born in:Highland Heights, KY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 5"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:4 Years, 54 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:1 Year, 71 Days
Pro Service:18 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
NIPPON BASEBALL NI-GUN LEAGUE 2025 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 1 0 0 1 0 9.00 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 1 1 27.00 9.00 9.00 18.00 17.66 3.00 302 -0.1 .000        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500      
vs. RHB 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667      
NIPPON BASEBALL NI-GUN LEAGUE 2025 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
March 1 0 0 1 0 9.00 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 1  
Last Year 42 0 1 5 17 3.64 54.1 51 23 22 7 20 61  
Career 63 0 2 7 30 3.13 74.2 64 27 26 10 30 91  
Home 1 0 0 1 0 9.00 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 1  
Grass 1 0 0 1 0 9.00 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 1  
Day 1 0 0 1 0 9.00 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 1  
As Reliever / Substitution 1 0 0 1 0 9.00 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 1  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2011 Seattle - MLB 26 25 0 1 1 0 6.06 32.2 34 22 22 2 13 29 0 0 1.44 .330 3.29 0.4 66
2012 Tampa Bay - MLB 27 3 0 0 0 0 18.90 3.1 9 7 7 0 3 2 0 0 3.60 .562 4.65 -0.0 22
2013 Tampa Bay - MLB 28 19 0 0 2 0 5.06 21.1 23 12 12 3 12 25 0 0 1.64 .339 4.34 -0.0 79
2014 Tampa Bay - MLB 29 25 0 1 2 0 5.64 30.1 38 20 19 7 5 19 0 0 1.42 .301 5.51 -0.6 68
2015 Carmen - LMB 30 51 0 7 5 24 2.43 59.1 41 21 16 4 11 79 0 0 0.88 .272 1.97 1.8 163
2016 Tokyo Yakult - NPB 31 69 0 6 6 0 3.06 64.2 66 26 22 6 20 60 0 0 1.33 .323 3.66 0.6 132
2017 Tokyo Yakult - NPB 32 61 0 4 6 7 2.97 60.2 54 24 20 6 19 70 0 0 1.20 .300 3.12 0.9 136
2018 Durango - LMB 33 11 0 1 0 6 1.50 12.0 6 2 2 0 2 10 0 0 0.67 .200 2.03 0.3 263
2018 Monclova - LMB 33 35 0 1 1 20 2.70 36.2 32 11 11 1 9 28 0 0 1.12 .274 2.52 0.8 147
2018 Total - LMB 33 46 0 2 1 26 2.40 48.2 38 13 13 1 11 38 0 0 1.01 .259 2.40 1.2 165
2019 Yucatan - LMB 34 25 0 0 1 13 1.38 26.0 21 4 4 1 5 26 0 0 1.00 .286 2.16 0.7 291
2019 Puebla - LMB 34 20 0 1 1 9 4.64 21.1 26 11 11 4 9 20 0 0 1.64 .355 5.03 -0.2 85
2019 Total - LMB 34 45 0 1 2 22 2.85 47.1 47 15 15 5 14 46 0 0 1.29 .318 3.45 0.5 139
2020 Yucatan - LMB 35 44 0 2 2 28 1.03 52.2 37 6 6 1 13 53 0 0 0.95 .254 2.60 2.1 438
2021 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 36 34 0 5 3 11 2.65 37.1 28 11 11 0 10 30 0 0 1.02 .275 2.14 1.3 139
2022 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 37 51 0 3 3 26 2.25 52.0 43 15 13 2 18 53 0 0 1.17 .313 2.41 1.9 166
2023 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 38 56 0 4 3 34 2.81 57.2 51 18 18 2 17 58 0 0 1.18 .316 2.56 1.6 129
2024 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 39 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.75 .250 1.63 0.2 999
Total MLB 72 0 2 5 0 6.16 87.2 104 61 60 12 33 75 0 0 1.56 .335 4.37 -0.2 64
Total NPB 274 0 22 21 78 2.74 276.1 245 94 84 16 84 274 0 0 1.19 .307 2.84 6.5 141
Total LMB 186 0 12 10 100 2.16 208.0 163 55 50 11 49 216 0 0 1.02 .275 2.57 5.5 186
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2007 Spokane - A- 22 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.2 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0.75 .500 0.00 0.2 999
2007 Clinton - A 22 20 0 0 3 6 3.34 35.0 29 19 13 4 10 31 0 0 1.11 .258 4.03 0.1 119
2008 Clinton - A 23 8 0 1 1 2 2.61 10.1 10 3 3 0 2 12 0 0 1.16 .345 1.75 0.3 153
2008 Bakersfield - A+ 23 35 0 2 6 1 5.03 59.0 65 39 33 6 16 72 0 0 1.37 .351 3.10 0.9 79
2008 Total - A+ 23 43 0 3 7 3 4.67 69.1 75 42 36 6 18 84 0 0 1.34 .350 2.90 1.2 85
2009 Bakersfield - A+ 24 4 0 0 1 1 1.17 7.2 5 2 1 0 1 11 0 0 0.78 .294 0.72 0.4 340
2010 Hickory - A 25 17 0 2 1 10 0.46 19.2 12 4 1 0 5 36 0 0 0.86 .324 0.45 1.0 877
2010 Frisco - AA 25 15 0 1 1 2 3.86 18.2 18 9 8 2 5 26 0 0 1.23 .364 2.61 0.4 104
2010 Jackson - AA 25 6 0 1 0 3 0.00 7.1 4 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0.55 .308 0.00 0.4 999
2010 Total - AA 25 21 0 2 1 5 2.77 26.0 22 9 8 2 5 40 0 0 1.04 .351 1.87 0.8 144
2010 Tacoma - AAA 25 12 0 1 0 2 2.08 17.1 14 5 4 0 5 18 0 0 1.10 .292 1.99 0.5 191
2011 Tacoma - AAA 26 30 0 2 4 11 2.76 42.1 34 17 13 1 12 35 0 0 1.09 .268 2.99 0.7 144
2012 Durham - AAA 27 42 0 2 6 2 5.59 67.2 85 45 42 6 17 71 0 0 1.51 .389 3.01 1.1 72
2013 Durham - AAA 28 40 0 3 1 17 0.63 57.1 41 6 4 1 15 81 0 0 0.98 .310 1.44 2.1 639
2014 Durham - AAA 29 32 0 0 1 12 3.38 37.1 32 17 14 3 9 40 0 0 1.10 .287 2.91 0.7 119
2019 Long Island - IND 34 12 0 0 1 6 0.77 11.2 5 1 1 0 4 17 0 0 0.77 .250 1.31 0.5 536
2021 Hokkaido Nippon Ham (Ni-Gun) - AA 36 20 0 1 1 13 1.40 19.1 12 3 3 2 8 29 0 0 1.03 .256 3.04 0.6 336
2024 Hokkaido Nippon Ham (Ni-Gun) - AA 39 42 0 1 5 17 3.64 54.1 51 23 22 7 20 61 0 0 1.31 .317 4.24 1.2 150
2025 Hokkaido Nippon Ham (Ni-Gun) - AA 40 1 0 0 1 0 9.00 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 3.00 .000 17.66 -0.1 65
Total IL 114 0 5 8 31 3.33 162.1 158 68 60 10 41 192 0 0 1.23 .342 2.43 120.6
Total PCL 42 0 3 4 13 2.56 59.2 48 22 17 1 17 53 0 0 1.09 .275 2.70 154.7
Total SL 6 0 1 0 3 0.00 7.1 4 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0.55 .308 0.00 999.0
Total TEX 15 0 1 1 2 3.86 18.2 18 9 8 2 5 26 0 0 1.23 .364 2.61 103.6
Total CAL 39 0 2 7 2 4.59 66.2 70 41 34 6 17 83 0 0 1.30 .346 2.82 87.0
Total MID 28 0 1 4 8 3.18 45.1 39 22 16 4 12 43 0 0 1.12 .278 3.51 125.7
Total SAL 17 0 2 1 10 0.46 19.2 12 4 1 0 5 36 0 0 0.86 .324 0.45 877.2
Total NWL 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.2 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0.75 .500 0.00 999.0
Total NGN 63 0 2 7 30 3.13 74.2 64 27 26 10 30 91 0 0 1.26 .302 4.11 171.3
Total ATL 12 0 0 1 6 0.77 11.2 5 1 1 0 4 17 0 0 0.77 .250 1.31 535.7
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2011 Seattle - MLB P 25 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 32.2 0.83 -0.2 .000
2012 Tampa Bay - MLB P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.1 0.00 -0.0 .000
2013 Tampa Bay - MLB P 19 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 21.1 1.69 -0.1 .000
2014 Tampa Bay - MLB P 25 0 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 30.1 1.19 -0.1 .000
2015 Carmen - INT P 51 0 7 3 0 11 1 .909 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 Tokyo Yakult - INT P 61 0 6 5 0 14 3 .786 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2018 Monclova - INT P 35 0 3 10 0 15 2 .867 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2018 Durango - INT P 11 0 1 1 0 3 1 .667 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2019 Yucatan - INT P 25 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2019 Puebla - INT P 20 0 1 5 0 7 1 .857 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2020 Yucatan - INT P 44 0 1 4 1 5 0 1.000 52.2 0.85 -0.4 1.021
2021 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - INT P 34 0 3 4 0 8 1 .875 37.1 1.69 +0.0 .925
2022 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - INT P 51 0 1 12 0 15 2 .867 52.0 2.25 -0.1 1.031
2023 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - INT P 56 0 4 7 0 11 0 1.000 57.2 1.72 +0.8 .943
2024 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - INT P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
2025 Hokkaido Nippon Ham (Ni-Gun) - AA P 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 -0.0 1.013
TOTAL P 464 0 33 61 1 105 11 .895 292.1 2.89 -0.2 .988
PLAYER HISTORY
06/07/2007 Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 16th round of the 2007 MLB June Amateur Draft from Northern Kentucky University (Highland Heights, KY).
07/09/2010 Traded by the Texas Rangers to the Seattle Mariners along with P Blake Beavan, 1B Justin Smoak, and IF Matthew Lawson in exchange for P Cliff Lee and P Mark Lowe
11/27/2011 Traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Tampa Bay Rays along with a PTBNL in exchange for C John Jaso
09/02/2020 Wins the 2020 LMB Reliever of the Year.
09/06/2020 Finished 3rd in 2020 LMB Outstanding Pitcher Award voting.
09/14/2020 Became a free agent.
09/22/2020 Signed a minor league contract ($170,000 bonus) with the Boston Red Sox organization.
11/19/2020 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
01/12/2021 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $870,000 with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters organization.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
08/23/2022 Injured (Undisclosed injury), out for one week.
09/08/2022 Injured (Sprained ankle), out for 2 weeks.
09/16/2022 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 6 days.
10/28/2022 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $406,000 with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
07/09/2023 Was selected to the 2023 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
10/25/2023 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $720,000 with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 60 (60).
10/03/2024 Wins the 2024 Nippon Baseball Ni-Gun League Farmchamp with the Hokkaido Nippon Ham (Ni-Gun) Fighters!
10/22/2024 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $960,000 with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
03/27/2025 Released by the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2020 44 1
2023 56 7
Year SV Rank
2020 28 1
2021 11 8
2022 26 4
2023 34 1
Year RA Rank
2020 44 1
2023 56 7
Year GF Rank
2020 36 1
2021 24 9
2022 34 4
2023 43 6
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