Player
Luke Easter
Player Info
- Full Name
- Luscious Luke
- Born
-
August 4, 1915
Jonestown, MS, USA - Died
- March 29, 1979
- Size
- 6'4" / 240 lbs
- B/T
- L / R
- Debut
- August 11, 1949
- Final Game
- May 4, 1954
- Career
- 6 years
Teams
- Homestead Grays 1947-1948
- Cleveland Guardians 1949-1954
Honors
1 x All-Star
1952 - Sporting News Player of the Year
(AL)
Career Batting
594
G
.276
AVG
577
H
104
HR
413
RBI
.827
OPS
131
OPS vs Lg
72% of the career qualification threshold
· about these stats
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Cleveland Indians | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| 1953 | Cleveland Indians | 68 | 211 | 64 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 26 | .303 |
| 1952 | Cleveland Indians | 127 | 437 | 115 | 10 | 3 | 31 | 63 | .263 |
| 1951 | Cleveland Indians | 128 | 486 | 131 | 12 | 5 | 27 | 65 | .270 |
| 1950 | Cleveland Indians | 141 | 540 | 151 | 20 | 4 | 28 | 96 | .280 |
| 1949 | Cleveland Indians | 21 | 45 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .222 |
| 1948 | Homestead Grays | 41 | 144 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 34 | .313 |
| 1947 | Homestead Grays | 62 | 223 | 60 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 35 | .269 |
Advanced Batting
About these stats
| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | AL | 6 | .000 | .250 | 0.0 | 33.3 | -5 | 0.0 | |
| 1953 | AL | 230 | .142 | .337 | 6.5 | 15.2 | 124 | 7.3 | |
| 1952 | AL | 486 | .249 | .261 | 9.1 | 17.3 | 143 | 32.4 | ✓ |
| 1951 | AL | 532 | .212 | .268 | 7.0 | 13.3 | 124 | 28.2 | ✓ |
| 1950 | AL | 623 | .207 | .295 | 11.2 | 15.2 | 126 | 29.3 | ✓ |
| 1949 | AL | 54 | .067 | .256 | 14.8 | 11.1 | 72 | 0.0 | |
| 1948 | NN2 | 174 | .229 | .289 | 15.5 | 1.7 | 187 | 15.7 | |
| 1947 | NN2 | 251 | .170 | .252 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 124 | 11.6 | ✓ |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 434 | 3,579 | 273 | 52 | 368 | .987 |
| OF | 124 | 183 | 16 | 7 | 4 | .966 |
| 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 56 | 442 | 30 | 9 | 54 | .981 |
| 1952 | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 118 | 940 | 90 | 18 | 87 | .983 |
| 1951 | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 125 | 1043 | 68 | 14 | 108 | .988 |
| 1950 | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 128 | 1100 | 82 | 11 | 114 | .991 |
| 1950 | Cleveland Indians | OF | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1949 | Cleveland Indians | OF | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1948 | Homestead Grays | 1B | 5 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 |
| 1948 | Homestead Grays | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1948 | Homestead Grays | OF | 38 | 70 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .962 |
| 1947 | Homestead Grays | 1B | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1947 | Homestead Grays | OF | 61 | 90 | 10 | 4 | 2 | .962 |
Postseason Batting
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 6 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 4 | .476 | ||
| 1948 | NLC | Homestead Grays | 4 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 4 | .467 |
| 1948 | NWS | Homestead Grays | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .500 |