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Luke Hamlin
Lewis Dennison Hamlin (Hot Potato)

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 168 lb.

Debut September 18, 1933
Final Game September 26, 1944
Born July 3, 1904 in Ferris Center, MI
Died February 18, 1978 in Clare, MI

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Pitching  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1933 28 DET AL   1   0   3   3   0   0   0  0   16.7   20   11    9   3   10   10   0   0    80       0  4.86  4.32   89 1.800
 1934 29 DET AL   2   3  20   5   1   0   7  1   75.3   87   48   45  11   44   30   0   2   348       0  5.38  4.41   82 1.739
 1937 32 BRO NL  11  13  39  25  11   1   8  1  185.7  183   96   74   4   48   93   0   4   787       0  3.59  4.02  112 1.244
 1938 33 BRO NL  12  15  44  30  10   3   9  6  237.3  243  111   97  14   65   97   2   2   997       0  3.68  3.90  106 1.298
 1939 34 BRO NL  20  13  40  36  19   2   2  0  269.7  255  115  109  27   54   88   0   2  1100       0  3.64  4.03  111 1.146 MVP-10
 1940 35 BRO NL   9   8  33  25   9   2   2  0  182.3  183   77   62  17   34   91   2   0   758       0  3.06  4.00  131 1.190
 1941 36 BRO NL   8   8  30  20   5   1   5  1  136.0  139   75   64  14   41   58   2   0   581       1  4.24  3.67   87 1.324
 1942 37 PIT NL   4   4  23  14   6   1   4  0  112.0  128   58   49   3   19   38   1   1   483       1  3.94  3.38   86 1.313
 1944 39 PHA AL   6  12  29  23   9   2   2  0  190.0  204   94   79  13   38   58   3   4   809       0  3.74  3.47   93 1.274
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  9 Yr WL% .490  73  76 261 181  70  12  39  9 1405.0 1442  685  588 106  353  563  10  15  5943       2  3.77  3.86  103 1.278
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    11  11  40  27  10   1   6  1  216.0  221  105   90  16   54   86   1   2   914   0   0  3.77  3.86  103 1.278
 Career High     20  15  44  36  19   3   9  6  269.7  255  115  109  27   65   97   3   4  1100   0   1  3.06  4.41  131 1.146

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1933 28 DET AL   3    5    1    2   1  1   0    0   0  0   0   1  .400  .400 1.000  258    5   1           0    
 1934 29 DET AL  20   26    1    6   0  0   0    2   0  0   0   8  .231  .231  .231   19    6   3           0    
 1937 32 BRO NL  41   59    4   11   0  0   0    1   0      3  16  .186  .238  .186   16   11   5           1   2
 1938 33 BRO NL  44   78    3   11   1  1   0    4   0      2  16  .141  .163  .179   -7   14   4           0   3
 1939 34 BRO NL  40  103    4   13   3  0   1    6   0      1  21  .126  .135  .184  -16   19   6           0   2 MVP-10
 1940 35 BRO NL  35   58    1    5   1  0   0    3   0      0  18  .086  .086  .103  -49    6   8           0   0
 1941 36 BRO NL  30   41    3    6   1  0   0    2   0      2  12  .146  .186  .171   -1    7   3           0   1
 1942 37 PIT NL  23   37    2    9   0  0   0    7   0      0  11  .243  .243  .243   41    9   3           0   0
 1944 39 PHA AL  29   56    5   13   0  0   0    6   0  0   9  12  .232  .338  .232   65   13   4           0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      265  463   24   76   7  2   1   31   0  0  17 115  .164  .195  .194    6   90  37   0   0   1   8
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        283   15   46   4  1   1   19   0  0  10  70  .164  .195  .194    6   55  23   0   0   1   5
 Career High     44  103    5   13   3  1   1    7   0  0   9  21                          19   8   0   0   1   3
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1933 28 DET AL    6    4    2  13.4   108| .400  .283| .400  .355|1.000  .408|1.400  .763| 258  .870   1.0   0.1   0%
 1934 29 DET AL   29   23    1   1.2   112| .231  .288| .231  .362| .231  .415| .462  .777|  19  .064  -3.2  -0.3   0%
 1937 32 BRO NL   68   55    2   1.0   103| .186  .282| .238  .344| .186  .400| .424  .745|  16  .057  -7.1  -0.7     
 1938 33 BRO NL   84   74    2   0.7   100| .141  .277| .163  .341| .179  .394| .342  .736|  -7  .036 -11.9  -1.2     
 1939 34 BRO NL  110   98    3   0.8   107| .126  .285| .135  .351| .184  .407| .319  .759| -16  .041 -17.6  -1.8     
 1940 35 BRO NL   66   61    1   0.4   103| .086  .279| .086  .344| .103  .401| .189  .745| -49  .015 -12.2  -1.3     
 1941 36 BRO NL   46   39    1   0.7    97| .146  .270| .186  .342| .171  .381| .357  .723|  -1  .036  -5.7  -0.6     
 1942 37 PIT NL   40   31    2   1.7    89| .243  .259| .243  .332| .243  .360| .486  .692|  41  .192  -3.0  -0.3     
 1944 39 PHA AL   69   47    4   2.3    91| .232  .267| .338  .334| .232  .364| .570  .698|  65  .263  -2.1  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons       518  432   18   1.1   101| .164  .277| .195  .344| .194  .393| .389  .736|   6  .076 -61.8  -6.3     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1933 28 DET AL P 3 1 0 2 0 .333 1.000 0.33 1.17 0.54 2.26 3 16.7 1934 29 DET AL P 20 4 12 0 0 1.000 .958 0.80 1.11 1.91 2.14 5 75.3 1937 32 BRO NL P 39 7 26 6 1 .846 .959 0.85 1.20 1.60 2.39 25 185.7 1938 33 BRO NL P 44 8 29 2 1 .949 .964 0.84 1.13 1.40 2.21 30 237.3 1939 34 BRO NL P 40 13 33 1 1 .979 .960 1.15 1.09 1.54 2.19 36 269.7 1940 35 BRO NL P 33 5 19 2 3 .923 .964 0.73 1.10 1.18 2.22 25 182.3 1941 36 BRO NL P 30 9 18 0 2 1.000 .964 0.90 1.09 1.79 2.23 20 136.0 1942 37 PIT NL P 23 4 15 2 0 .905 .969 0.83 1.17 1.53 2.35 14 112.0 1944 39 PHA AL P 29 1 19 4 0 .833 .962 0.69 1.14 0.95 2.09 23 190.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1933 28 DET AL P 3 1 0 2 0 .333 1.000 0.33 1.17 0.54 2.26 3 16.7 1934 29 DET AL P 20 4 12 0 0 1.000 .958 0.80 1.11 1.91 2.14 5 75.3 1937 32 BRO NL P 39 7 26 6 1 .846 .959 0.85 1.20 1.60 2.39 25 185.7 1938 33 BRO NL P 44 8 29 2 1 .949 .964 0.84 1.13 1.40 2.21 30 237.3 1939 34 BRO NL P 40 13 33 1 1 .979 .960 1.15 1.09 1.54 2.19 36 269.7 1940 35 BRO NL P 33 5 19 2 3 .923 .964 0.73 1.10 1.18 2.22 25 182.3 1941 36 BRO NL P 30 9 18 0 2 1.000 .964 0.90 1.09 1.79 2.23 20 136.0 1942 37 PIT NL P 23 4 15 2 0 .905 .969 0.83 1.17 1.53 2.35 14 112.0 1944 39 PHA AL P 29 1 19 4 0 .833 .962 0.69 1.14 0.95 2.09 23 190.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 261 52 171 19 8 .921 .962 0.85 1.13 1.43 2.22 181 1405.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 261 52 171 19 8 .921 .962 0.85 1.13 1.43 2.22 181 1405
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1939-NL-10-0.10
Car-885-0.10 shares

ERA
1940 NL-3.06-6

Wins
1939 NL-20-4

Won-Loss %
1939 NL-.606-10

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1937 NL-1.244-9
1939 NL-1.146-3
1940 NL-1.190-6

Hits Allowed/9IP
1939 NL-8.51-4

Bases on Balls/9IP
1939 NL-1.80-4
1940 NL-1.68-3
1944 AL-1.80-5

Strikeouts/9IP
1940 NL-4.49-4

Games
1938 NL-44-5

Saves
1938 NL-6-3

Innings
1939 NL-269.7-5

Strikeouts
1939 NL-88-10
1940 NL-91-10

Games Started
1939 NL-36-1

Comp. Games
1939 NL-19-4

Shutouts
1938 NL-3-5
1939 NL-2-8

Home Runs Allow.
1938 NL-14-9
1939 NL-27-1
1940 NL-17-5
1941 NL-14-7
1944 AL-13-6

Hits Allowed
1938 NL-243-10
1939 NL-255-6

SO to Walk
1937 NL-1.94-8
1938 NL-1.49-9
1939 NL-1.63-7
1940 NL-2.68-1
1944 AL-1.53-9

Losses
1938 NL-15-6

Earned Runs Allow.
1938 NL-97-10
1939 NL-109-3

Batters Faced
1939 NL-1100-5

Adjusted ERA+
1940 NL-131-5

Oldest Player
1942 NL-37-8
1944 AL-39-10

 

Black Ink: Pitching - 1 (828) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 39 (616) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 8.0 (975) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 6.0 (1118) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

September 29, 1936: Drafted by the Brooklyn Dodgers from the Cleveland Indians in the 1936 rule 5 draft.

December 12, 1941: Traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers with Pete Coscarart, Babe Phelps, and Jimmy Wasdell to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Arky Vaughan.


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