Luke Carlin

Luke Christopher Carlin

Position: Catcher
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: December 20, 1980 in Silver Spring, MD
High School: Philemon Wright (Hull, QC)
School: Northeastern University
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 10th round of the 2002 amateur draft.
Signed June 18, 2002. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 10, 2008
Teams (by GP): Padres/Diamondbacks/Indians 2008-2010
2012 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 1.019 [*],
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All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1. Babe Ruth… #2. Willie Mays… #3. Ted Williams… #4. Ty Cobb… #5. Lou Gehrig… #6. Rogers Hornsby… #7. Stan Musial…

All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1. Babe Ruth… #2. Willie Mays… #3. Ted Williams… #4. Ty Cobb… #5. Lou Gehrig… #6. Rogers Hornsby… #7. Stan Musial…

Standard Batting

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
2002	21	DET-min	A-	45	187	150	23	34	5	2	0	10	0	2	34	28	.227	.371	.287	.658		43	2	1	1	1	0	ONE · NYPL
2003	22	SDP-min	A-,A	45	170	150	16	37	7	0	0	11	1	1	18	36	.247	.335	.293	.629		44	4	2	0	0	0	EUG,FWA · NORW,MIDW
2004	23	SDP-min	A+,A	64	230	206	22	49	13	3	1	24	1	1	21	42	.238	.304	.345	.649		71	4	0	0	3	0	LEL,FWA · CALL,MIDW
2005	24	SDP-min	AA	88	268	230	24	59	8	1	2	25	3	3	35	46	.257	.356	.326	.682		75	4	1	1	1	3	MOB · SOUL
2006	25	SDP-min	AAA,AA	75	302	249	27	65	14	1	4	29	0	0	49	55	.261	.385	.373	.759		93	7	2	1	1	0	POR,MOB · PCL,SOUL
2007	26	SDP-min	AAA	98	353	300	35	66	20	2	0	17	0	3	47	77	.220	.326	.300	.626		90	9	0	6	0	2	POR · PCL
2008	27	SDP-min	AAA	31	111	88	12	23	3	0	4	19	0	0	19	27	.261	.396	.432	.828		38	1	2	0	2	0	POR · PCL
2008	27	SDP	NL	36	105	94	12	14	3	1	1	6	0	0	10	34	.149	.238	.234	.472	32	22	3	1	0	0	0	2
2009	28	ARI-min	AAA	72	285	237	45	76	17	0	7	35	4	4	45	55	.321	.430	.481	.911		114	2	1	1	1	0	REN · PCL
2009	28	ARI	NL	10	21	18	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	3	.167	.286	.167	.452	21	3	0	0	0	0	0	/2
2010	29	PIT-CLE-min	AAA	76	284	244	32	58	10	1	4	29	5	2	34	60	.238	.332	.336	.668		82	6	2	1	3	1	INA,CLB · IL
2010	29	CLE	AL	6	16	14	4	5	0	0	2	3	0	0	2	5	.357	.438	.786	1.223	235	11	0	0	0	0	0	/2
2011	30	CLE-min	AAA	63	238	188	33	40	8	0	5	27	0	0	44	45	.213	.364	.335	.700		63	9	2	2	2	1	CLB · IL
3 Seasons				52	142	126	19	22	3	1	3	10	0	0	15	42	.175	.268	.286	.553	53	36	3	1	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	442	393	59	69	9	3	9	31	0	0	47	131	.175	.268	.286	.553	53	112	9	3	0	0	0

ARI (1 yr)				10	21	18	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	3	.167	.286	.167	.452	21	3	0	0	0	0	0
SDP (1 yr)				36	105	94	12	14	3	1	1	6	0	0	10	34	.149	.238	.234	.472	32	22	3	1	0	0	0
CLE (1 yr)				6	16	14	4	5	0	0	2	3	0	0	2	5	.357	.438	.786	1.223	235	11	0	0	0	0	0

NL (2 yrs)				46	126	112	15	17	3	1	1	7	0	0	13	37	.152	.246	.223	.469	30	25	3	1	0	0	0
AL (1 yr)				6	16	14	4	5	0	0	2	3	0	0	2	5	.357	.438	.786	1.223	235	11	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos
2008	27	SDP	NL	105	-10	0	-1	1	0	2	3	-5	-0.5	-5	-0.5	0.0	$	2
2009	28	ARI	NL	21	-2	0	-0	0	-1	0	1	-2	-0.2	-1	-0.1	-0.1	$	/2
2010	29	CLE	AL	16	2	-0	-0	0	1	0	0	4	0.4	3	0.3	0.1	$	/2
3 Seasons				142	-10	0	-1	2	0	2	4	-2	-0.3	-2	-0.3	-0.0	$

ARI (1 yr)				21	-2	0	-0	0	-1	0	1	-2	-0.2	-1	-0.1	-0.1	$
SDP (1 yr)				105	-10	0	-1	1	0	2	3	-5	-0.5	-5	-0.5	0.0	$
CLE (1 yr)				16	2	-0	-0	0	1	0	0	4	0.4	3	0.3	0.1	$

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rtot	Rdrs	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRFG	PB	SB	CS	CS%
2008	SDP	NL	27	C	36	223	206	14	3	2	.987	0	2	6.11	.993	7.60	3	25	7	22%
2009	ARI	NL	28	C	4	25	24	1	0	0	1.000	-1	-1	6.25	.993	7.70	1	6	0	0%
2010	CLE	AL	29	C	6	38	34	4	0	1	1.000	1	0	6.33	.990	7.37	0	4	2	33%
	3 Seasons			C	46	286	264	19	3	3	.990	0	1	6.15	.993	7.58	4	35	9	20%
	3 Seasons			TOT	46	286	264	19	3	3	.990	0	1	6.15	.993	7.58	4	35	9	20%

Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.

View Complete Notes on Fielding Data

Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.

Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
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Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Transactions

June 4, 2002: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 10th round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 2002.
March 28, 2003: Released by the Detroit Tigers.
April 29, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.
November 3, 2008: Granted Free Agency.
January 20, 2009: Signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
December 8, 2009: Granted Free Agency.
January 6, 2010: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
August 10, 2010: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Cleveland Indians for player to be named .
November 1, 2010: Granted Free Agency.
November 29, 2010: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

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