Luke Hamlin
Lewis Dennison Hamlin (Hot Potato)
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 168 lb.

Born: July 3, 1904 in Ferris Center, MI (All Transactions)
Debut: September 18, 1933
Final Game: September 26, 1944
Died: February 18, 1978 in Clare, MI
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1933 28 DET AL 1 0 1.000 4.86 3 3 0 0 0 0 16.2 20 11 9 3 10 10 0 0 0 80 89 1.800 10.8 1.6 5.4 5.4 1.00
1934 29 DET AL 2 3 .400 5.38 20 5 7 1 0 1 75.1 87 48 45 11 44 30 0 0 2 348 82 1.739 10.4 1.3 5.3 3.6 0.68
1937 32 BRO NL 11 13 .458 3.59 39 25 8 11 1 1 185.2 183 96 74 4 48 93 0 0 4 787 112 1.244 8.9 0.2 2.3 4.5 1.94
1938 33 BRO NL 12 15 .444 3.68 44 30 9 10 3 6 237.1 243 111 97 14 65 97 2 0 2 997 106 1.298 9.2 0.5 2.5 3.7 1.49
1939 34 BRO NL 20 13 .606 3.64 40 36 2 19 2 0 269.2 255 115 109 27 54 88 0 0 2 1100 111 1.146 8.5 0.9 1.8 2.9 1.63 MVP-10
1940 35 BRO NL 9 8 .529 3.06 33 25 2 9 2 0 182.1 183 77 62 17 34 91 2 0 0 758 131 1.190 9.0 0.8 1.7 4.5 2.68
1941 36 BRO NL 8 8 .500 4.24 30 20 5 5 1 1 136.0 139 75 64 14 41 58 2 1 0 581 87 1.324 9.2 0.9 2.7 3.8 1.41
1942 37 PIT NL 4 4 .500 3.94 23 14 4 6 1 0 112.0 128 58 49 3 19 38 1 1 1 483 86 1.313 10.3 0.2 1.5 3.1 2.00
1944 39 PHA AL 6 12 .333 3.74 29 23 2 9 2 0 190.0 204 94 79 13 38 58 3 0 4 809 93 1.274 9.7 0.6 1.8 2.7 1.53
9 Seasons 73 76 .490 3.77 261 181 39 70 12 9 1405.0 1442 685 588 106 353 563 10 2 15 5943 103 1.278 9.2 0.7 2.3 3.6 1.59
162 Game Avg. 11 12 .490 3.77 40 28 6 11 2 1 216 222 105 90 16 54 87 2 0 2 914 103 1.278 9.2 0.7 2.3 3.6 1.59
BRO (5 yrs) 60 57 .513 3.61 186 136 26 54 9 8 1011.0 1003 474 406 76 242 427 6 1 8 4223 109 1.231 8.9 0.7 2.2 3.8 1.76
DET (2 yrs) 3 3 .500 5.28 23 8 7 1 0 1 92.0 107 59 54 14 54 40 0 0 2 428 83 1.750 10.5 1.4 5.3 3.9 0.74
PIT (1 yr) 4 4 .500 3.94 23 14 4 6 1 0 112.0 128 58 49 3 19 38 1 1 1 483 86 1.313 10.3 0.2 1.5 3.1 2.00
PHA (1 yr) 6 12 .333 3.74 29 23 2 9 2 0 190.0 204 94 79 13 38 58 3 0 4 809 93 1.274 9.7 0.6 1.8 2.7 1.53
NL (6 yrs) 64 61 .512 3.65 209 150 30 60 10 8 1123.0 1131 532 455 79 261 465 7 2 9 4706 107 1.240 9.1 0.6 2.1 3.7 1.78
AL (3 yrs) 9 15 .375 4.24 52 31 9 10 2 1 282.0 311 153 133 27 92 98 3 0 6 1237 89 1.429 9.9 0.9 2.9 3.1 1.07

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1933 28 1 0 1.000 4.86 3 3 0 0 0 0 16.2 20 11 9 3 10 10 0 0 0 80 89 1.800 10.8 1.6 5.4 5.4 1.00 89
1934 29 3 3 .500 5.28 23 8 7 1 0 1 92.0 107 59 54 14 54 40 0 0 2 428 83 1.750 10.5 1.4 5.3 3.9 0.74 83
1935 30 3 3 .500 5.28 23 8 7 1 0 1 92.0 107 59 54 14 54 40 0 0 2 428 83 1.750 10.5 1.4 5.3 3.9 0.74 83
1936 31 3 3 .500 5.28 23 8 7 1 0 1 92.0 107 59 54 14 54 40 0 0 2 428 83 1.750 10.5 1.4 5.3 3.9 0.74 83
1937 32 14 16 .467 4.15 62 33 15 12 1 2 277.2 290 155 128 18 102 133 0 0 6 1215 100 1.412 9.4 0.6 3.3 4.3 1.30 100
1938 33 26 31 .456 3.93 106 63 24 22 4 8 515.0 533 266 225 32 167 230 2 0 8 2212 103 1.359 9.3 0.6 2.9 4.0 1.38 103
1939 34 46 44 .511 3.83 146 99 26 41 6 8 784.2 788 381 334 59 221 318 2 0 10 3312 105 1.286 9.0 0.7 2.5 3.6 1.44 105
1940 35 55 52 .514 3.69 179 124 28 50 8 8 967.0 971 458 396 76 255 409 4 0 10 4070 109 1.268 9.0 0.7 2.4 3.8 1.60 109
1941 36 63 60 .512 3.75 209 144 33 55 9 9 1103.0 1110 533 460 90 296 467 6 1 10 4651 106 1.275 9.1 0.7 2.4 3.8 1.58 106
1942 37 67 64 .511 3.77 232 158 37 61 10 9 1215.0 1238 591 509 93 315 505 7 2 11 5134 104 1.278 9.2 0.7 2.3 3.7 1.60 104
1943 38 67 64 .511 3.77 232 158 37 61 10 9 1215.0 1238 591 509 93 315 505 7 2 11 5134 104 1.278 9.2 0.7 2.3 3.7 1.60 104
1944 39 73 76 .490 3.77 261 181 39 70 12 9 1405.0 1442 685 588 106 353 563 10 2 15 5943 103 1.278 9.2 0.7 2.3 3.6 1.59 103

Neutralized Pitching

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1933 28 1 1 .500 4.00 18.0 20 9 8 3 10 11 0 1.667 10.0 5.0 5.5 1.10 1.5 3
1934 29 3 5 .375 4.85 78.0 87 47 42 11 44 31 0 1.679 10.0 5.1 3.6 0.70 1.3 20
1937 32 12 9 .571 3.38 197.0 188 82 74 4 49 99 0 1.203 8.6 2.2 4.5 2.02 0.2 39
1938 33 15 12 .556 3.69 244.0 253 111 100 15 68 100 2 1.316 9.3 2.5 3.7 1.47 0.6 44
1939 34 17 13 .567 3.59 278.0 266 123 111 28 56 91 0 1.158 8.6 1.8 2.9 1.63 0.9 40
1940 35 13 8 .619 2.98 190.0 191 70 63 18 35 95 2 1.189 9.0 1.7 4.5 2.71 0.9 33
1941 36 7 8 .467 4.50 136.0 148 76 68 15 44 58 2 1.412 9.8 2.9 3.8 1.32 1.0 30
1942 37 5 7 .417 4.46 115.0 143 63 57 3 21 39 1 1.426 11.2 1.6 3.1 1.86 0.2 23
1944 39 10 11 .476 4.10 193.0 222 98 88 14 41 59 3 1.363 10.4 1.9 2.8 1.44 0.7 29
9 Seasons 83 74 .529 3.80 1449.0 1518 679 611 111 368 583 10 1.302 9.4 3.6 1.58 0.7 261

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1939-NL-10-10%
0.10 Career Shares (893rd)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1940 NL--3.060--6th

Wins s c a p y
1939 NL--20--4th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1939 NL--.606--10th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1937 NL--1.244--9th
1939 NL--1.146--3rd
1940 NL--1.190--6th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1939 NL--8.511--4th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1939 NL--1.802--4th
1940 NL--1.678--3rd
1944 AL--1.800--5th
Career--2.261--179th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1940 NL--4.492--4th

Games Played s c a p y
1938 NL--44--5th

Saves s c a p y
1938 NL--6--3rd

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1939 NL--269.7--5th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1939 NL--88--10th
1940 NL--91--10th

Games Started s c a p y
1939 NL--36--1st

Complete Games s c a p y
1939 NL--19--4th

Shutouts s c a p y
1938 NL--3--5th
1939 NL--2--8th

Home Runs s c a p y
1938 NL--14--9th
1939 NL--27--1st
1940 NL--17--5th
1941 NL--14--7th
1944 AL--13--6th

Hits s c a p y
1938 NL--243--10th
1939 NL--255--6th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1937 NL--1.938--8th
1938 NL--1.492--9th
1939 NL--1.630--7th
1940 NL--2.677--1st
1944 AL--1.526--9th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1937 NL--.194--6th

Losses s c a p y
1938 NL--15--6th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1938 NL--97--10th
1939 NL--109--3rd

Batters Faced s c a p y
1939 NL--1100--5th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1940 NL--131--5th

Oldest s c a p y
1942 NL--born 1904-07-03--8th
1944 AL--born 1904-07-03--10th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 1 (608), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 24 (670), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 6 (1146), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 8 (996), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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