Matt Luke
Matthew Clifford Luke
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 5" , Weight: 220 lb.

Born: February 26, 1971 in Long Beach, CA
High School: El Dorado (Placentia, CA)
School: University of California
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 8th round of the 1992 amateur draft.
Signed June 18, 1992. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 3, 1996
Final Game: September 30, 1999
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1998 TOT NL 27 LF 50 41 347.0 81 76 4 1 0 .988 3.8 13.1 1.8 1.4 0.4 2 2.07 1.60 .974 1.88 1.38
1998 TOT NL 27 1B 18 6 82.0 77 64 13 0 5 1.000 4.2 61.5 4.2 2.8 1.4 0 8.45 4.28 .992 9.46 8.01
1998 TOT NL 27 RF 14 10 94.1 23 21 2 0 0 1.000 2.4 30.5 0.4 1.4 -1.0 2 2.19 1.64 .974 2.08 1.66
1998 LAD NL 27 OF 63 51 441.1 104 97 6 1 0 .990 3.1 8.4 1.1 1.4 -0.3 2 2.10 1.63 .980 2.17 1.78
1998 LAD NL 27 LF 13 41 347.0 20 18 1 1 0 .950 1.9 6.6 0.9 0.7 0.2 1 0.49 1.46 .975 1.88 1.38
1998 LAD NL 27 1B 12 6 82.0 64 54 10 0 5 1.000 2.1 30.7 2.1 1.4 0.7 0 7.02 5.33 .992 9.46 8.01
1998 LAD NL 27 RF 2 10 94.1 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 1.2 15.3 0.2 0.7 -0.5 1 0.38 2.00 .975 2.08 1.65
1998 LAD NL 27 LF 37 61 58 3 0 0 1.000 1.9 0.9 0.7 0.2 1 1.65 .974 1.38
1998 LAD NL 27 RF 12 19 18 1 0 0 1.000 1.2 0.2 0.7 -0.5 1 1.58 .974 1.66
1998 LAD NL 27 1B 6 13 10 3 0 0 1.000 2.1 2.1 1.4 0.7 0 2.17 .992 8.02
1999 ANA AL 28 OF 6 5 34.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 1.4 49.4 1.4 1.4 0.0 0 2.12 1.33 .988 2.30 2.03
1999 ANA AL 28 1B 4 2 23.0 24 20 4 0 5 1.000 0.1 5.2 0.1 -0.1 0.2 0 9.39 6.00 .992 9.51 8.32
1999 ANA AL 28 RF 4 3 18.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 1.1 73.3 1.1 1.1 0.0 0 3.00 1.50 .983 2.10 1.82
1999 ANA AL 28 LF 2 2 16.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 22.5 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 1.12 1.00 1.000 2.08 1.75
2 Seasons OF 69 56 475.1 112 105 6 1 0 .991 4.5 11.4 2.5 2.8 -0.3 2 2.10 1.61 .980 2.18 1.80
2 Seasons LF 52 43 363.0 83 78 4 1 0 .988 4.1 13.6 2.1 1.7 0.4 2 2.03 1.58 .975 1.89 1.39
2 Seasons 1B 22 8 105.0 101 84 17 0 10 1.000 4.3 49.1 4.3 2.7 1.6 0 8.66 4.59 .992 9.47 8.07
2 Seasons RF 18 13 112.1 29 27 2 0 0 1.000 3.5 37.4 1.5 2.5 -1.0 2 2.32 1.61 .976 2.08 1.69
3 Seasons TOT 92 64 580.1 213 189 23 1 10 .995 11.9 24.6 7.9 6.9 1.0 4 0 3.29 2.30 .978 3.30 3.05

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1996 NYY AL 25 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1998 LAD NL 27 102 57 102 75 0 0 18 0 0 0 50 0 14 63 0 31 2
1998 CLE AL 27 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1999 ANA AL 28 18 7 18 10 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 4 6 0 10 0
3 Seasons 123 64 123 85 0 0 22 0 0 0 52 0 18 69 0 43 3
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1998 LAD NL 27 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 4 2 0 8 3 1 5 3 0 5 0 0 4 4 0 26 12 46.2% 12 1 3.8% 3 1498 54% 71% 34% 125 63%
1999 ANA AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 69 65% 86% 49% 3 67%
2 Seasons 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 4 2 0 9 4 1 5 3 0 5 0 0 5 5 0 28 14 50.0% 12 1 3.6% 3 1567 55% 71% 35% 128 63%
MLB Averages 60.2% 2.5% 56% 74% 38% 48%

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1998 LAD NL 27 349 56% 75% 27% 27 93% 0 64 7 57 0 6 13 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 3 100%
1999 ANA AL 28 114 53% 75% 29% 6 100% 0 20 1 19 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 100%
2 Seasons 463 55% 75% 28% 33 94% 0 84 8 76 0 7 17 12 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 1 0 0 0 4 100%
MLB Averages 56% 74% 31% 91% 84%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1998 LAD NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 3 2 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 10 4 40.0% 4 2 20.0% 0 409 61% 72% 29% 33 70%
1999 ANA AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 74 55% 77% 41% 10 60%
2 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 3 2 1 4 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 12 5 41.7% 5 2 16.7% 0 483 60% 73% 31% 43 67%
MLB Averages 45.9% 2.4% 56% 74% 38% 51%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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