Gary Lucas

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-5, 200lb (196cm, 90kg)

Born: November 8, 1954 in Riverside, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (21st) of the 1973 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Riverside Community College (Riverside, CA), the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (18th) of the 1973 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Riverside Community College (Riverside, CA) and the San Diego Padres in the 19th round of the 1976 MLB June Amateur Draft from Chapman University (Orange, CA).

High School: Riverside Poly HS (Riverside, CA)

Schools: Riverside Community College (Riverside, CA), Chapman University (Orange, CA)

Debut: April 16, 1980 (Age 25-160d, 11,895th in MLB history)
vs. LAD 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: October 3, 1987 (Age 32-329d)
vs. CLE 1.2 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1980 season

Agents: Steve Greenberg

Full Name: Gary Paul Lucas

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.0

W

L

ERA

3.01

G

409

GS

SV

IP

669.0

SO

410

WHIP

1.263

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1976	21	SDP-min	A-	7	3	.700	3.10	14	12		5	2	0	93.0	91	40	32	6	30	0	49	2	0	0				1.301	8.8	0.6	2.9	4.7	1.63	WWA NORW
1977	22	SDP-min	A	13	7	.650	4.60	28	25		7	1	0	176.0	205	114	90	24	48	0	98	1	1	6				1.438	10.5	1.2	2.5	5.0	2.04	REN CALL
1978	23	SDP-min	AA	8	17	.320	4.87	25	25		6	1	0	159.0	182	104	86	15	26	7	115	3	2	1				1.308	10.3	0.8	1.5	6.5	4.42	AMA TL
1979	24	SDP-min	AAA	10	7	.588	2.78	24	24		9	4	0	178.0	151	64	55	15	58	1	98	3	0	1				1.174	7.6	0.8	2.9	5.0	1.69	HAW PCL
1980	25	SDP	NL	5	8	.385	3.24	46	18	14	0	0	3	150.0	138	59	54	8	43	14	85	1	2	6	614	106	3.19	1.207	8.3	0.5	2.6	5.1	1.98
1981	26	SDP	NL	7	7	.500	2.00	57	0	40	0	0	13	90.0	78	26	20	1	36	15	53	3	1	1	369	165	2.87	1.267	7.8	0.1	3.6	5.3	1.47
1982	27	SDP	NL	1	10	.091	3.24	65	0	39	0	0	16	97.1	89	42	35	5	29	7	64	1	0	1	407	108	2.99	1.212	8.2	0.5	2.7	5.9	2.21
1983	28	SDP	NL	5	8	.385	2.87	62	0	41	0	0	17	91.0	85	38	29	9	34	11	60	0	0	1	391	124	3.84	1.308	8.4	0.9	3.4	5.9	1.76
1984	29	MON	NL	0	3	.000	2.72	55	0	22	0	0	8	53.0	54	20	16	4	20	5	42	0	1	2	225	128	3.30	1.396	9.2	0.7	3.4	7.1	2.10
1985	30	MON-min	A,AAA	0	0		5.14	4	4	0	0	0	0	7.0	5	5	4	1	3	0	5	0	1	1				1.143	6.4	1.3	3.9	6.4	1.67	WPB,INA FLOR,AA
1985	30	MON	NL	6	2	.750	3.19	49	0	18	0	0	1	67.2	63	29	24	6	24	8	31	0	0	5	284	108	3.99	1.286	8.4	0.8	3.2	4.1	1.29
1986	31	CAL-min	A	0	2	.000	5.11	7	0	3	0	0	1	12.1	15	8	7	1	1	0	9	1	0	2				1.297	10.9	0.7	0.7	6.6	9.00	PSP CALL
1986	31	CAL	AL	4	1	.800	3.15	27	0	11	0	0	2	45.2	45	19	16	1	6	0	31	0	0	5	185	131	2.09	1.117	8.9	0.2	1.2	6.1	5.17
1987	32	CAL	AL	1	5	.167	3.63	48	0	21	0	0	3	74.1	66	41	30	7	35	5	44	2	1	3	320	120	4.40	1.359	8.0	0.8	4.2	5.3	1.26
1988	33	SFG-min	AAA	1	3	.250	4.52	33	0	15	0	0	7	61.2	76	32	31	8	13	2	58	2	8	6				1.443	11.1	1.2	1.9	8.5	4.46	PHX PCL
8 Yrs				29	44	.397	3.01	409	18	206	0	0	63	669.0	618	274	224	41	227	65	410	7	5	24	2795	119	3.36	1.263	8.3	0.6	3.1	5.5	1.81
162 Game Avg.				5	7	.397	3.01	65	3	33	0	0	10	107	98	44	36	7	36	10	65	1	1	4	445	119	3.36	1.263	8.3	0.6	3.1	5.5	1.81

SDP (4 yrs)				18	33	.353	2.90	230	18	134	0	0	49	428.1	390	165	138	23	142	47	262	5	3	9	1781	119	3.22	1.242	8.2	0.5	3.0	5.5	1.85
CAL (2 yrs)				5	6	.455	3.45	75	0	32	0	0	5	120.0	111	60	46	8	41	5	75	2	1	8	505	124	3.52	1.267	8.3	0.6	3.1	5.6	1.83
MON (2 yrs)				6	5	.545	2.98	104	0	40	0	0	9	120.2	117	49	40	10	44	13	73	0	1	7	509	116	3.68	1.334	8.7	0.7	3.3	5.4	1.66

NL (6 yrs)				24	38	.387	2.92	334	18	174	0	0	58	549.0	507	214	178	33	186	60	335	5	4	16	2290	118	3.32	1.262	8.3	0.5	3.0	5.5	1.80
AL (2 yrs)				5	6	.455	3.45	75	0	32	0	0	5	120.0	111	60	46	8	41	5	75	2	1	8	505	124	3.52	1.267	8.3	0.6	3.1	5.6	1.83

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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