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Luke
Fender		  
Nickname: Texas Tornado
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 245
 
Born: July 18, 1920 in Harker Heights, TX
 
Awards & Accomplishments
BATTER OF THE YEAR 1943    1950   
GOLD GLOVE AWARD 1942    1950   
All-Star Selections 1943    1944    1945    1948    1949    1950    1951   
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won BATTER OF THE YEAR or ROOKIE OF THE YEAR.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1941 20 DET AL 111 388 55 128 21 5 8 74 2 3 17 52 .330 .365 .472 .837 61.4 12.8
    AAA   16 62 11 21 5 0 3 12 0 1 6 14 .339 .397 .565 .962 12.2  
1942 21 DET AL 145 530 74 149 22 5 17 79 5 2 35 70 .281 .329 .438 .766 72.4 14.7
1943 22 DET AL 151 582 97 176 25 6 16 102 6 6 34 68 .302 .355 .448 .803 88.2 17.4
1944 23 DET AL 149 572 96 173 28 5 16 104 5 4 42 82 .302 .355 .453 .808 88.1 17.6
1945 24 BOS AL 152 561 74 168 28 4 14 87 9 13 60 91 .299 .368 .439 .806 80.2 11.6
1946 25 BOS AL 153 534 89 162 36 4 23 85 2 0 103 80 .303 .417 .515 .932 110.6 24.7
1947 26 BOS AL 149 517 100 138 29 4 25 106 3 0 88 91 .267 .373 .484 .857 94.6 18.3
1948 27 BOS AL 154 585 112 159 40 2 33 128 3 1 80 95 .272 .368 .516 .885 109.7 19.4
1949 28 BOS AL 152 580 106 152 24 3 45 114 5 0 74 83 .262 .352 .547 .899 111.5 18.1
1950 29 BOS AL 152 600 134 179 54 6 53 162 1 1 80 107 .298 .383 .673 1.057 137.1 24.6
1951 30 BOS AL 113 430 114 142 25 6 46 103 0 0 63 52 .330 .419 .737 1.156 117.9 25.7
11 Years Sim 1581 5879 1051 1726 332 50 296 1144 41 30 676 871 .294 .371 .518 .889 1071.7 204.7
1 Years AAA 16 62 11 21 5 0 3 12 0 1 6 14 .339 .397 .565 .962 12.2  
162 Game Average 602 107 176 34 5 30 117 4 3 69 89 .294 .371 .518 .889 109.8  
Career Highs 154 600 134 179 54 6 53 162 9 13 103 107 .330 .419 .737 1.156 137.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   3628 659 1054 206 41 195 743 28 22 420 530 .291 .368 .531 .900 671.5
vs LH   2251 392 672 126 9 101 401 13 8 256 341 .299 .375 .497 .872 398.8
Home 787 2888 532 869 179 22 163 605 17 15 307 405 .301 .373 .547 .921 547.8
Away 794 2991 519 857 153 28 133 539 24 15 369 466 .287 .369 .490 .859 522.4
RISP   1626 0 511 95 22 87 824 0 0 260 229 .314 .405 .560 .965 351.4
Pinch Hitting   50 9 17 6 0 2 18 1 0 9 9 .340 .450 .580 1.030 11.8
Close/Late   605 89 167 30 3 23 93 0 0 106 96 .276 .386 .450 .836 107.3
Mar/Apr 142 530 108 158 34 7 37 136 5 2 80 86 .298 .388 .598 .986 116.8
May 304 1128 194 314 60 11 45 203 9 4 128 167 .278 .359 .471 .829 184.2
June 304 1107 217 318 59 8 68 222 5 6 123 178 .287 .365 .539 .905 205.3
July 307 1133 200 327 62 7 63 231 8 6 120 161 .289 .363 .523 .886 203.1
August 279 1034 166 311 69 5 39 170 9 8 129 157 .301 .381 .490 .872 183.6
Sep/Oct 245 947 166 298 48 12 44 182 5 4 96 122 .315 .381 .530 .911 177.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won GOLD GLOVE AWARD.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1941 20 DET AL 1B 103 99 819.0 1103 65 7 82 .994 12.84 0 0 .000 0 2.6
1942 21 DET AL 1B 142 137 1181.3 1574 102 14 126 .992 12.77 0 0 .000 0 2.7
1943 22 DET AL 1B 149 143 1277.3 1503 107 10 122 .994 11.34 0 0 .000 0 1.8
1944 23 DET AL 1B 145 141 1239.7 1519 89 14 124 .991 11.67 0 0 .000 0 0.4
1945 24 BOS AL 1B 152 148 1293.3 1441 100 13 127 .992 10.72 0 0 .000 0 1.4
1946 25 BOS AL 1B 153 153 1332.0 1482 109 14 132 .991 10.75 0 0 .000 0 2.1
1947 26 BOS AL 1B 144 134 1178.0 1382 90 15 115 .990 11.25 0 0 .000 0 1.6
    C 1 0 3.7 2 0 0 0 1.000 4.92 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1948 27 BOS AL 1B 154 151 1363.7 1576 109 16 143 .991 11.12 0 0 .000 0 1.6
1949 28 BOS AL 1B 151 150 1313.0 1537 113 16 135 .990 11.31 0 0 .000 0 4.7
1950 29 BOS AL 1B 152 149 1319.0 1657 110 17 141 .990 12.06 0 0 .000 0 2.0
1951 30 BOS AL 1B 111 110 969.3 1163 85 9 111 .993 11.59 0 0 .000 0 3.3
  1B 1556 1515 13285.6 15937 1079 145 1358 .992 11.53 0 0 .000 0 24.2
  C 1 0 3.7 2 0 0 0 1.000 4.92 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   1557 1515 13289.3 15939 1079 145 1358 .992 11.53 0 0 .000 0 24.2
Career Highs   154 153 1363.7 1657 113 17 143 .994 12.84 0 0 .000 0  
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Slugging Pct
CAR-8-.501
 OPS
CAR-12-.868
 OPS+
CAR-11-144
 Secondary Average
CAR-41-0.325
 Homeruns
CAR-13-250
 Strikeouts
CAR-37-819
At Bats per Home Run
CAR-44-21.8
 Home Run Value
CAR-26-1.4
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 39)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 193)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 38    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 59)
 
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  1. Ray Evangelides (867)
  2. Rocky Elefante (818)
  3. Urban Gaylord (817)
  4. Marion Morrison (814)
  5. Aloysius O'Reilly (803)
  6. Gerry Railsback (790)
  7. Tim McDonald (789)
  8. Benedict Goddard (781)
  9. Karl Wojciechowski (775)
  10. Joe Mudd (771)
 
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