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Lu Blue

Lu Blue

1921–1933  ·  Bats B  ·  Throws L  ·  5'10", 165 lb  ·  b. 1897 Washington, DC

Career 1,615 G · 1,696 H · 44 HR · 695 RBI · .287 AVG

Seasons leading his league
6
1 best in baseball 5 league only
58 Top-5 finishes
5 Title seasons
4 Categories led
1928 Best season

Spanning 1923–1931, peaking at 2 titles in 1928.

Team records #8 White Sox 1931 R #10 Tigers 1922 R

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 956th League titles 6
  • 1,857th Best in baseball 1
  • 273rd Top-5 finishes 58

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
First Base Range Factor 2 1st — 1923 AL 11.16 1930 AL 10.61 1922 #2 1924 #2 1925 #3 1926 #2 1927 #3 1928 #2 1929 #2 1932 #3
First Base Putouts 2 1st — 1929 AL 1,491 1931 AL 1,452 1922 #3 1925 #2 1928 #3
First Base Double Plays 1 1st — 1928 AL 121 1922 #3
First Base Assists 1 1st — 1928 107 1923 #3 1925 #2 1931 #3 1932 #2
First Base Fielding Percentage — #3 — 1923 #3
Walks — #2 — 1921 #2 1922 #3 1923 #3 1928 #2 1929 #2 1931 #2
Triples — #2 — 1931 #2
Runs — #2 — 1922 #2

Title Seasons

5 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1931 1 1B PO 1,452
1930 1 1B RF 10.61
1929 1 1B PO 1,491
1928 2 1B A 107 1B DP 121
1923 1 1B RF 11.16

Batting

13 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1921 DET AL 153 585 103 180 33 11 5 75 103 47 13 .308 .416 .427 .843
1922 DET AL 145 584 131 175 31 9 6 45 82 48 8 .300 .392 .414 .807
1923 DET AL 129 504 100 143 27 7 1 46 96 40 10 .284 .402 .371 .773
1924 DET AL 108 395 81 123 26 7 2 53 64 26 9 .311 .413 .428 .840
1925 DET AL 150 532 91 163 18 9 3 94 83 29 19 .306 .403 .391 .794
1926 DET AL 128 429 92 123 24 14 1 52 90 18 13 .287 .413 .415 .828
1927 DET AL 112 365 71 95 17 9 1 42 71 28 13 .260 .384 .364 .748
1928 SLA AL 154 549 116 154 32 11 14 80 105 43 12 .281 .400 .455 .855
1929 SLA AL 151 573 111 168 40 10 6 61 126 32 12 .293 .422 .429 .852
1930 SLA AL 117 425 85 100 27 5 4 42 81 44 12 .235 .363 .351 .713
1931 CHA AL 155 589 119 179 23 15 1 62 127 60 13 .304 .430 .399 .829
1932 CHA AL 112 373 51 93 21 2 0 43 64 21 17 .249 .364 .316 .680
1933 BRO NL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career — — 1,615 5,904 1,151 1,696 319 109 44 695 1,092 436 151 .287 .402 .401 .803

Fielding

2 positions
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1921 DET AL 1B 152 — — 1,478 85 16 75 1,579 .990 10.28
1922 DET AL 1B 144 — — 1,506 95 15 107 1,616 .991 11.12
1923 DET AL 1B 129 — — 1,347 93 12 74 1,452 .992 11.16
1924 DET AL 1B 108 — — 1,099 85 17 72 1,201 .986 10.96
1925 DET AL 1B 148 — — 1,480 101 19 115 1,600 .988 10.68
1926 DET AL 1B 109 — — 1,153 57 19 95 1,229 .985 11.10
OF 1 — — 3 1 2 0 6 .667 4.00
1927 DET AL 1B 104 — — 1,040 68 18 99 1,126 .984 10.65
1928 SLA AL 1B 154 — — 1,472 107 17 121 1,596 .989 10.25
1929 SLA AL 1B 151 — — 1,491 88 10 127 1,589 .994 10.46
1930 SLA AL 1B 111 — — 1,110 68 16 91 1,194 .987 10.61
1931 CHA AL 1B 155 — — 1,452 81 16 105 1,549 .990 9.89
1932 CHA AL 1B 105 — — 1,014 88 16 106 1,118 .986 10.50
1933 BRO NL 1B 1 — — 2 0 0 0 2 1.000 2.00
Career — — 1B 1,571 — — 15,644 1,016 191 1,187 16,851 .989 10.60
— — OF 1 — — 3 1 2 0 6 .667 4.00