Luke Appling

Luke Appling

1930–1950 · Bats R · Throws R · 5'10", 183 lb · b. 1907 High Point, NC

Career 2,422 G · 2,749 H · 45 HR · 1,116 RBI · .310 AVG

Seasons leading his league

3

1 best in baseball 2 league only

24 Top-5 finishes

2 Title seasons

2 Categories led

1943 Best season

Spanning 1936–1943, peaking at 2 titles in 1943.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

635th League titles 3
607th Best in baseball 1
409th Top-5 finishes 24

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

Career leaderboards

49th Walks 1,302
57th Hits 2,749
66th On-Base Percentage .399
109th Batting Average .310
123rd Runs 1,319
127th Doubles 440
152nd Triples 102
170th Total Bases 3,528
215th Runs Batted In 1,116
441st Stolen Bases 179

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Batting Average	2	1st	—	1936 .388 1943 AL .328 1940 #2
On-Base Percentage	1	1st	—	1943 AL .419 1936 #2 1948 #3 1949 #2
Walks	—	#2	—	1935 #2 1939 #3
Hits	—	#2	—	1943 #2 1946 #3

Title Seasons

2 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1943	2	AVG .328 OBP .419
1936	1	AVG .388

Batting

20 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1930	CHA	AL	6	26	2	8	2	0	0	2	0	0	2	.308	.308	.385	.692
1931	CHA	AL	96	297	36	69	13	4	1	28	29	27	9	.232	.303	.313	.616
1932	CHA	AL	139	489	66	134	20	10	3	63	40	36	9	.274	.329	.374	.703
1933	CHA	AL	151	612	90	197	36	10	6	85	56	29	6	.322	.379	.443	.822
1934	CHA	AL	118	452	75	137	28	6	2	61	59	27	3	.303	.384	.405	.789
1935	CHA	AL	153	525	94	161	28	6	1	71	122	40	12	.307	.437	.389	.826
1936	CHA	AL	138	526	111	204	31	7	6	128	85	25	10	.388	.474	.508	.982
1937	CHA	AL	154	574	98	182	42	8	4	77	86	28	18	.317	.407	.439	.846
1938	CHA	AL	81	294	41	89	14	0	0	44	42	17	1	.303	.392	.350	.742
1939	CHA	AL	148	516	82	162	16	6	0	56	105	37	16	.314	.430	.368	.798
1940	CHA	AL	150	566	96	197	27	13	0	79	69	35	3	.348	.420	.442	.862
1941	CHA	AL	154	592	93	186	26	8	1	57	82	32	12	.314	.399	.390	.789
1942	CHA	AL	142	543	78	142	26	4	3	53	63	23	17	.262	.342	.341	.682
1943	CHA	AL	155	585	63	192	33	2	3	80	90	29	27	.328	.419	.407	.825
1945	CHA	AL	18	57	12	21	2	2	1	10	12	7	1	.368	.478	.526	1.005
1946	CHA	AL	149	582	59	180	27	5	1	55	71	41	6	.309	.384	.378	.762
1947	CHA	AL	139	503	67	154	29	0	8	49	64	28	8	.306	.386	.412	.797
1948	CHA	AL	139	497	63	156	16	2	0	47	94	35	10	.314	.423	.354	.777
1949	CHA	AL	142	492	82	148	21	5	5	58	121	24	7	.301	.439	.394	.833
1950	CHA	AL	50	128	11	30	3	4	0	13	12	8	2	.234	.300	.320	.620
Career	—	—	2,422	8,856	1,319	2,749	440	102	45	1,116	1,302	528	179	.310	.399	.398	.798

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
SS	2,218	4,398	7,218	643	1,424	.948
3B	88	98	186	21	15	.931
2B	40	87	127	8	20	.964
1B	13	91	12	0	16	1.000