Luther
Roy
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 171
 
Born: July 29, 1902 in Usa, TN, OOLTEWAH
 
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  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1930 27 SLB NL $ 300,000 59 15 17 16 39 44 42 37 42 40
1931 28 SLB NL $ 300,000 7 3 3 3 4 5 5 4 5 5
1933 30 TAM AL $ 550,000 7 3 3 3 4 5 5 4 5 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 7 3 3 3 4 5 5 4 5 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 550,000 59 15 17 16 39 44 42 37 42 40
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  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1930 27 SLB NL $ 300,000   39 39 39 3 3 3 21 21 21 1 1 1 52 52 52
1931 28 SLB NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1933 30 TAM AL $ 550,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 550,000   39 39 39 3 3 3 21 21 21 1 1 1 52 52 52
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1930 27 SLB NL 5 1 .833 72 0 0 0 3 92.3 104 51 5 43 8 4.97 .282 .361 .401 .762 4.8
1931 28 SLB NL 1 0 1.000 28 0 0 0 1 41.3 38 16 2 14 2 3.48 .241 .301 .342 .642 3.6
1933 30 TAM AL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 6.3 11 8 0 3 2 11.37 .393 .438 .536 .973 0.0
    AA   0 1 .000 14 0 0 0 1 30.7 29 11 1 5 21 3.23 .254 .286 .342 .628  
1934 31 AAA   6 10 .375 24 24 1 1 0 170.7 175 63 10 74 78 3.32 .268 .342 .378 .720  
3 Years Sim 6 2 .750 101 1 0 0 4 140.0 153 75 7 60 12 4.82 .276 .348 .391 .739 8.4
1 Years AAA 6 10 .375 24 24 1 1 0 170.7 175 63 10 74 78 3.32 .268 .342 .378 .720  
1 Years AA 0 1 .000 14 0 0 0 1 30.7 29 11 1 5 21 3.23 .254 .286 .342 .628  
2 Years Minors 6 11 .353 38 24 1 1 1 201.3 204 74 11 79 99 3.31 .266 .334 .372 .707  
Season Average 2 0 1.000 33 0 0 0 1 46.7 51 25 2 20 4 4.82 .276 .348 .391 .739  
Career Highs 5 1 1.000 72 1 0 0 3 92.3 104 51 5 43 8 11.37 .393 .438 .536 .973  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   79 39 3 35 6   .263 .340 .357 .697
vs LH   74 36 4 25 6   .290 .354 .431 .785
Home 5 2 .714 59 1 0 0 1 88.0 96 44 2 33 6 4.50 .275 .338 .370 .707
Away 1 0 1.000 42 0 0 0 3 52.0 57 31 5 27 6 5.37 .277 .361 .427 .788
Mar/Apr 0 1 .000 10 0 0 0 0 11.7 16 6 0 7 1 4.63 .327 .411 .367 .778
May 1 0 1.000 17 0 0 0 0 21.7 28 21 2 17 2 8.73 .308 .417 .473 .889
June 0 0 .000 13 0 0 0 0 17.7 24 9 1 7 1 4.59 .333 .392 .472 .865
July 2 0 1.000 16 0 0 0 0 28.3 24 8 1 9 2 2.54 .233 .295 .340 .634
August 1 0 1.000 25 0 0 0 3 32.7 33 19 2 14 3 5.24 .254 .326 .377 .703
Sep/Oct 2 1 .667 20 1 0 0 1 28.0 28 12 1 6 3 3.86 .255 .293 .345 .639
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1930 27 SLB NL 72 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 .500 .333 .833 0.7 0.2
1931 28 SLB NL 28 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .400 .400 .400 .800 0.7 0.2
1933 30 TAM AL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
3 Years Sim 101 10 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 .300 .364 .300 .664 1.2 0.5
162 Game Average 16 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 3 .300 .364 .300 .664 1.9  
Career Highs 72 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .400 .500 .400 .833 0.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   10 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 .300 .364 .300 .664 1.2
Home 59 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.6
Away 42 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 .400 .250 .650 0.6
RISP   3 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .667 .667 .667 1.333 0.9
Close/Late   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Mar/Apr 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5
May 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
June 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
July 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 0.3
August 10 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1.0
Sep/Oct 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1930 27 SLB NL P 72 0 92.3 5 21 0 2 1.000 2.53    
1931 28 SLB NL P 28 0 41.3 1 11 2 1 .857 2.61    
1933 30 TAM AL P 1 1 6.3 0 3 0 1 1.000 4.27    
Career Totals   101 1 140.0 6 35 2 4 .953 2.64    
Career Highs   72 1 92.3 5 21 2 2 1.000 4.27    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games Pitched
1930-4-72
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Had first career hit on 4/22/1930, off Roy Mahaffey (SDP)
Earned first career win on 5/26/1930
1/31/1932: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay on 2/7/1933 to a 2-year deal worth $550,000 per year
Released by Tampa Bay on 10/9/1934