Luke Easter

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1949-1954)

AVG .276
HR 104
RBI 413
H 577
OPS .836
PIV 6,221
Position
First Baseman
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
6'4" / 240 lb
Born
8/4/1915 in Jonestown, MS, USA
Died
3/29/1979 in Euclid, OH, USA
MLB Debut
1949-08-11
Last Game
1954-05-04
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Luscious Luke Easter

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
520.0 446.0 103.0 159.0 27.0 16.0 33.0 96.0 74.0 22.0 4.0 .357 .450 .711 1.161

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1946 49.0 43.0 11.0 21.0 2.0 6.0 6.0 9.0 7.0 9.0 0 .488 .569 1.233 1.802
Listed seasons · 1 49 43 11 21 2 6 6 9 7 9 0 .488 — — —

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
594 2,092 325 577 74 21 104 413 5 226 296 .276 .356 .480 .836 6,221

Career AVG .276 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — +5.4% above league average.

Career OBP .356 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — +5.4% above league average.

Career SLG .480 vs. league average .385 across their career seasons — +24.7% above league average.

Career OPS .836 vs. league average .723 across their career seasons — +15.7% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1947 HG NN2 62 223 35 60 11 6 5 36 2 25 0 .269 .262 (+3%) .336 (+4%) .376 (+17%) .712 (+11%) 394.3
1948 HG NN2 41 144 34 45 9 3 6 37 2 27 3 .312 .263 (+19%) .340 (+26%) .379 (+43%) .719 (+35%) 921.3
1949 CLE AL 21 45 6 10 3 0 0 2 0 8 6 .222 — — — — -84.3
1950 CLE AL 141 540 96 151 20 4 28 107 0 70 95 .280 .265 (+5%) .346 (+8%) .401 (+21%) .747 (+15%) 1749.0
1951 CLE AL 128 486 65 131 12 5 27 103 0 37 71 .270 .260 (+3%) .336 (-1%) .385 (+25%) .721 (+13%) 1100.9
1952 CLE AL 127 437 63 115 10 3 31 97 1 44 84 .263 .252 (+4%) .326 (+3%) .369 (+39%) .696 (+22%) 1746.4
1953 CLE AL 68 211 26 64 9 0 7 31 0 15 35 .303 .264 (+15%) .335 (+7%) .397 (+12%) .733 (+10%) 393.4
1954 CLE AL 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 — — — — 0.0
Career · 8 seasons 594 2,092 325 577 74 21 104 413 5 226 296 .276 — — — — 6,221

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
6 21 6 10 3 1 1 4 4 0 .476

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1948 NLC HG 4 15 5 7 0 1 1 4 2 0 .467
1948 NWS HG 2 6 1 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 .500

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (583 games) →

Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home28095617026565205.277
Away303108215030943191.286

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1954-05-04 CLEPHAL 100000000
1954-04-24 CLEDETL 100000001
1954-04-23 CLEDETL 100000000
1954-04-22 CLEBALL 100000001
1954-04-17 CLECHWL 100000000
1954-04-15 CLEDETL 101000000
1953-09-27 CLEDETL 100000001
1953-09-20 CLEDETW 501000000
1953-09-20 CLEDETL 402100001
1953-09-17 CLEPHAW 422000011

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 434 6 3579 273 52 368
3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
OF 124 97 183 16 7 4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1947 HG 1B 2 1 10 2 0 1
1947 HG OF 61 61 90 10 4 2
1948 HG 1B 5 5 44 1 0 4
1948 HG 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1948 HG OF 38 36 70 6 3 2
1949 CLE OF 12 0 9 0 0 0
1950 CLE 1B 128 0 1100 82 11 114
1950 CLE OF 13 0 14 0 0 0
1951 CLE 1B 125 0 1043 68 14 108
1952 CLE 1B 118 0 940 90 18 87
1953 CLE 1B 56 0 442 30 9 54

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 432
Third Base 1
Left Field 97
Center Field 1
Right Field 26

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1952 TSN Player of the Year

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1952 Most Valuable Player AL 13th 40.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Luke Easter (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Joe Hauser
    .284 avg, 80 HR
  2. 93
    Gunnar Henderson
    .259 avg, 108 HR
  3. 91
    George Crowe
    .275 avg, 86 HR
  4. 91
    Morgan Ensberg
    .263 avg, 110 HR
  5. 89
    Willie Aikens
    .271 avg, 110 HR
  6. 78
    Brian Daubach
    .259 avg, 93 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Luke Easter

What years did Luke Easter play?
Luke Easter played in Major League Baseball from 1949 to 1954.
Was Luke Easter a pitcher?
No. Luke Easter was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Luke Easter hit?
Luke Easter hit 104 career home runs with 577 hits.