Luke Easter

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

Luke Easter was a first baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1949 to 1954 for the Homestead Grays and the Cleveland Guardians, a span of 6 seasons. In 594 career games, he hit .276 with 577 hits, 104 home runs, and 413 RBI. Luke Easter was an All-Star. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 6,221.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

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

Luke Easter — 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

Luke Easter — 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

Luke Easter — 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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Luke Easter — Season-by-Season Batting
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

Luke Easter — 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

Luke Easter — 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

Luke Easter — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home28095617026565205.277
Away303108215030943191.286

Last 10 Games — Batting

Luke Easter — 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

Luke Easter — 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

Luke Easter — 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.

Luke Easter — Career Games by Position
Position Games
First Base 432
Third Base 1
Left Field 97
Center Field 1
Right Field 26

Awards & Honors

Luke Easter — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1952 TSN Player of the Year

Award Voting History

Luke Easter — 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, 110 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

Luke Easter: the record in brief

Luke Easter's season table begins in 1947 with Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB now counts as major league; the bio gives the date of the MLB debut as August 11, 1949, and the final game as May 4, 1954. Easter played for the Homestead Grays (1947 through 1948) and the Cleveland Indians (1949 to 1954). Easter is listed as a first baseman at 6 feet, 4 inches and 240 pounds. Easter threw right-handed and batted left-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is August 4, 1915, in Jonestown, MS, USA. Easter's death is recorded on March 29, 1979, in Euclid, OH, USA. Easter's full given name, per the bio, is Luscious Luke Easter.

Easter finished with 577 hits from 2,092 at bats in 594 games, which works out to .276, along with 104 homers and 413 RBI. The on-base percentage is .356 and the slugging percentage .480, for an OPS of .836. Over the seasons Easter played, league hitters batted .262; the .276 career figure is 5.4% above that.

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.
What was Luke Easter's career batting average?
Luke Easter batted .276 over his career, with 577 hits in 2,092 at bats.
How many RBI did Luke Easter have?
Luke Easter drove in 413 runs in his career.
Is Luke Easter in the Hall of Fame?
No. Luke Easter has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.