Luke Hochevar

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2007-2016)

W–L 46–65
ERA 4.98
WHIP 1.34
SO 702
Pitcher PIV -4917.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'5" / 225 lb
Born
9/15/1983 in Denver, CO, USA
MLB Debut
2007-09-08
Last Game
2016-07-24

Full name: Luke Anthony Hochevar

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
46 65 279 128 5 2 3 929.3 946 514 116 299 702 4.98 -4917.2

Career ERA 4.98 vs. league average 4.13 across their career seasons — 20.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2007 KCA AL 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 12.7 11 3 4 5 2.13 4.47 (+52%) -209.4
2008 KCA AL 6 12 22 22 0 0 0 129.0 143 79 47 72 5.51 4.32 (-27%) -356.5
2009 KCA AL 7 13 25 25 2 1 0 143.0 167 104 46 106 6.55 4.32 (-51%) -1846.8
2010 KCA AL 6 6 18 17 1 0 0 103.0 110 55 37 76 4.81 4.08 (-18%) 384.9
2011 KCA AL 11 11 31 31 0 0 0 198.0 192 103 62 128 4.68 3.94 (-19%) -1710.7
2012 KCA AL 8 16 32 32 2 1 0 185.3 202 118 61 144 5.73 4.01 (-43%) -2862.8
2013 KCA AL 5 2 58 0 0 0 2 70.3 41 15 17 82 1.92 3.87 (+50%) 1610.6
2015 KCA AL 1 1 49 0 0 0 1 50.7 49 21 16 49 3.73 3.96 (+6%) -51.3
2016 KCA AL 2 3 40 0 0 0 0 37.3 31 16 9 40 3.86 4.19 (+8%) 124.7
Career · 9 seasons 46 65 279 128 5 2 3 929.1 946 514 299 702 4.98 — -4,917

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.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
280 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .062 .062 .062 .125 0

Career AVG .062 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 75.8% below league average.

Career OBP .062 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 80.8% below league average.

Career SLG .062 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — 84.7% below league average.

Career OPS .125 vs. league average .734 across their career seasons — 83.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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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
2007 KCA AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2008 KCA AL 22 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 KCA AL 25 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 KCA AL 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2011 KCA AL 31 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 KCA AL 32 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 — — — — 0.0
2013 KCA AL 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2015 KCA AL 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2016 KCA AL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 9 seasons 280 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .062 — — — — 0

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
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2015 ALCS KCA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2015 ALDS1 KCA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2015 WS KCA 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 0 9 0 0 10.7 6 0 1 4 0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2015 ALCS KCA 1 0 3 0 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 0.00
2015 ALDS1 KCA 0 0 2 0 0 2.7 3 0 0 2 0.00
2015 WS KCA 1 0 4 0 0 5.0 2 0 1 2 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home14200000—
Away138160100.062

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home142491.24832361413704.32
Away137437.24632781583325.72

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2016-07-24 KCRTEX L 1.0111011
2016-07-22 KCRTEX — 0.1000000
2016-07-18 KCRCLE W 1.0100000
2016-07-15 KCRDET L 1.0333001
2016-07-09 KCRSEA — 1.0100110
2016-07-06 KCRTOR — 1.0100030
2016-07-04 KCRTOR — 1.0222100
2016-06-30 KCRSTL — 1.0000110
2016-06-29 KCRSTL — 0.1100000
2016-06-21 KCRNYN — 1.0000010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 279 128 53 110 6 10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2007 KCA P 4 1 1 4 0 1
2008 KCA P 22 22 6 11 1 2
2009 KCA P 25 25 10 20 0 1
2010 KCA P 18 17 5 12 1 1
2011 KCA P 31 31 17 22 3 1
2012 KCA P 32 32 6 28 0 1
2013 KCA P 58 0 4 3 1 0
2015 KCA P 49 0 4 7 0 2
2016 KCA P 40 0 0 3 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 280

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2016 KCA AL $5,500,000
2015 KCA AL $4,000,000
2013 KCA AL $4,560,000
2012 KCA AL $3,510,000
2011 KCA AL $1,760,000
2010 KCA AL $1,760,000
Total Career Earnings $21,090,000

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
University of Tennessee Knoxville TN 2003, 2004, 2005

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Wade LeBlanc
    46-49, 4.54 ERA
  2. 94
    Austin Gomber
    35-47, 5.08 ERA
  3. 90
    Colby Lewis
    77-72, 4.70 ERA
  4. 89
    Jerome Williams
    52-66, 4.59 ERA
  5. 88
    Jose Urena
    44-78, 4.75 ERA
  6. 88
    Dave Bush
    56-69, 4.73 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Luke Hochevar

What years did Luke Hochevar play?
Luke Hochevar played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2016.
Was Luke Hochevar a pitcher?
Yes. Luke Hochevar pitched in the major leagues, recording 46 wins and 702 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Luke Hochevar hit?
Luke Hochevar hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.