Red Lucas

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1923-1938)

W–L 157–135
ERA 3.72
WHIP 1.26
SO 602
Pitcher PIV 19701.5
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
5'9" / 170 lb
Born
4/28/1902 in Columbia, TN, USA
Died
7/9/1986 in Nashville, TN, USA
MLB Debut
1923-04-19
Last Game
1938-10-01

Full name: Charles Fred Lucas

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
157 135 396 301 204 22 7 2542.0 2,736 1,051 136 455 602 3.72 19701.5

Career ERA 3.72 vs. league average 4.25 across their career seasons — 12.5% better 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
1923 NY1 NL 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 5.3 9 0 4 3 0.00 — 0.0
1924 BSN NL 1 4 27 4 1 0 0 83.7 112 48 18 30 5.16 4.13 (-25%) 1.4
1926 CIN NL 8 5 39 11 7 1 2 154.0 161 63 30 34 3.68 4.11 (+10%) 1389.8
1927 CIN NL 18 11 37 23 19 4 2 239.7 231 90 39 51 3.38 4.08 (+17%) 3808.7
1928 CIN NL 13 9 27 19 13 4 1 167.3 164 63 42 35 3.39 4.13 (+18%) 25.5
1929 CIN NL 19 12 32 32 28 2 0 270.0 267 108 58 72 3.60 4.60 (+22%) 3205.7
1930 CIN NL 14 16 33 28 18 1 1 210.7 270 126 44 53 5.38 4.80 (-12%) 712.4
1931 CIN NL 14 13 29 29 24 3 0 238.0 261 95 39 56 3.59 4.10 (+12%) 2462.7
1932 CIN NL 13 17 31 31 28 0 0 269.3 261 88 35 63 2.94 4.13 (+29%) 4159.9
1933 CIN NL 10 16 29 29 21 3 0 219.7 248 83 18 40 3.40 3.86 (+12%) 1534.0
1934 PIT NL 10 9 29 21 12 1 0 172.7 198 84 40 44 4.38 4.29 (-2%) -877.4
1935 PIT NL 8 6 20 19 8 2 0 125.7 136 48 23 29 3.44 4.35 (+21%) -40.7
1936 PIT NL 15 4 27 22 12 0 0 175.7 178 62 26 53 3.18 4.59 (+31%) 3734.7
1937 PIT NL 8 10 20 20 9 1 0 126.3 150 60 23 20 4.27 4.34 (+1%) -1112.5
1938 PIT NL 6 3 13 13 4 0 0 84.0 90 33 16 19 3.54 4.35 (+19%) 697.2
Career · 15 seasons 157 135 396 301 204 22 7 2,542.0 2,736 1,051 455 602 3.72 — 19,701

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
907 1,439 155 404 61 13 3 190 2 124 133 .281 .340 .347 .687 -790

Career AVG .281 vs. league average .281 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .340 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .347 vs. league average .397 across their career seasons — 12.6% below league average.

Career OPS .687 vs. league average .741 across their career seasons — 7.3% below 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
1923 NY1 NL 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1924 BSN NL 33 33 5 11 1 0 0 5 0 1 4 .333 — — — — 0.0
1925 BSN NL 6 20 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 .150 — — — — 0.0
1926 CIN NL 66 76 15 23 4 4 0 14 0 10 13 .303 .279 (+8%) .345 (+11%) .390 (+18%) .735 (+15%) 194.5
1927 CIN NL 80 150 14 47 5 2 0 28 0 12 10 .313 .282 (+11%) .344 (+7%) .392 (-5%) .736 (+1%) 42.0
1928 CIN NL 39 73 8 23 2 1 0 7 0 4 6 .315 .280 (+12%) .342 (+2%) .395 (-6%) .737 (-2%) -27.0
1929 CIN NL 76 140 15 41 6 0 0 13 1 13 15 .293 .289 (+1%) .353 (avg) .415 (-19%) .769 (-10%) -214.9
1930 CIN NL 80 113 18 38 4 1 2 19 0 17 4 .336 .293 (+14%) .354 (+19%) .429 (+3%) .784 (+10%) 304.0
1931 CIN NL 97 153 15 43 4 0 0 17 0 12 9 .281 .276 (+2%) .338 (-1%) .388 (-21%) .726 (-12%) -255.8
1932 CIN NL 76 150 13 43 11 2 0 19 0 10 9 .287 .275 (+4%) .335 (avg) .391 (-1%) .726 (-1%) -28.1
1933 CIN NL 75 122 14 35 6 1 1 15 0 12 6 .287 .270 (+6%) .329 (+8%) .377 (avg) .707 (+4%) 104.6
1934 PIT NL 68 105 11 23 5 1 0 8 1 6 16 .219 .278 (-21%) .340 (-23%) .392 (-27%) .733 (-25%) -445.5
1935 PIT NL 47 66 6 21 6 0 0 10 0 7 11 .318 .279 (+14%) .342 (+14%) .399 (+2%) .742 (+8%) 113.8
1936 PIT NL 69 108 11 26 4 1 0 14 0 8 17 .241 .283 (-15%) .349 (-16%) .404 (-27%) .753 (-22%) -393.9
1937 PIT NL 59 82 8 22 3 0 0 17 0 7 6 .268 .276 (-3%) .342 (-5%) .398 (-23%) .740 (-15%) -183.9
1938 PIT NL 33 46 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 .109 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 907 1,439 155 404 61 13 3 190 2 124 133 .281 — — — — -790

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home47175280220198.293
Away43768675184293.268

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2131458.215325352623353.30
Away1831081.212045121942644.26

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1938-10-01 PITCINL 000000000
1938-09-25 PITCINW 301000101
1938-09-05 PITCHCL 200000000
1938-08-31 PITNY1W 301000100
1938-08-25 PITPHIL 401000000
1938-08-23 PITBSNW 100000000
1938-08-20 PITCHCW 300000000
1938-08-05 PITNY1L 100000000
1938-07-31 PITBROL 300000000
1938-06-18 PITPHIL 100000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1938-10-01 PITCIN — 1.0322000
1938-09-25 PITCIN W 8.01133230
1938-09-05 PITCHC — 7.21033000
1938-08-31 PITNY1 W 9.0833301
1938-08-25 PITPHI L 11.0722240
1938-08-20 PITCHC W 6.0711110
1938-07-31 PITBRO — 7.0622111
1938-06-06 PITBRO L 0.1566100
1938-05-29 PITCHC W 9.0811100
1938-05-20 PITBRO L 1.1433011

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 12 0 16 30 2 6
3B 2 0 0 1 0 0
OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
P 396 0 109 516 12 33
SS 3 0 0 3 2 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1923 NY1 P 3 0 1 3 0 0
1924 BSN 3B 2 0 0 1 0 0
1924 BSN P 27 0 5 22 0 1
1925 BSN 2B 6 0 9 21 1 4
1926 CIN 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1926 CIN P 39 0 6 36 0 1
1927 CIN 2B 5 0 7 9 1 2
1927 CIN OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1927 CIN P 37 0 7 51 1 2
1927 CIN SS 3 0 0 3 2 0
1928 CIN P 27 0 8 37 0 3
1929 CIN P 32 0 12 63 4 3
1930 CIN P 33 0 8 30 0 2
1931 CIN P 29 0 8 54 1 3
1932 CIN P 31 0 17 55 2 4
1933 CIN P 29 0 3 52 0 5
1934 PIT P 29 0 7 24 2 2
1935 PIT P 20 0 7 23 1 1
1936 PIT P 27 0 8 33 1 4
1937 PIT P 20 0 9 19 0 1
1938 PIT P 13 0 3 14 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 396
Second Base 12
Third Base 2
Shortstop 3
Left Field 1

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1929 Baseball Magazine All-Star P4
1929 Baseball Magazine All-Star P3

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1933 Most Valuable Player NL 21th 3.0 80 0
1931 Most Valuable Player NL 14th 10.0 80 0
1929 Most Valuable Player NL 6th 29.0 80 0
1927 Most Valuable Player NL 11th 10.0 80 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Red Lucas (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Jesse Barnes
    152-150, 3.22 ERA
  2. 95
    Bob Purkey
    129-115, 3.79 ERA
  3. 91
    Pete Donohue
    134-118, 3.87 ERA
  4. 90
    Ken Raffensberger
    119-154, 3.60 ERA
  5. 87
    Vern Law
    162-147, 3.77 ERA
  6. 87
    Scott McGregor
    138-108, 3.99 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Red Lucas

What years did Red Lucas play?
Red Lucas played in Major League Baseball from 1923 to 1938.
Was Red Lucas a pitcher?
Yes. Red Lucas pitched in the major leagues, recording 157 wins and 602 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Red Lucas hit?
Red Lucas hit 3 career home runs with 404 hits.