What years did Rick Luecken play?

Rick Luecken played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 1990.

Was Rick Luecken a pitcher?

Yes. Rick Luecken pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 51 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Rick Luecken hit?

Rick Luecken hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

Rick Luecken

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1989-1990)

W–L 3–5

ERA 5.10

WHIP 1.83

SO 51

Pitcher PIV -1544.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'6" / 210 lb
Born: 11/15/1960 in McAllen, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1989-06-06
Last Game: 1990-09-29

Full name: Richard Fred Luecken

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
3	5	56	0	0	0	2	77.7	98	44	9	44	51	5.10	-1544.2

Career ERA 5.10 vs. league average 3.79 across their career seasons — 34.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1989	KCA	AL	2	1	19	1	23.7	23	9	13	16	3.42	3.71 (+8%)	-589.4
1990	ATL	NL	1	4	36	1	53.0	73	34	30	35	5.77	3.86 (-50%)	-954.8
1990	TOR	AL	0	0	1	0	1.0	2	1	1	0	9.00	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			3	5	56	2	77.2	98	44	44	51	5.10	—	-1,544

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
56	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.667	1.000	0

Career AVG .333 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — +30.2% above league average.

Career OBP .333 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .667 vs. league average .380 across their career seasons — +75.3% above league average.

Career OPS 1.000 vs. league average .702 across their career seasons — +42.4% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1989	KCA	AL	19	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	ATL	NL	36	3	1	1	1	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	TOR	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			56	3	1	1	1	1	.333	—	—	—	—	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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	26	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	30	2	1	1	0	0	.500

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	26	35.0	47	27	22	21	6.94
Away	30	42.2	51	17	22	30	3.59

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	SO
1990-09-29	TOR	BOS	L	0	0	0	0	0
1990-09-16	ATL	SDP	L	0	0	0	0	0
1990-08-29	ATL	PIT	L	0	0	0	0	0
1990-08-23	ATL	HOU	L	0	0	0	0	0
1990-08-18	ATL	CHC	W	1	1	1	1	0
1990-08-14	ATL	PIT	L	1	0	0	0	1
1990-08-12	ATL	LAD	L	0	0	0	0	0
1990-08-09	ATL	SDP	L	0	0	0	0	0
1990-08-07	ATL	SDP	L	0	0	0	0	0
1990-08-04	ATL	HOU	L	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1990-09-29	TOR	BOS	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	1
1990-09-16	ATL	SDP	—	2.0	2	0	0	1	2	0
1990-08-29	ATL	PIT	—	0.2	4	4	4	1	1	0
1990-08-23	ATL	HOU	—	1.0	4	2	2	0	2	0
1990-08-18	ATL	CHC	—	2.0	3	3	3	2	2	0
1990-08-14	ATL	PIT	—	4.1	3	0	0	3	4	0
1990-08-12	ATL	LAD	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1990-08-09	ATL	SDP	—	2.0	0	0	0	2	1	0
1990-08-07	ATL	SDP	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1990-08-04	ATL	HOU	—	2.0	4	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	56	0	7	8	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A
1989	KCA	P	19	2	2
1990	ATL	P	36	5	6
1990	TOR	P	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	56

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1990	ATL	NL	$114,000
1989	KCA	AL	$68,000
Total Career Earnings			$182,000

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Texas A&M University	College Station	TX	1980, 1981, 1982, 1983

Frequently Asked Questions about Rick Luecken

What years did Rick Luecken play?: Rick Luecken played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 1990.
Was Rick Luecken a pitcher?: Yes. Rick Luecken pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 51 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Rick Luecken hit?: Rick Luecken hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.