Dolf Luque

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1914-1935)

Dolf Luque was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1914 to 1935 for 4 teams, including the Boston Braves, a span of 22 seasons. Across 550 career appearances, he went 194-179 with a 3.24 ERA, 1,130 strikeouts, and 28 saves. He also batted .227 with 5 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 27566.0.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 194–179
ERA 3.24
WHIP 1.29
SO 1,130
Pitcher PIV 27566.0
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'7" / 160 lb
Born
8/4/1890 in Havana, La Habana, Cuba
Died
7/3/1957 in Havana, La Habana, Cuba
MLB Debut
1914-05-20
Last Game
1935-04-26

Full name: Adolfo Domingo de Guzman Luque

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Career Pitching Statistics

Dolf Luque — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
194 179 550 365 206 26 28 3220.1 3,231 1,161 113 918 1,130 3.24 27566.0

Career ERA 3.24 vs. league average 3.93 across their career seasons — 17.4% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Dolf Luque Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1914 BSN NL 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 8.2 5 4 4 1 4.15 — 0.0
1915 BSN NL 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 5.0 6 2 4 3 3.60 — 0.0
1918 CIN NL 6 3 12 10 9 1 0 83.0 84 35 32 26 3.80 2.83 (-34%) -387.7
1919 CIN NL 10 3 30 9 6 2 3 106.0 89 31 36 40 2.63 3.09 (+15%) 36.1
1920 CIN NL 13 9 37 23 10 1 1 207.2 168 58 60 72 2.51 3.45 (+27%) 584.2
1921 CIN NL 17 19 41 36 25 3 3 304.0 318 114 64 102 3.38 4.02 (+16%) 2657.2
1922 CIN NL 13 23 39 32 18 0 0 261.0 266 96 72 79 3.31 4.18 (+21%) 2771.3
1923 CIN NL 27 8 41 37 28 6 2 322.0 279 69 88 151 1.93 4.03 (+52%) 8521.2
1924 CIN NL 10 15 31 28 13 2 0 219.1 229 77 53 86 3.16 4.13 (+23%) 3771.1
1925 CIN NL 16 18 36 36 22 4 0 291.0 263 85 78 140 2.63 4.55 (+42%) 5989.2
1926 CIN NL 13 16 34 30 16 1 0 233.2 231 89 77 83 3.43 4.11 (+17%) 2113.3
1927 CIN NL 13 12 29 27 17 2 0 230.2 225 82 56 76 3.20 4.08 (+22%) 2176.1
1928 CIN NL 11 10 33 29 11 1 1 234.1 254 93 84 72 3.57 4.13 (+14%) -658.8
1929 CIN NL 5 16 32 22 8 1 0 176.0 213 88 56 43 4.50 4.60 (+2%) 1091.9
1930 BRO NL 14 8 31 24 16 2 2 199.0 221 95 58 62 4.30 4.80 (+10%) -1166.5
1931 BRO NL 7 6 19 15 5 0 0 102.2 122 52 27 25 4.56 4.10 (-11%) -333.8
1932 NY1 NL 6 7 38 5 1 0 5 110.0 128 49 32 32 4.01 4.13 (+3%) 664.4
1933 NY1 NL 8 2 35 0 0 0 4 80.1 75 24 19 23 2.69 3.86 (+30%) 328.4
1934 NY1 NL 4 3 26 0 0 0 7 42.1 54 18 17 12 3.83 4.29 (+11%) -591.7
1935 NY1 NL 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3.2 1 0 1 2 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 20 seasons 194 179 550 365 206 26 28 3,220.1 3,231 1,161 918 1,130 3.24 — 27,566

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

Dolf Luque — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
559 1,043 96 237 31 10 5 90 7 70 114 .227 .283 .291 .573 -3,086

Career AVG .227 vs. league average .277 across their career seasons — 17.9% below league average.

Career OBP .283 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — 16.5% below league average.

Career SLG .291 vs. league average .384 across their career seasons — 24.3% below league average.

Career OPS .573 vs. league average .723 across their career seasons — 20.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Dolf Luque Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1914 BSN NL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1915 BSN NL 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1918 CIN NL 13 28 5 9 2 1 0 5 2 4 7 .321 — — — — 0.0
1919 CIN NL 31 32 3 4 1 1 0 2 0 3 1 .125 — — — — 0.0
1920 CIN NL 37 64 6 17 3 0 0 3 2 8 7 .266 .271 (-2%) .331 (+5%) .363 (-14%) .694 (-5%) -26.9
1921 CIN NL 42 111 7 30 7 1 0 8 0 2 9 .270 .286 (-6%) .344 (-16%) .395 (-11%) .739 (-13%) -264.4
1922 CIN NL 39 86 9 18 5 0 0 6 0 4 18 .209 .285 (-27%) .345 (-27%) .397 (-33%) .743 (-30%) -428.3
1923 CIN NL 43 104 8 21 2 1 1 9 1 8 12 .202 .282 (-29%) .344 (-25%) .390 (-31%) .734 (-28%) -479.6
1924 CIN NL 33 73 7 13 1 0 1 4 1 6 8 .178 .283 (-37%) .345 (-30%) .389 (-40%) .734 (-36%) -419.8
1925 CIN NL 37 102 7 26 1 2 2 11 0 3 9 .255 .288 (-12%) .349 (-19%) .407 (-11%) .756 (-15%) -267.9
1926 CIN NL 34 78 8 27 5 0 0 8 0 5 4 .346 .279 (+24%) .345 (+14%) .390 (+5%) .735 (+9%) 134.6
1927 CIN NL 29 83 8 18 0 3 0 9 0 4 7 .217 .282 (-23%) .344 (-27%) .392 (-26%) .736 (-26%) -376.9
1928 CIN NL 33 67 8 8 1 0 0 4 0 8 9 .119 .280 (-57%) .342 (-32%) .395 (-66%) .737 (-50%) -529.0
1929 CIN NL 32 54 10 15 0 0 1 8 0 4 5 .278 .289 (-4%) .353 (-4%) .415 (-20%) .769 (-13%) -99.1
1930 BRO NL 31 75 8 18 1 1 0 11 1 3 3 .240 .293 (-18%) .354 (-16%) .429 (-35%) .784 (-27%) -328.7
1931 BRO NL 19 30 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 .133 — — — — 0.0
1932 NY1 NL 38 25 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 .040 — — — — 0.0
1933 NY1 NL 35 19 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .263 — — — — 0.0
1934 NY1 NL 26 7 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .286 — — — — 0.0
1935 NY1 NL 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 20 seasons 559 1,043 96 237 31 10 5 90 7 70 114 .227 — — — — -3,086

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

Dolf Luque — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500

Playoff Batting by Year

Dolf Luque — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1933 WS NY1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1919 WS CIN 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Dolf Luque — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 0 3 0 0 9.1 3 0 2 11 0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Dolf Luque — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1933 WS NY1 1 0 1 0 0 4.1 2 0 2 5 0.00
1919 WS CIN 0 0 2 0 0 5.0 1 0 0 6 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Dolf Luque — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home29654249119138.220
Away26350347118455.235

Pitching — Home / Away

Dolf Luque — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2921769.117105584676202.84
Away2581451.215256074545093.76

Last 10 Games — Batting

Dolf Luque — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1935-04-26 NY1PHIL 000000000
1935-04-23 NY1BSNW 101000000
1934-09-29 NY1BROL 000000000
1934-09-26 NY1PHIL 000000000
1934-09-25 NY1PHIL 000000000
1934-09-19 NY1CINW 000000000
1934-09-16 NY1STLL 000000000
1934-08-25 NY1STLW 100000000
1934-08-23 NY1STLW 000000000
1934-07-18 NY1CHCW 100000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Dolf Luque — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1935-04-26 NY1PHI — 1.0000010
1935-04-23 NY1BSN W 2.2100110
1934-09-29 NY1BRO — 0.2000200
1934-09-26 NY1PHI L 2.0311120
1934-09-25 NY1PHI — 2.0200110
1934-09-19 NY1CIN SV 0.2000000
1934-09-16 NY1STL — 1.2111210
1934-08-25 NY1STL — 1.2311000
1934-08-23 NY1STL W 2.0000010
1934-07-18 NY1CHC SV 2.2511101

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Dolf Luque — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
3B 1 0 0 1 0 0
OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
P 550 0 188 786 43 36

Season-by-Season Fielding

Dolf Luque — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1914 BSN P 2 0 1 0 0 0
1915 BSN P 2 0 0 2 0 0
1918 CIN P 12 0 2 23 1 1
1919 CIN 3B 1 0 0 1 0 0
1919 CIN P 30 0 6 34 0 0
1920 CIN P 37 0 11 47 4 2
1921 CIN P 41 0 21 76 5 3
1922 CIN P 39 0 13 61 3 0
1923 CIN P 41 0 17 71 2 4
1924 CIN OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1924 CIN P 31 0 11 57 6 1
1925 CIN P 36 0 15 84 7 3
1926 CIN P 34 0 12 65 3 2
1927 CIN P 29 0 18 64 5 4
1928 CIN P 33 0 15 42 3 3
1929 CIN P 32 0 9 40 0 2
1930 BRO P 31 0 8 45 1 7
1931 BRO P 19 0 3 19 0 1
1932 NY1 P 38 0 19 23 1 2
1933 NY1 P 35 0 3 19 0 0
1934 NY1 P 26 0 4 14 2 1
1935 NY1 P 2 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

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Dolf Luque Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 550
Third Base 1
Left Field 1

Awards & Honors

Dolf Luque — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1923 Baseball Magazine All-Star P2
1923 Baseball Magazine All-Star P1

Award Voting History

Dolf Luque — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1933 Most Valuable Player NL 25th 1.0 80 0
1925 Most Valuable Player NL 13th 5.0 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

Dolf Luque (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Bob Shawkey
    196-150, 3.09 ERA
  2. 97
    Larry French
    197-171, 3.44 ERA
  3. 93
    Hooks Dauss
    222-182, 3.30 ERA
  4. 91
    Claude Passeau
    162-150, 3.32 ERA
  5. 91
    Rube Marquard HOF
    201-177, 3.08 ERA
  6. 91
    Stan Coveleski HOF
    215-142, 2.89 ERA

Dolf Luque: the record in brief

Dolf Luque's major league career runs from a debut on May 20, 1914 to a final game on April 26, 1935. The team column moves through the Boston Braves (1914 to 1915), the Cincinnati Reds (1918 to 1929), the Brooklyn Robins (1930 through 1931), and the New York Giants (1932 to 1935). Luque is listed as a pitcher at 160 pounds on a 5-foot-7 frame. Luque batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is August 4, 1890, in Havana, La Habana, Cuba. The bio records the death on July 3, 1957, in Havana, La Habana, Cuba. On the record, Dolf Luque was born Adolfo Domingo de Guzman Luque.

Across 550 games (365 starts), Luque recorded 194 wins against 179 losses with a 3.24 ERA. Also on Luque's record: 1,130 strikeouts, 206 complete games, 26 shutouts, and 28 saves. That 3.24 ERA compares with a 3.93 league average across the same seasons, 17.4% better. 1923 brought Luque a season-high 27 wins.

Frequently Asked Questions about Dolf Luque

What years did Dolf Luque play?
Dolf Luque played in Major League Baseball from 1914 to 1935.
Was Dolf Luque a pitcher?
Yes. Dolf Luque pitched in the major leagues, recording 194 wins and 1130 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dolf Luque hit?
Dolf Luque hit 5 career home runs with 237 hits.
What teams did Dolf Luque play for?
Dolf Luque played for 4 teams: the Boston Braves (1914–1915), the Cincinnati Reds (1918–1929), the Brooklyn Robins (1930–1931), and the New York Giants (1932–1935).
What were Dolf Luque's career stats?
In 550 games, Dolf Luque went 194-179 with a 3.24 ERA, 1,130 strikeouts, 3,220.1 innings pitched, and 28 saves. At the plate he had 237 hits and 5 home runs.
What position did Dolf Luque play?
Dolf Luque played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Dolf Luque and how much did he weigh?
Dolf Luque was listed at 5 feet 7 inches and 160 pounds.
What was Dolf Luque's career ERA?
Dolf Luque finished with a 3.24 career ERA, going 194-179 with 1,130 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Dolf Luque have?
Dolf Luque recorded 1,130 career strikeouts.
Is Dolf Luque in the Hall of Fame?
No. Dolf Luque has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.