First name: Lu
Last name: Blue
Birthdate: 1897-03-05
Bats: B Throws: L
RetroID: bluel101
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | DET | 8.4 | 1.3 | 9.7 | 2.2 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 15 |
| 1922 | DET | 8.3 | 1.2 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 6.2 | 3.2 | 19 |
| 1923 | DET | 7.4 | 1.0 | 8.5 | 2.6 | 5.1 | 3.3 | 15 |
| 1924 | DET | 5.8 | 0.8 | 6.6 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 1.9 | 14 |
| 1925 | DET | 7.8 | 1.2 | 9.0 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 3.2 | 17 |
| 1926 | DET | 6.6 | 0.9 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 2.2 | 16 |
| 1927 | DET | 5.6 | 0.8 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 6 |
| 1928 | SLA | 8.4 | 1.2 | 9.6 | 4.4 | 7.2 | 2.4 | 22 |
| 1929 | SLA | 8.9 | 1.2 | 10.1 | 4.7 | 7.6 | 2.4 | 23 |
| 1930 | SLA | 6.6 | 0.9 | 7.4 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 10 |
| 1931 | CHA | 9.0 | 1.2 | 10.2 | 5.4 | 8.4 | 1.8 | 25 |
| 1932 | CHA | 5.5 | 0.8 | 6.3 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 6 |
| 1933 | BRO | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | 88.3 | 12.5 | 100.8 | 32.9 | 62.3 | 38.1 | 188 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | DET | 711 | 18 | 18 | 5 | -6 | 1 | -1 | -9 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11.3 | 0.7 | -0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 1922 | DET | 681 | 12 | 14 | -3 | 4 | -2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10.7 | 1.9 | -0.5 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 15 |
| 1923 | DET | 615 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 5 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10.5 | 1.3 | -0.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 12 |
| 1924 | DET | 479 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10.8 | 1.8 | -0.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 6 |
| 1925 | DET | 653 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11.2 | 1.8 | -0.6 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 16 |
| 1926 | DET | 538 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | -2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10.6 | 1.9 | -0.5 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 4 |
| 1927 | DET | 456 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | -5 | -5 | 0 | 0 | -10 | 10.8 | -0.9 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -1.3 | 1 |
| 1928 | SLA | 681 | 24 | 21 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10.3 | 2.9 | -0.6 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 15 |
| 1929 | SLA | 714 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 9.9 | 3.1 | -0.6 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 10 |
| 1930 | SLA | 524 | -9 | -11 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 10.8 | -0.2 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.5 | 6 |
| 1931 | CHA | 726 | 23 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 10.8 | 3.8 | -0.6 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 10 |
| 1932 | CHA | 444 | -9 | -6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -5 | -4 | 0 | 0 | -10 | 10.6 | -0.9 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -1.2 | 0 |
| 1933 | BRO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | 7,223 | 121 | 122 | 7 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -63 | 0 | 0 | 181 | - | 17.2 | -6.3 | 1.2 | 12.1 | 95 |
| Year | Team | POS | BIP | Chances | OAA | OAA adj | DER Runs | Play+ | GB+ | DP Start | DP Turn | DP Runs | Total Fielding Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | DET | 1B | 4644 | 421 | -11.0 | -11 | -9 | -51 | -29 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | -9 |
| 1922 | DET | 1B | 4117 | 424 | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | -22 | 1 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 |
| 1923 | DET | 1B | 3165 | 320 | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1924 | DET | 1B | 2874 | 316 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 6 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | DET | 1B | 3734 | 391 | 9.0 | 8 | 6 | -2 | -4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 |
| 1926 | DET | 1B | 2798 | 268 | -4.0 | -4 | -3 | -18 | -18 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0 | -3 |
| 1927 | DET | 1B | 2686 | 294 | -6.0 | -6 | -5 | -15 | -5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | -5 |
| 1928 | SLA | 1B | 4473 | 485 | 8.0 | 8 | 6 | 41 | 12 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 |
| 1929 | SLA | 1B | 4540 | 450 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1930 | SLA | 1B | 3210 | 335 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 12 | -0.6 | 0.0 | -1 | 0 |
| 1931 | CHA | 1B | 4737 | 449 | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 31 | -0.8 | 0.0 | -1 | 2 |
| 1932 | CHA | 1B | 3087 | 319 | -8.0 | -8 | -6 | -2 | 11 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1 | -5 |
| 1933 | BRO | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1B | 44068 | 4472 | 8.0 | 5 | 4 | -24 | 34 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 3 | 7 |
| Year | Team | POS | BIP | Chances | OAA | OAA adj | DER Runs | Play+ | OF Arm Opps | OF Arm Runs | Total Fielding Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | DET | CF | 23 | 5 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| CF | 23 | 5 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
No batting records available for this player.
| Stat description | |
|---|---|
| GS | Game Shares |
| WAM | Wins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name. |
| WAR | Wins above Replacement |
| VS | Victory Shares |
| W | Wins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense. |
| L | Losses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score. |
| BatRuns | Batting runs above average |
| Adj R | Park adjusted batting runs |
| RISP | Runs for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position |
| BSR | Baserunning runs |
| DP | Double play avoidance runs |
| ROE | Runs from reaching on error |
| Fld | Fielding runs |
| Pos | Position adjustment |
| DH | Designated hitter adjustment |
| Pit | Pitcher batting adjustment |
| RAA | Runs above average before position and league adjustment |
| RPW | Runs per win |
| WAA | Wins above average before position and league adjustment |
| POS Wins | Position adjustment converted to wins |
| LGA | League quality adjustment |
| DVoDH | Defensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter |
| G | Games pitched |
| GS | Game shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index |
| XR | Expected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced |
| DR | Defensive runs support |
| Role | Starter vs reliever role adjustment |
| LgAdj | League adjustment |
| R+ | Runs above average |
| LI | Leverage index |
| R_lev+ | Leverage adjusted runs above average |
| Chances | Estimated opportunies to make a defensive play |
| BIP | Balls in play while this player was on the field |
| OAA | Outs above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level |
| OAA adj | Park adjusted outs above average |
| DER runs | Run value of outs above average |
| Frame Runs | Runs from framing balls and strikes |
| SB Runs | Stolen base prevention runs |
| Block Runs | Wild pitch and passed ball prevention runs |
| Err Runs | Catcher error prevention runs |
| Catcher Runs | Catcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing. |
| Play+ | plays made above average per ball in play |
| GB+ | ground ball plays above average per ball in play |
| DP Start | Runs from starting double plays |
| DP Turn | Runs from turning double plays |
| DP runs | Total double play runs |
| OF Arm opps | Opportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play |
| OF Arm runs | Runs from throwing from the outfield |
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