Luke Appling
1930–1950 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Chicago White Sox
2,422G
.311AVG
.400OBP
.398SLG
2,750H
45HR
1,110RBI
181SB
3Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,422 | 10,254 | 8,856 | 1,318 | 2,750 | 441 | 101 | 45 | 1,110 | 1,313 | 531 | 181 | 109 | 11 | 5 | 3,528 | .311 | .400 | .398 | .798 |
Streaks
28longest hitting streak · 1936-08-05 to 1936-08-31
55longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1931-08-24 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1933-06-18 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1932-05-24 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1224 | 5092 | 1380 | 22 | 573 | 649 | 258 | .314 | .398 | .405 |
| Away | 1198 | 5162 | 1370 | 23 | 537 | 664 | 273 | .307 | .394 | .392 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 178 | 733 | 174 | 3 | 70 | 91 | 41 | .273 | .362 | .335 |
| May | 405 | 1746 | 451 | 9 | 192 | 228 | 101 | .300 | .389 | .394 |
| June | 367 | 1476 | 386 | 9 | 154 | 197 | 75 | .306 | .395 | .401 |
| July | 483 | 2085 | 593 | 10 | 253 | 250 | 117 | .325 | .404 | .418 |
| August | 520 | 2255 | 628 | 11 | 242 | 284 | 103 | .322 | .404 | .418 |
| September | 456 | 1907 | 506 | 3 | 194 | 257 | 92 | .310 | .400 | .384 |
| October | 13 | 52 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | .261 | .346 | .261 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-athletics | 355 | 1515 | 437 | 7 | 197 | 182 | 65 | .332 | .409 | .432 |
| new-york-yankees | 351 | 1480 | 380 | 8 | 146 | 211 | 77 | .302 | .399 | .383 |
| detroit-tigers | 350 | 1468 | 374 | 6 | 143 | 182 | 96 | .292 | .379 | .380 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 348 | 1496 | 415 | 4 | 168 | 219 | 67 | .330 | .424 | .407 |
| st-louis-browns | 344 | 1439 | 381 | 8 | 163 | 199 | 62 | .311 | .403 | .404 |
| cleveland-guardians | 338 | 1421 | 364 | 7 | 138 | 162 | 88 | .292 | .370 | .379 |
| boston-red-sox | 336 | 1435 | 399 | 5 | 155 | 158 | 76 | .316 | .388 | .402 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 |  Chicago White Sox | 6 | 26 | 8 | – | 2 | 2 | .308 | – | – |
| 1931 | Chicago White Sox | 96 | 297 | 69 | 1 | 29 | 9 | .232 | – | – |
| 1932 | Chicago White Sox | 139 | 489 | 134 | 3 | 62 | 9 | .274 | – | – |
| 1933 | Chicago White Sox | 151 | 612 | 197 | 6 | 83 | 7 | .322 | – | – |
| 1934 | Chicago White Sox | 118 | 452 | 138 | 2 | 61 | 3 | .305 | – | – |
| 1935 | Chicago White Sox | 153 | 525 | 161 | 1 | 72 | 12 | .307 | – | – |
| 1936 | Chicago White Sox | 138 | 526 | 204 | 6 | 125 | 10 | .388 | – | – |
| 1937 | Chicago White Sox | 154 | 574 | 182 | 4 | 77 | 18 | .317 | – | – |
| 1938 | Chicago White Sox | 81 | 294 | 89 | – | 43 | 1 | .303 | – | – |
| 1939 | Chicago White Sox | 148 | 516 | 162 | – | 56 | 16 | .314 | – | – |
| 1940 | Chicago White Sox | 150 | 566 | 197 | – | 79 | 3 | .348 | – | – |
| 1941 | Chicago White Sox | 154 | 592 | 186 | 1 | 57 | 12 | .314 | – | – |
| 1942 | Chicago White Sox | 142 | 543 | 142 | 3 | 53 | 18 | .262 | – | – |
| 1943 | Chicago White Sox | 155 | 585 | 192 | 3 | 80 | 27 | .328 | – | – |
| 1945 | Chicago White Sox | 18 | 57 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .368 | – | – |
| 1946 | Chicago White Sox | 149 | 582 | 180 | 1 | 55 | 6 | .309 | – | – |
| 1947 | Chicago White Sox | 139 | 503 | 154 | 8 | 49 | 8 | .306 | – | – |
| 1948 | Chicago White Sox | 139 | 497 | 156 | – | 47 | 10 | .314 | – | – |
| 1949 | Chicago White Sox | 142 | 492 | 148 | 5 | 58 | 7 | .301 | – | – |
| 1950 | Chicago White Sox | 50 | 128 | 30 | – | 13 | 2 | .234 | – | – |