Luther Gilyard
1937–1942 · bats ? / throws ? · Birmingham Black Barons, Chicago American Giants, SSA
78G
.257AVG
.305OBP
.364SLG
67H
5HR
27RBI
3SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | 278 | 261 | 33 | 67 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 95 | .257 | .305 | .364 | .669 |
Streaks
6longest hitting streak · 1937-05-08 to 1937-05-16
6longest on-base streak
The rarest thing in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1937-08-25 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 41 | 135 | 31 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | .244 | .281 | .315 |
| Away | 37 | 143 | 36 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 5 | .269 | .308 | .410 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .400 | .000 |
| May | 23 | 81 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | .325 | .358 | .442 |
| June | 24 | 83 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .244 | .265 | .423 |
| July | 20 | 71 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | .206 | .239 | .235 |
| August | 10 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .257 | .316 | .343 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kansas-city-monarchs | 34 | 117 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | .216 | .256 | .252 |
| birmingham-black-barons | 9 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .276 | .364 | .517 |
| memphis-red-sox | 9 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .107 | .107 | .143 |
| DT2 | 8 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .364 | .371 | .545 |
| IN6 | 6 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .444 | .667 |
| JAX | 5 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .500 |
| ATN | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .143 | .250 | .143 |
| baltimore-elite-giants | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .286 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Chicago American Giants, SSA | 45 | 166 | 49 | 4 | 23 | 2 | .295 | – | – |
| 1938 | CGChicago American Giants | 19 | 52 | 9 | 1 | 3 | – | .173 | – | – |
| 1939 | CGChicago American Giants | 2 | 7 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | .286 | – | – |
| 1942 | BBBirmingham Black Barons | 12 | 36 | 7 | – | – | – | .194 | – | – |