Luther Gilyard
1937–1942 · bats ? / throws ? · Birmingham Black Barons, Chicago American Giants, SSA
78G
.257AVG
.305OBP
.364SLG
More career statistics
67H
5HR
27RBI
3SB
Recorded totals from Retrosheet, including regular-season tiebreakers. These are sums of available game records, not a claim to a complete official MLB career. Historical Negro League coverage can include games outside MLB’s recognized 1920–1948 window. Sources and coverage.
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
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 | – | – |