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Gary Lucas
Gary Paul Lucas

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 5", Weight 200 lb.
School Chapman University

Debut April 16, 1980
  vs. LAD 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER
Final Game October 3, 1987
Born November 8, 1954 in Riverside, CA

Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 19th round of the 1976 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1980 25 SDP NL   5   8  46  18   0   0  14  3  150.0  138   59   54   8   43   85   1   6   614  14   2  3.24  3.43  106 1.207
 1981 26 SDP NL   7   7  57   0   0   0  40 13   90.0   78   26   20   1   36   53   3   1   369  15   1  2.00  3.28  164 1.267
 1982 27 SDP NL   1  10  65   0   0   0  39 16   97.3   89   42   35   5   29   64   1   1   407   7   0  3.24  3.46  107 1.212
 1983 28 SDP NL   5   8  62   0   0   0  41 17   91.0   85   38   29   9   34   60   0   1   391  11   0  2.87  3.53  123 1.308
 1984 29 MON NL   0   3  55   0   0   0  22  8   53.0   54   20   16   4   20   42   0   2   225   5   1  2.72  3.45  127 1.396
 1985 30 MON NL   6   2  49   0   0   0  18  1   67.7   63   29   24   6   24   31   0   5   284   8   0  3.19  3.42  107 1.286
 1986 31 CAL AL   4   1  27   0   0   0  11  2   45.7   45   19   16   1    6   31   0   5   185   0   0  3.15  4.14  131 1.117
 1987 32 CAL AL   1   5  48   0   0   0  21  3   74.3   66   41   30   7   35   44   2   3   320   5   1  3.63  4.34  119 1.359
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  8 Yr WL% .397  29  44 409  18   0   0 206 63  669.0  618  274  224  41  227  410   7  24  2795  65   5  3.01  3.58  119 1.263
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     4   7  65   2   0   0  32 10  106.3   98   43   35   6   36   65   1   3   445  10   0  3.01  3.58  119 1.263
 Career High      7  10  65  18   0   0  41 17  150.0  138   59   54   9   43   85   3   6   614  15   2  2.00  4.34  164 1.117

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1980 25 SDP NL  46   35    1    6   0  0   0    2   0  0   1  11  .171  .194  .171    6    6   7   0   0   0   0
 1981 26 SDP NL  57   10    1    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   2  .100  .100  .100  -41    1   2   0   0   0   0
 1982 27 SDP NL  65   14    0    0   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   8  .000  .067  .000  -79    0   3   0   0   0   0
 1983 28 SDP NL  62   12    0    0   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   5  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1984 29 MON NL  55    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1985 30 MON NL  49    5    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      409   80    2    7   0  0   0    5   0  0   2  32  .088  .110  .088  -43    7  12   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         32    1    3   0  0   0    2   0  0   1  13  .088  .110  .088  -43    3   5   0   0   0   0
 Career High     65   35    1    6   0  0   0    2   0  0   1  11                           6   7   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1980 25 SDP NL   43   36    2   1.5    90| .171  .260| .194  .321| .171  .377| .365  .698|   6  .130  -4.4  -0.5   0%
 1981 26 SDP NL   12   11    0   0.0    86| .100  .254| .100  .318| .100  .364| .200  .682| -41  .000  -1.8  -0.2   0%
 1982 27 SDP NL   18   17    0   0.0    91| .000  .261| .067  .323| .000  .379| .067  .702| -79  .000  -3.3  -0.3   0%
 1983 28 SDP NL   12   12    0   0.0    94| .000  .260| .000  .328| .000  .385| .000  .712|-100  .000  -3.2  -0.3   0%
 1984 29 MON NL    4    4    0   0.0    90| .000  .258| .000  .323| .000  .376| .000  .699|-100  .000  -1.0  -0.1   0%
 1985 30 MON NL    5    5    0   0.0    91| .000  .254| .000  .321| .000  .379| .000  .700|-100  .000  -1.3  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons        94   85    2   0.6    90| .088  .259| .110  .322| .088  .377| .198  .699| -43  .031 -15.1  -1.5     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1980 25 SDP NL P 46 9 23 0 4 1.000 .952 0.70 0.69 1.92 1.91 18 150.0 1981 26 SDP NL P 57 5 15 0 0 1.000 .957 0.35 0.68 2.00 1.97 0 90.0 1982 27 SDP NL P 65 6 19 0 0 1.000 .951 0.38 0.70 2.31 1.96 0 97.3 1983 28 SDP NL P 62 5 10 3 1 .833 .949 0.24 0.68 1.48 1.92 0 91.0 1984 29 MON NL P 55 2 15 0 1 1.000 .955 0.31 0.67 2.89 1.88 0 53.0 1985 30 MON NL P 49 2 11 0 1 1.000 .956 0.27 0.68 1.73 1.91 0 67.7 1986 31 CAL AL P 27 6 9 0 0 1.000 .955 0.56 0.68 2.95 1.83 0 45.7 1987 32 CAL AL P 48 3 17 2 1 .909 .957 0.42 0.67 2.42 1.84 0 74.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1980 25 SDP NL P 46 9 23 0 4 1.000 .952 0.70 0.69 1.92 1.91 18 150.0 1981 26 SDP NL P 57 5 15 0 0 1.000 .957 0.35 0.68 2.00 1.97 0 90.0 1982 27 SDP NL P 65 6 19 0 0 1.000 .951 0.38 0.70 2.31 1.96 0 97.3 1983 28 SDP NL P 62 5 10 3 1 .833 .949 0.24 0.68 1.48 1.92 0 91.0 1984 29 MON NL P 55 2 15 0 1 1.000 .955 0.31 0.67 2.89 1.88 0 53.0 1985 30 MON NL P 49 2 11 0 1 1.000 .956 0.27 0.68 1.73 1.91 0 67.7 1986 31 CAL AL P 27 6 9 0 0 1.000 .955 0.56 0.68 2.95 1.83 0 45.7 1987 32 CAL AL P 48 3 17 2 1 .909 .957 0.42 0.67 2.42 1.84 0 74.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 409 38 119 5 8 .969 .954 0.38 0.68 2.11 1.91 18 669.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 409 38 119 5 8 .969 .954 0.38 0.68 2.11 1.91 18 669
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1986   ALCS  CAL BOS     L   4   0  11.57  0  0  0  0   2.1   3   3   1   2 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1986   ALCS  CAL BOS     L   4   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Games
1981 NL-57-1

Saves
1981 NL-13-5
1982 NL-16-9

Hit Batsmen
1981 NL-3-10

Games Finished
1981 NL-40-2
1982 NL-39-9
1983 NL-41-10

Black Ink: Pitching - 1 (822) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 7 (1635) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 12.0 (650) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 7.0 (1082) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

January 10, 1973: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1973 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 5, 1973: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign.

June 8, 1976: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 19th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

December 7, 1983: Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the San Diego Padres to the Montreal Expos. The Montreal Expos sent Al Newman to the San Diego Padres. The Montreal Expos sent Scott Sanderson to the Chicago Cubs. The Chicago Cubs sent Carmelo Martinez, Craig Lefferts, and Fritzie Connally to the San Diego Padres.

December 27, 1985: Traded by the Montreal Expos to the California Angels for Luis Sanchez and Tim Arnold (minors).

November 9, 1987: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Montreal Expos$513,500
1986California Angels$500,000
1987California Angels$662,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,675,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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