1983
Born September 15, 1983
Denver, CO, USA
Luke Hochevar Notable
b. September 15, 1983 · Kansas City Royals 2007–2013, 2015–2016
Luke Hochevar spent all 10 of his major-league seasons with the Kansas City Royals as a pitcher, from 2007 to 2016.
He went 46 and 65 with a 4.98 earned run average, pitching 929 innings in 279 games. He struck out 702 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 280 games he batted .062, with 1 hit and 0 runs.
He was born in Denver, CO, USA on September 15, 1983. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | KCR | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | KCR | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 2009 | KCR | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 2010 | KCR | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2011 | KCR | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2012 | KCR | 32 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| 2013 | KCR | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | KCR | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | KCR | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 280 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .063 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | KCR | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12.2 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2.13 |
| 2008 | KCR | 6 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 129.0 | 143 | 79 | 47 | 72 | 5.51 |
| 2009 | KCR | 7 | 13 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 143.0 | 167 | 104 | 46 | 106 | 6.55 |
| 2010 | KCR | 6 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 103.0 | 110 | 55 | 37 | 76 | 4.81 |
| 2011 | KCR | 11 | 11 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 198.0 | 192 | 103 | 62 | 128 | 4.68 |
| 2012 | KCR | 8 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 185.1 | 202 | 118 | 61 | 144 | 5.73 |
| 2013 | KCR | 5 | 2 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 70.1 | 41 | 15 | 17 | 82 | 1.92 |
| 2015 | KCR | 1 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 50.2 | 49 | 21 | 16 | 49 | 3.73 |
| 2016 | KCR | 2 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 37.1 | 31 | 16 | 9 | 40 | 3.86 |
| Career | — | 46 | 65 | 279 | 128 | 3 | 929.1 | 946 | 514 | 299 | 702 | 4.98 |
On this day & linked events
2007
Major-league debut: Luke Hochevar
Luke Hochevar made a major-league debut on September 8, 2007.
2008
Jon Lester's No-Hitter
Jon Lester threw a no-hitter for the Boston Red Sox against the Kansas City Royals on May 19, 2008, winning 7–0.
2016
Final major-league game: Luke Hochevar
Luke Hochevar played a final major-league game on July 24, 2016.