Luke Bard

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 200lb (190cm, 90kg)

Born: November 13, 1990 in Charlotte, NC us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 16th round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from Charlotte Christian HS (Charlotte, NC) and the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (42nd) of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA).

High School: Charlotte Christian HS (Charlotte, NC)

School: Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA)

Debut: March 31, 2018 (Age 27-138d, 21,578th in major league history)
vs. OAK 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 28, 2022 (Age 31-288d)
vs. OAK 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2019 season

Agents: ISE Baseball

Full Name: Luke Francis Bard

Nicknames: Bardo

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Relatives: Brother of Daniel Bard; Cousin of John Andreoli

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.8

ERA

4.44

81.0

WHIP

1.111

Summary of 14 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 1 tying, 2 go ahead

1 Tm
LAA	14

Platoon
vs LHB	8
vs RHB	6

Home/Road
Home	12
Away	2

Outs
2	10
0	4

8 Opps
BOS	4
SEA	2
HOU	2
MIL	2
MIN	1
TBR	1
OAK	1
LAD	1

14 Batters
Jackie Bradley Jr.	1
Shed Long Jr.	1
Yasmani Grandal	1
Jason Castro	1
Will Smith	1
Guillermo Heredia	1
Mookie Betts	1
Domingo Santana	1
George Springer	1
Josh Reddick	1
Mark Canha	1
Brock Holt	1
Mike Moustakas	1
Rafael Devers	1

3 Parks
Angel Stad (ANA)	12
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
Target Field (MIN)	1

Where Hit
7	4
89	4
9	3
8	2
78	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
4	6
2	3
6	2
1	1
3	1
5	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	8
4·HR gms	1
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	7
1--	4
12-	1
--3	1
-23	1

23 Runs
RISP	3
0 on	7
1 on	5
2 on	2
Any on	7

Inning
3	3
4	1
5	3
6	3
7	2
8	1
9	1

1-3	3
4-6	7
7-end	4

RelScore
+4..	5
+3	3
+2	1
+1	1
Tied	1
-1	1
-2	1
-4..	1

Ahead	10
Tied	1
Behind	3

Before event,
for batter

Count
2-1	4
3-2	2
1-0	2
1-2	1
0-0	1
1-1	1
3-1	1
0-1	1
3-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	3
2B	2
CF	2
RF	2
LF	2
DH	1
SS	1
3B	1

OrderPos
7th	4
1st	2
8th	2
2nd	2
6th	2
5th	1
9th	1

Leverage
High Lev	1
Medium Lev	2
Low Lev	11

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2018	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2018-04-17	Jackie Bradley Jr.	BOS	@	LAA	ahead 3-0	t 3	2	1--	4,(2-1) C*BBX	2	7	8	11%	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); E. Núñez Scores
2	2	2	2	2018-04-17	Brock Holt	BOS	@	LAA	ahead 5-0	t 3	2	1--	6,(3-2) CBF*BB>X	2	9	6	6%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Vázquez Scores
3	3	3	3	2018-04-17	Mookie Betts	BOS	@	LAA	ahead 7-0	t 3	2	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	1	9	2%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
4	4	4	4	2018-04-17	Rafael Devers	BOS	@	LAA	ahead 8-1	t 4	2	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	5	5	1%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
2019	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	2019-04-09	Mike Moustakas	MIL	@	LAA	behind 5-7	t 5	2	1--	2,(1-0) 1BX	2	6	4	22%	45%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); T. Shaw Scores
6	6	2	2	2019-04-09	Yasmani Grandal	MIL	@	LAA	tied 7-7	t 5	2	---	4,(3-0) BBBX	1	7	2	14%	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
7	7	3	1	2019-04-20	Domingo Santana	SEA	@	LAA	ahead 5-4	t 7	0	---	4,(2-1) .BBFX	1	2	7	12%	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
8	8	4	1	2019-05-15	Jason Castro	MIN		LAA	ahead 6-3	b 6	0	1--	4,(2-1) B11FBX	2	8	2	5%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); E. Adrianza Scores
9	9	5	1	2019-06-28	Mark Canha	OAK	@	LAA	ahead 5-1	t 7	2	--3	4,(1-2) N.B.CSX	2	2	DH	5%	98%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); M. Semien Scores
10	10	6	1	2019-07-17	George Springer	HOU	@	LAA	ahead 8-0	t 5	2	-23	6,(3-2) FFBB*BX	3	1	9	1%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); T. White Scores; J. Marisnick Scores
11	11	7	1	2019-09-13	Guillermo Heredia	TBR	@	LAA	ahead 6-3	t 6	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	8	6%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
12	12	8	1	2019-09-28	Josh Reddick	HOU	@	LAA	behind 2-3	t 6	2	12-	4,(2-1) BSBX	3	7	7	40%	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); A. Bregman Scores; A. Díaz Scores
2020	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
13	13	1	1	2020-08-29	Shed Long Jr.	SEA	@	LAA	behind 2-16	t 9	2	---	3,(1-1) FBX	1	8	4	0%	0%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF)
14	14	2	1	2020-09-26	Will Smith	LAD		LAA	ahead 6-4	b 8	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	6	2	3%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)