Don
Leppert
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 235
 
Born: October 19, 1931 in Usa, IN, INDIANAPOLIS
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1961 29 CIN NL $ 300,000   3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 5 5
1962 30 COL NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5
1963 31 COL NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5
1964 32 COL NL $ 350,000   3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5
1965 33 COL NL $ 350,000   3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 4 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 4 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 6 5 5
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1961 29 CIN NL 71 170 14 26 4 1 1 13 0 0 14 41 .153 .216 .206 .422 6.8 0.0
1962 30 COL NL 110 350 26 60 12 3 6 25 0 0 24 93 .171 .225 .274 .500 18.8 0.0
1963 31 COL NL 59 175 26 32 10 3 5 16 0 1 12 47 .183 .239 .360 .599 13.6 0.8
1964 32 COL NL 22 49 3 9 4 0 0 3 0 0 3 15 .184 .231 .265 .496 1.9 0.0
    A   2 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 -0.1  
1965 33 A   137 561 74 139 35 4 30 79 3 5 48 99 .248 .307 .485 .792 82.3  
4 Years Sim 262 744 69 127 30 7 12 57 0 1 53 196 .171 .227 .278 .505 41.2 0.8
2 Years A 139 571 74 141 35 4 30 79 3 6 48 100 .247 .306 .480 .786 82.2  
162 Game Average 460 42 78 18 4 7 35 0 0 32 121 .171 .227 .278 .505 25.5  
Career Highs 110 350 26 60 12 3 6 25 0 1 24 93 .184 .239 .360 .599 18.8  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   462 49 83 21 5 8 41 0 1 28 121 .180 .228 .299 .527 29.2
vs LH   282 20 44 9 2 4 16 0 0 25 75 .156 .225 .245 .469 14.5
Home 131 345 26 41 5 1 4 20 0 0 36 87 .119 .206 .174 .380 9.0
Away 131 399 43 86 25 6 8 37 0 1 17 109 .216 .246 .368 .614 34.7
RISP   161 0 25 1 1 3 40 0 0 11 44 .155 .206 .230 .436 6.8
Pinch Hitting   52 3 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 11 .154 .185 .154 .339 0.1
Close/Late   107 7 20 4 0 2 10 0 0 7 19 .187 .243 .280 .524 6.8
Mar/Apr 54 147 16 32 2 2 5 17 0 1 12 39 .218 .275 .361 .636 14.9
May 55 159 14 21 6 0 2 8 0 0 14 49 .132 .211 .208 .419 5.2
June 44 134 9 26 7 3 2 11 0 0 6 36 .194 .225 .336 .561 9.7
July 44 137 12 23 8 2 1 10 0 0 9 32 .168 .219 .277 .497 7.4
August 36 85 6 11 2 0 0 5 0 0 5 22 .129 .178 .153 .331 0.5
Sep/Oct 29 82 12 14 5 0 2 6 0 0 7 18 .171 .236 .305 .541 5.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1961 29 CIN NL C 40 39 325.7 247 14 1 0 .996 7.21 9 1 .111 0 0.4
    3B 1 0 5.3 1 0 1 0 .500 1.69 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1962 30 COL NL C 107 101 904.3 615 24 1 0 .998 6.36 14 3 .214 1 5.7
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1963 31 COL NL C 43 38 356.7 241 19 3 0 .989 6.56 19 10 .526 3 2.2
1964 32 COL NL C 18 11 115.3 73 7 0 0 1.000 6.24 7 4 .571 1 0.5
  C 208 189 1702.0 1176 64 5 0 .996 6.56 49 18 .367 5 8.9
  3B 1 0 5.3 1 0 1 0 .500 1.69 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   210 189 1708.3 1177 64 6 0 .995 6.54 49 18 .367 5 8.9
Career Highs   108 101 905.3 615 24 3 0 1.000 7.12 19 10 .571 3  
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  1. Ron Karkovice (984)
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  4. Ellie Hendricks (973)
  5. Pete Daley (969)
  6. Ken O'Dea (966)
  7. Gene Green (964)
  8. Mike Sadek (957)
  9. Bobby Bragan (955)
  10. Dann Bilardello (955)
History
Drafted in 5th round, 68th overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1961
Had first career hit on 4/7/1961, off Leo Kiely (TAM)
Hit first career homerun on 4/20/1961, off Mike Garcia (BSN)
2/1/1964: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1965: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/18/1965 with a Bruised Foot, out for 3 days