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Dennis
Leonard		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 190
 
Born: May 8, 1951 in Usa, NY, BROOKLYN
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1974 23 CLN NL $ 300,000 8 5 6 5 7 8 8 6 7 6
1975 24 CLN NL $ 300,000 8 6 7 7 7 8 7 8 8 8
1976 25 CLN NL $ 300,000 8 7 7 7 7 8 7 8 8 8
1977 26 CLN NL $ 300,000 8 7 7 7 7 8 7 8 8 8
1978 27 CLN NL $ 300,000 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8
1979 28 DET AL $ 2,014,286 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 7
1980 29 DET AL $ 3,921,429 8 7 7 7 6 7 7 6 6 6
1981 30 DET AL $ 4,414,286 8 7 7 7 6 7 7 6 7 6
1982 31 BAL AL $ 3,000,003 8 7 7 7 6 7 7 6 7 7
1983 32 BAL AL $ 3,000,003 8 7 7 7 6 7 7 6 7 7
1984 33 BAL AL $ 3,000,003 8 6 7 6 7 7 7 6 6 6
1985 34 BAL AL $ 3,000,003 8 6 6 6 6 7 7 5 5 5
1986 35 BSN NL $ 830,000 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
1987 36 BSN NL $ 830,000 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 5 4
1988 37 WAS NL   6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 5 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 5 6 5 6 6 6 4 5 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,414,286 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1974 23 CLN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1975 24 CLN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1976 25 CLN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1977 26 CLN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1978 27 CLN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1979 28 DET AL $ 2,014,286   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1980 29 DET AL $ 3,921,429   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1981 30 DET AL $ 4,414,286   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1982 31 BAL AL $ 3,000,003   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1983 32 BAL AL $ 3,000,003   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1984 33 BAL AL $ 3,000,003   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1985 34 BAL AL $ 3,000,003   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1986 35 BSN NL $ 830,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1987 36 BSN NL $ 830,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1988 37 WAS NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,414,286   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1974 23 CLN NL 1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 14.0 22 13 1 4 8 8.36 .355 .382 .484 .866 0.0
    AAA   9 13 .409 29 29 3 0 0 196.3 228 96 21 44 151 4.40 .288 .326 .429 .754  
1975 24 CLN NL 17 8 .680 31 31 1 0 0 231.0 246 90 17 66 107 3.51 .273 .323 .390 .713 17.4
1976 25 CLN NL 5 15 .250 23 23 3 0 0 168.3 180 97 26 59 99 5.19 .272 .335 .434 .769 3.3
    AAA   3 2 .600 7 7 0 0 0 50.7 48 9 1 14 51 1.60 .249 .300 .301 .600  
1977 26 CLN NL 16 13 .552 36 36 7 1 0 276.7 280 118 19 92 166 3.84 .263 .324 .374 .697 16.9
1978 27 CLN NL 12 10 .545 27 27 6 2 0 198.0 195 105 19 69 109 4.77 .256 .316 .394 .710 7.4
1979 28 DET AL 13 12 .520 32 32 7 2 0 252.0 235 98 20 77 133 3.50 .245 .303 .368 .671 18.7
1980 29 DET AL 8 3 .727 15 15 3 1 0 104.3 98 37 7 40 66 3.19 .251 .319 .363 .682 8.7
1981 30 DET AL 8 10 .444 43 10 2 0 0 142.0 149 67 21 48 93 4.25 .269 .326 .441 .767 6.4
1982 31 BAL AL 15 12 .556 31 31 8 2 0 231.7 226 92 17 69 141 3.57 .256 .307 .389 .696 13.9
1983 32 BAL AL 13 13 .500 35 35 5 2 0 247.0 241 115 19 84 158 4.19 .252 .313 .364 .678 9.6
1984 33 BAL AL 7 3 .700 33 4 0 0 1 88.7 86 34 7 27 46 3.45 .253 .311 .374 .684 6.5
1985 34 BAL AL 0 2 .000 28 0 0 0 1 39.0 43 25 6 15 28 5.77 .281 .343 .444 .787 0.0
1986 35 BSN NL 4 4 .500 32 2 0 0 1 32.0 38 22 3 18 10 6.19 .292 .380 .423 .803 0.4
1987 36 BSN NL 3 6 .333 67 1 0 0 2 63.7 78 33 9 15 46 4.67 .302 .342 .461 .803 2.6
1988 37 AAA   1 2 .333 5 5 0 0 0 30.3 34 16 3 13 23 4.75 .283 .353 .425 .778  
    AA   11 4 .733 25 25 1 0 0 164.0 128 47 13 27 181 2.58 .213 .246 .319 .565  
14 Years Sim 122 112 .521 435 249 42 10 5 2088.3 2117 946 191 683 1210 4.08 .262 .320 .392 .712 111.6
3 Years AAA 13 17 .433 41 41 3 0 0 277.3 310 121 25 71 225 3.93 .281 .324 .406 .730  
1 Years AA 11 4 .733 25 25 1 0 0 164.0 128 47 13 27 181 2.58 .213 .246 .319 .565  
4 Years Minors 24 21 .533 66 66 4 0 0 441.3 438 168 38 98 406 3.43 .257 .297 .375 .672  
Season Average 8 8 .500 31 17 3 0 0 149.2 151 67 13 48 86 4.08 .262 .320 .392 .712  
Career Highs 17 15 .727 67 36 8 2 2 276.7 280 118 26 92 166 8.36 .355 .382 .484 .866  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1024 485 102 309 708   .250 .302 .380 .683
vs LH   1093 461 89 374 502   .275 .337 .404 .741
Home 61 50 .550 211 122 17 6 2 1041.6 1025 474 94 350 605 4.10 .255 .315 .387 .702
Away 61 62 .496 224 127 25 4 3 1046.6 1092 472 97 333 605 4.06 .269 .324 .397 .721
Mar/Apr 29 20 .592 76 50 9 1 1 396.6 420 180 33 125 236 4.08 .270 .325 .392 .716
May 16 31 .340 78 51 6 1 0 390.3 415 187 43 124 231 4.31 .271 .326 .420 .745
June 21 21 .500 71 42 9 3 0 360.0 336 149 31 120 236 3.73 .247 .307 .379 .686
July 19 16 .543 73 37 7 1 2 329.3 305 133 25 113 177 3.64 .246 .309 .364 .673
August 17 12 .586 73 34 4 2 1 301.3 318 142 33 89 161 4.24 .269 .321 .408 .728
Sep/Oct 20 12 .625 64 35 9 2 1 310.6 323 155 26 112 169 4.49 .267 .329 .388 .717
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
1974 23 AAA   5 16 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.3  
1987 36 BSN NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
1 Years Sim 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
1 Years AAA 5 16 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.3  
162 Game Average 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 6.5  
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
Away 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0
Close/Late   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0
Sep/Oct 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1974 23 CLN NL P 2 2 14.0 0 4 0 0 1.000 2.57    
1975 24 CLN NL P 31 31 231.0 16 34 1 1 .980 1.95    
1976 25 CLN NL P 23 23 168.3 12 29 2 2 .953 2.19    
1977 26 CLN NL P 36 36 276.7 20 47 1 7 .985 2.18    
1978 27 CLN NL P 27 27 198.0 10 33 5 3 .896 1.95    
1979 28 DET AL P 32 32 252.0 26 38 3 3 .955 2.29    
1980 29 DET AL P 15 15 104.3 9 25 0 4 1.000 2.93    
1981 30 DET AL P 43 10 142.0 8 23 4 1 .886 1.96    
1982 31 BAL AL P 31 31 231.7 26 38 3 4 .955 2.49    
1983 32 BAL AL P 35 35 247.0 20 36 2 1 .966 2.04    
1984 33 BAL AL P 33 4 88.7 6 17 3 1 .885 2.33    
1985 34 BAL AL P 28 0 39.0 4 10 0 0 1.000 3.23    
1986 35 BSN NL P 32 2 32.0 2 5 2 1 .778 1.97    
1987 36 BSN NL P 67 1 63.7 5 17 0 1 1.000 3.11    
    CF 1 0 1.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 5.42   0.0
  P 435 249 2088.3 164 356 26 29 .952 2.24    
  CF 1 0 1.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 5.42   0.0
Career Totals   436 249 2090.0 165 356 26 29 .952 2.24    
Career Highs   68 36 276.7 26 47 5 7 1.000 3.23    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1975 24 CLN NL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 8.0 7 4 1 2 3 4.50 .233 .281 .400 .681
1977 26 CLN NL 2 0 1.000 2 2 2 0 0 18.0 15 3 1 1 9 1.50 .234 .246 .328 .574
1978 27 CLN NL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.3 5 2 0 1 2 7.73 .455 .500 .545 1.045
1981 30 DET AL 0 0 .000 2 1 0 0 0 9.7 7 4 0 7 6 3.73 .206 .341 .235 .577
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 1 .667 7 4 2 0 0 38.0 34 13 2 11 20 3.08 .245 .300 .338 .638
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1975-10-3.51
 Wins
1975-5-17
1977-10-16
1982-8-15
 Winning Pct
1975-8-.680
 Games Started
1977-2-36
1983-6-35
 Complete Games
1982-10-8
 Shutouts
1978-6-2
1979-9-2
1982-4-2
1983-6-2
Innings Pitched
1977-5-276.7
1979-8-252.0
1983-7-247.0
 Hits Allowed
1977-4-280
 Homeruns Allowed
1976-10-26
 Strikeouts
1977-7-166
1983-2-158
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1983-8-5.8
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 46    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Scott Sanderson (969)
  2. Tom Johnson (959)
  3. Jack Billingham (959)
  4. Bill Gogolewski (954)
  5. Johnny Allen (950)
  6. Dennis Lamp (949)
  7. Bob Apodaca (949)
  8. Tex Clevenger (947)
  9. Bucky Jacobs (946)
  10. Bob Ojeda (944)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 17th overall pick, by Cleveland (N) in 1974
Injured on 6/16/1974 with a Blister On Finger, out for 6 days
Earned first career win on 9/25/1974
Injured on 5/7/1978 with a Sore Back, out for one week
2/2/1979: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,014,286 through salary arbitration
Traded from Cleveland (N) to Detroit on 4/3/1979 (Going to CLN: P Gene Pentz. Going to DET: P Dennis Leonard, 3B Joe Foy)
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,921,429 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/18/1980 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 7/4/1980 with a Torn Back Muscle, out for full season
2/2/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,414,286 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Baltimore on 2/17/1982 to a 4-year deal worth $3,000,003 per year
Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 2/7/1986 to a 2-year deal worth $830,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 3/3/1988 to a minor league contract
 
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