Leo
Posada
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 185
 
Born: April 15, 1936 in Cuba, , HAVANA
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1960 24 CIN NL     4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4
1961 25 CIN NL     5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5
1962 26 COL NL     5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5
1963 27 COL NL     5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5
1964 28 COL NL     5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5
1965 29 COL NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5
1966 30 COL NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5
1967 31 COL NL     5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 7 7 4 4 4
1968 32 COL NL     5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 7 7 4 5 5
1969 33 COL NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 7 7 4 5 5
1970 34 COL NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5
1971 35 COL NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 7 7 7 3 3 3
1972 36 COL NL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 7 7 7 3 3 3
1973 37 SDP NL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 7 7 7 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 5 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 7 7 5 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
1960 24 AA   135 484 63 123 14 2 21 55 8 9 59 119 .254 .335 .421 .757 69.4  
1961 25 AAA   137 491 62 126 14 1 21 67 7 5 49 123 .257 .324 .418 .742 67.6  
1962 26 AAA   136 481 64 129 11 3 16 61 2 4 52 113 .268 .340 .403 .743 66.5  
1963 27 AAA   137 473 60 137 16 1 15 62 5 6 57 78 .290 .366 .423 .789 72.8  
1964 28 AAA   137 495 66 148 17 1 18 70 6 5 66 99 .299 .381 .446 .828 83.8  
1965 29 COL NL 30 87 14 19 3 1 2 7 0 0 10 23 .218 .306 .345 .651 7.8 0.8
    AAA   97 354 36 93 14 1 11 31 4 5 61 78 .263 .371 .401 .772 55.3  
1966 30 COL NL 46 71 8 19 3 0 0 5 1 0 8 16 .268 .350 .310 .660 7.5 1.2
1967 31 AAA   137 486 67 128 14 3 24 73 3 9 82 112 .263 .370 .453 .822 82.4  
1968 32 AAA   137 482 61 127 22 3 13 60 7 6 87 111 .263 .376 .402 .779 77.0  
1969 33 COL NL 14 41 3 6 2 0 1 2 0 0 4 13 .146 .222 .268 .491 2.5 0.0
    AAA   134 517 64 131 21 1 14 57 4 5 70 131 .253 .342 .379 .722 69.7  
1970 34 COL NL 127 405 44 90 12 2 8 35 1 3 44 93 .222 .300 .321 .621 38.4 4.4
    AAA   26 101 9 27 1 1 5 15 0 1 13 23 .267 .351 .446 .796 16.0  
1971 35 COL NL 67 129 12 37 9 0 2 15 0 0 12 39 .287 .348 .403 .751 16.9 3.3
1972 36 COL NL 20 42 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 .190 .320 .190 .510 3.6 0.0
    AAA   83 288 24 42 8 1 1 23 2 4 36 80 .146 .241 .191 .432 11.9  
1973 37 A   137 466 34 57 12 3 5 38 2 3 71 91 .122 .238 .193 .431 21.7  
6 Years Sim 304 775 87 179 29 3 13 64 2 3 84 191 .231 .310 .326 .636 76.7 9.7
10 Years AAA 1161 4168 513 1088 138 16 138 519 40 50 573 948 .261 .356 .401 .757 603.1  
1 Years AA 135 484 63 123 14 2 21 55 8 9 59 119 .254 .344 .421 .766 69.4  
1 Years A 137 466 34 57 12 3 5 38 2 3 71 91 .122 .244 .193 .437 21.7  
12 Years Minors 1433 5118 610 1268 164 21 164 612 50 62 703 1158 .248 .345 .384 .729 694.2  
162 Game Average 412 46 95 15 1 6 34 1 1 44 101 .231 .310 .326 .636 40.8  
Career Highs 127 405 44 90 12 2 8 35 1 3 44 93 .287 .350 .403 .751 38.4  
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   454 46 97 16 2 6 31 0 3 46 116 .214 .290 .297 .587 39.1
vs LH   321 41 82 13 1 7 33 2 0 38 75 .255 .338 .368 .706 41.3
Home 162 405 51 92 13 1 7 33 2 2 50 98 .227 .312 .316 .628 42.7
Away 142 370 36 87 16 2 6 31 0 1 34 93 .235 .308 .338 .646 37.8
RISP   162 0 37 8 0 3 48 0 0 19 47 .228 .304 .333 .638 17.5
Pinch Hitting   38 3 8 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 9 .211 .302 .263 .565 2.6
Close/Late   89 6 18 3 0 0 2 0 0 8 21 .202 .268 .236 .504 5.6
Mar/Apr 34 81 10 21 6 0 1 9 1 0 9 16 .259 .348 .370 .718 10.2
May 50 132 13 23 3 0 3 9 0 0 11 32 .174 .241 .265 .507 8.3
June 43 113 10 24 4 2 0 12 0 0 8 23 .212 .268 .283 .551 8.1
July 52 121 12 29 4 0 0 8 1 0 18 37 .240 .336 .273 .608 12.8
August 67 190 24 48 6 1 5 15 0 2 22 48 .253 .336 .374 .710 23.8
Sep/Oct 58 138 18 34 6 0 4 11 0 1 16 35 .246 .325 .377 .701 17.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1965 29 COL NL 2B 27 23 206.0 40 70 1 15 .991 4.81   1.0
1966 30 COL NL 2B 23 12 129.0 27 53 2 16 .976 5.58   0.6
    LF 2 1 10.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.80   0.0
1969 33 COL NL LF 11 11 81.0 15 0 0 0 1.000 1.67   0.3
    CF 2 2 16.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 3.38    
    2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1970 34 COL NL LF 124 122 1010.0 242 4 8 0 .969 2.19   1.4
    CF 12 0 23.7 7 0 0 0 1.000 2.66    
    2B 2 0 6.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
    RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1971 35 COL NL LF 22 17 148.0 35 1 0 0 1.000 2.19   0.8
    2B 22 7 88.0 9 38 3 8 .940 4.81   0.3
    CF 17 5 70.7 18 1 0 0 1.000 2.42    
    RF 4 3 27.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 2.00    
1972 36 COL NL 2B 15 7 72.7 20 31 1 11 .981 6.32   0.4
    LF 3 2 19.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.89   0.1
    RF 2 2 15.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.60    
    CF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  LF 162 153 1268.0 298 5 8 0 .974 2.15   2.6
  2B 90 49 502.7 96 194 7 50 .976 5.19   2.3
  CF 32 7 113.3 31 1 0 0 1.000 2.54    
  RF 7 5 44.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.43    
Career Totals   291 214 1928.0 432 200 15 50 .977 2.95   4.9
Career Highs   139 122 1041.7 249 70 8 16 1.000 5.31    
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  1. Jose Gonzalez (980)
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  3. Tommie Reynolds (978)
  4. Jim Wohlford (976)
  5. Dick Simpson (976)
  6. Marvell Wynne (975)
  7. Rick Bosetti (974)
  8. Johnny Barrett (973)
  9. Manny Trillo (971)
  10. Bombo Rivera (970)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 34th overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1960
Injured on 4/15/1964 with a Inflamed Groin Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 6/22/1964 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 5-6 weeks
Injured on 6/12/1965 with a Inflamed Abdominal Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Had first career hit on 8/1/1965, off Howie Koplitz (KCR)
Hit first career homerun on 8/11/1965, off Grant Jackson (LAD)
Injured on 7/17/1969 with a Bruised Neck, out for 5 days
Injured on 5/23/1971 with a Pulled Medial Collateral Ligament, out for 2-3 weeks
2/1/1972: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 6/2/1972 with a Pulled Rib Cage Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
2/1/1973: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from Colorado to Kansas City on 2/21/1973 (Going to COL: CF Jimmy Wynn. Going to KCR: RF Leo Posada)
Traded from Kansas City to San Diego on 5/1/1973 (Going to SDP: RF Leo Posada. Going to KCR: P Phil Niekro, P Joe Sparma)