Terry
Leach
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 225
 
Born: March 13, 1954 in Usa, AL, SELMA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1985   
Bronze Rookie 1981   
Gold Glove 1985   
All-Star Selections 1983   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 27 MON NL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 8 8 8 8 8 8
1982 28 CLE AL $ 300,000 7 4 4 4 8 8 8 8 8 8
1983 29 CLE AL $ 300,000 7 5 4 4 8 8 8 8 8 8
1984 30 CLE AL $ 4,814,286 7 5 5 5 8 8 8 9 9 9
1985 31 CLE AL $ 4,814,286 7 4 4 4 7 7 7 8 8 8
1986 32 CLE AL $ 4,814,286 7 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7
1987 33 IND AL $ 300,000 7 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7
1988 34 IND AL $ 300,000 7 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,814,286 7 5 5 5 8 8 8 9 9 9
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
1981 27 MON NL 11 17 .393 37 29 4 0 0 227.7 252 88 15 51 76 3.48 .280 .317 .395 .712 13.8
1982 28 CLE AL 18 13 .581 34 34 4 2 0 244.7 254 107 10 57 88 3.94 .267 .310 .367 .677 13.4
1983 29 CLE AL 19 7 .731 37 31 3 0 0 238.7 222 77 7 50 92 2.90 .247 .289 .332 .620 19.4
1984 30 CLE AL 13 11 .542 36 32 5 1 0 239.0 270 116 12 57 114 4.37 .288 .328 .411 .739 10.2
1985 31 CLE AL 9 6 .600 25 25 2 0 0 174.7 163 68 11 53 66 3.50 .249 .307 .351 .658 10.6
1986 32 CLE AL 11 13 .458 30 30 3 0 0 215.0 243 119 20 59 92 4.98 .283 .328 .416 .743 6.1
1987 33 IND AL 10 7 .588 33 24 1 0 0 137.3 152 70 12 52 67 4.59 .284 .345 .422 .768 7.4
1988 34 IND AL 4 17 .190 32 32 0 0 0 196.3 203 95 22 74 69 4.35 .271 .336 .413 .748 8.4
8 Years Sim 95 91 .511 264 237 22 3 0 1673.3 1759 740 109 453 664 3.98 .271 .319 .387 .706 89.3
Season Average 11 11 .500 33 29 2 0 0 209.2 219 92 13 56 83 3.98 .271 .319 .387 .706  
Career Highs 19 17 .731 37 34 5 2 0 244.7 270 119 22 74 114 4.98 .288 .345 .422 .768  
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   818 341 52 199 331   .262 .306 .374 .680
vs LH   941 399 57 254 333   .280 .330 .399 .729
Home 44 49 .473 137 124 5 1 0 860.6 931 413 60 244 356 4.32 .277 .326 .407 .733
Away 51 42 .548 127 113 17 2 0 812.6 828 327 49 209 308 3.62 .265 .311 .366 .677
Mar/Apr 17 13 .567 50 33 1 0 0 250.0 284 134 18 60 99 4.82 .287 .328 .409 .737
May 17 10 .630 43 43 4 0 0 309.6 297 108 16 81 136 3.14 .254 .303 .361 .664
June 16 14 .533 42 42 6 1 0 281.0 295 104 9 69 117 3.33 .268 .311 .362 .674
July 14 11 .560 35 35 3 0 0 238.7 267 123 24 60 80 4.64 .287 .330 .432 .763
August 14 24 .368 45 45 3 0 0 306.3 332 148 20 101 121 4.35 .277 .333 .394 .727
Sep/Oct 17 19 .472 49 39 6 2 0 287.6 284 123 22 82 111 3.85 .258 .309 .375 .684
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1981 27 MON NL P 37 29 227.7 11 46 1 2 .983 2.25    
1982 28 CLE AL P 34 34 244.7 28 40 1 3 .986 2.50    
1983 29 CLE AL P 37 31 238.7 21 52 0 3 1.000 2.75    
1984 30 CLE AL P 36 32 239.0 14 57 1 5 .986 2.67    
1985 31 CLE AL P 25 25 174.7 11 41 0 3 1.000 2.68    
1986 32 CLE AL P 30 30 215.0 13 40 0 4 1.000 2.22    
1987 33 IND AL P 33 24 137.3 10 30 0 4 1.000 2.62    
1988 34 IND AL P 32 32 196.3 14 33 0 5 1.000 2.15    
Career Totals   264 237 1673.3 122 339 3 29 .994 2.48    
Career Highs   37 34 244.7 28 57 1 5 1.000 2.75    
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
1982 28 CLE AL 3 3 .500 6 6 1 0 0 45.7 42 19 1 14 10 3.75 .239 .295 .318 .613
1983 29 CLE AL 2 0 1.000 4 4 0 0 0 26.7 41 18 5 8 13 6.08 .357 .398 .539 .938
1984 30 CLE AL 1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 17.0 18 4 1 2 5 2.12 .290 .313 .419 .732
1985 31 CLE AL 1 0 1.000 3 1 0 0 0 12.3 8 0 0 1 5 0.00 .182 .200 .273 .473
Career Post-Season Pitching 7 4 .636 15 13 1 0 0 101.7 109 41 7 25 33 3.63 .275 .318 .393 .710
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1983-2-2.90
Wins
1982-2-18
1983-1-19
Losses
1981-4-17
1988-2-17
Winning Pct
1983-2-.731
Games Started
1982-9-34
Shutouts
1982-4-2
Hits Allowed
1981-9-252
1982-6-254
1984-4-270
Homeruns Allowed
1988-8-22
Walks per 9IP
1983-10-1.9
WHiP
1983-5-1.14
OOBP
1983-6-.289
OSLG
1983-5-.332
1985-10-.351
OOPS
1983-4-.620
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 19    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 18th overall pick, by Montreal in 1981
Earned first career win on 4/8/1981
Won Bronze Rookie in 1981, going 11-17, 3.48 ERA
Traded from Montreal to Cleveland (A) on 3/4/1982 (Going to CLE: P Terry Leach. Going to MON: P Howard Bailey)
Injured on 7/31/1982 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Won Player of the Week award on 9/23/1982, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Was selected to the 1983 Allstar game
Won Platinum Arm in 1983, going 19-7, 2.90 ERA
2/2/1984: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,814,286 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 6/10/1984, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
2/2/1985: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,814,286 through salary arbitration
Injured on 6/7/1985 with a Fractured Elbow, out for 7-8 weeks
Won World Championship with Cleveland (A) in 1985
Won Gold Glove at Pitcher in 1985
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,814,286 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Indianapolis on 2/15/1987 to a 2-year deal worth $300,000 per year
Injured on 6/25/1987 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 9/20/1987 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks