#39 Dennis Leonard, Starting Pitcher, 25 yrs, Kansas City Royals
Friday, 4/28/1977 |
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| Dennis Leonard
5/8/1951
25
USA,NY,BROOKLYN
6"1
190
Starting Pitcher
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Loyal
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3 / 6 (Well Known)
2 / 6 (Fair)
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Normal
Normal
3.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 150,000
1977 (Arbitration eligible)
3 Year(s), 28 Days (544 total Days)
28 Day(s)
3 Year(s), 28 Days (544 total Days)
3 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 5 | 7 | 8 | 87-90 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 5 | 7 | 8 | |
| Versus RHB | 5 | 7 | 8 | |
| Talent | 4 | 7 | 7 | |
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Pitching Ratings
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9
50
4
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Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Splitfinger-Fastball
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
P : 5 (Range), .992 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
| 4/5 | CHA | L 0-4 | * | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | L | | | | |
| 4/10 | @CHA | W 9-4 | * | 8.2 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | W | | | | |
| 4/14 | @CAL | W 7-3 | * | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | W | | | | |
| 4/18 | @SEA | W 9-8 | * | 6.2 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| 4/22 | OAK | L 6-12 | * | 5 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | L | | | | |
| 4/26 | BOS | W 7-6 | * | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.56 | 45.1 | 62 | 32 | 28 | 17 | 24 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 2 | 33.3 |
| Projected | 36 | 36 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5.56 | 271.0 | 372 | 192 | 168 | 102 | 144 | | | | | |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 15.9 | 12.3 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 7.30 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 105 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .371 | .421 | .648 | 1.069 |
| vs. RHB | 84 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 | .340 | .452 | .793 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.29 | 21.0 | 31 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 13 |
| Road | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.07 | 24.1 | 31 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
| This Week | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.63 | 8.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| Last Week | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.03 | 11.2 | 29 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 5 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| March/April | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.56 | 45.1 | 62 | 32 | 28 | 17 | 24 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 1974 | 29 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 4.26 | 167.0 | 172 | 82 | 79 | 13 | 48 | 106 | 13 | 1 | 1.32 | .301 | MON |
| 1975 | 42 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 4.04 | 55.2 | 59 | 30 | 25 | 4 | 22 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1.46 | .304 | MON |
| 1976 | 32 | 32 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 3.84 | 253.0 | 235 | 115 | 108 | 26 | 72 | 147 | 17 | 3 | 1.21 | .268 | MON |
| 1977 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.56 | 45.1 | 62 | 32 | 28 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1.74 | .335 | MON KC |
| Total | 109 | 58 | 30 | 29 | 22 | 4.15 | 521.0 | 528 | 259 | 240 | 53 | 159 | 306 | 32 | 4 | 1.32 | .289 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
| 1974, AAA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 | 18.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.61 | .143 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1974 | 29 | 64 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | .078 | .078 | .094 | .172 | MON |
| 1975 | 42 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | MON |
| 1976 | 32 | 93 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | .129 | .138 | .161 | .300 | MON |
| Total | 103 | 166 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 60 | 0 | 0 | .120 | .126 | .145 | .270 | |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Pitcher | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | .875 | 45.1 | 1.59 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 16th overall pick, by Montreal in 1974...
Had first career hit on 4/16/1974, off Sam Mcdowell (CHN)...
Earned first career win on 4/16/1974...
Traded from Montreal to Kansas City on 2/27/1977 (Going to MON: P Rob Dressler, P Gary Lavelle. Going to KC: P Dennis Leonard)...
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Saves
1975 - 22 - 2nd
| SHO
1976 - 3 - 10th
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