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Season Age Team Lg WAR W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ FIP WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/BB Awards
1934 17 BBS NN2 -0.6 0 0 33.00 2 1 0 0 0 3.0 11 12 11 0 2 2 2 0 25 14 5.85 4.333 33.0 0.0 6.0 6.0 1.00
1935 18 BE NN2 2.1 7 4 .636 4.34 17 13 8 0 2 103.2 103 59 50 5 41 62 10 0 449 118 4.09 1.389 8.9 0.4 3.6 5.4 1.51 AS
1936 19 NE NN2 1.7 5 5 .500 3.30 12 11 6 1 0 76.1 69 39 28 3 39 54 1 0 330 147 3.98 1.415 8.1 0.4 4.6 6.4 1.38
1937 20 2TM NN2 0.4 3 0 1.000 5.56 6 4 2 2 1 1 34.0 35 23 21 4 12 0 25 0 0 0 148 91 4.32 1.382 9.3 1.1 3.2 6.6 2.08 AS
1937 20 NE NN2 0.7 3 0 1.000 3.99 5 3 2 2 1 1 29.1 26 14 13 1 11 0 20 0 0 0 124 127 3.41 1.261 8.0 0.3 3.4 6.1 1.82
1937 20 HG NN2 -0.3 0 0 15.43 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.2 9 9 8 3 1 0 5 0 0 0 24 35 10.06 2.143 17.4 5.8 1.9 9.6 5.00
1938 21 NE NN2 0.4 1 1 .500 2.79 2 2 0 1 1 0 9.2 6 3 3 2 2 3 0 0 37 175 5.74 0.828 5.6 1.9 1.9 2.8 1.50
1939 22 NE NN2 1.5 7 3 .700 3.41 13 11 7 1 0 87.0 79 46 33 25 30 0 0 138 1.195 8.2 2.6 3.1 1.20 AS,AS
1941 24 NE NN2 0.0 2 3 .400 5.71 5 5 0 3 0 0 34.2 42 25 22 1 22 0 22 0 0 0 158 77 3.79 1.846 10.9 0.3 5.7 5.7 1.00
1942 25 2TM NN2 3.5 8 2 .800 1.73 10 9 9 2 0 83.1 49 18 16 27 86 0 1 225 0.912 5.3 2.9 9.3 3.19 AS,AS
1942 25 NE NN2 3.0 7 2 .778 1.82 9 8 8 2 0 74.1 44 17 15 26 72 0 1 213 0.942 5.3 3.1 8.7 2.77
1942 25 HG NN2 0.5 1 0 1.000 1.00 1 1 1 0 0 9.0 5 1 1 1 14 0 0 402 0.667 5.0 1.0 14.0 14.00
1943 26 NE NN2 0.9 4 2 .667 4.44 10 6 2 0 0 52.2 50 30 26 1 20 39 0 0 216 109 2.56 1.329 8.5 0.2 3.4 6.7 1.95 AS
1944 Did not play - Military Service
1945 Did not play - Military Service
1946 29 NE NN2 4.4 13 2 .867 2.39 15 15 0 14 3 0 132.0 98 42 35 3 51 0 109 2 0 0 552 184 2.43 1.129 6.7 0.2 3.5 7.4 2.14 AS,AS
10 Yrs 14.4 50 22 .694 3.58 92 77 2 52 9 3 616.1 542 297 245 19 241 0 432 15 0 1 1915 129 2.49 1.270 7.9 0.3 3.5 6.3 1.79
162 Game Avg 5.8 20 9 .694 3.58 37 31 21 4 1 248 218 120 99 97 174 6 0 129 1.270 7.9 3.5 6.3 1.79
BE (9 Yrs) 14.8 49 22 .690 3.38 88 74 2 51 9 3 599.2 517 275 225 16 237 0 411 13 0 1 1866 137 2.45 1.257 7.8 0.2 3.6 6.2 1.73
HG (2 Yrs) 0.2 1 0 1.000 5.93 2 2 0 1 0 0 13.2 14 10 9 3 2 0 19 0 0 0 24 75 3.43 1.171 9.2 2.0 1.3 12.5 9.50
BBS (1 Yr) -0.6 0 0 33.00 2 1 0 0 0 3.0 11 12 11 0 2 2 2 0 25 14 5.85 4.333 33.0 0.0 6.0 6.0 1.00
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Season Age Team Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP WP BF WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/BB Awards
1939 22 NE NN2 0 1 .000 7.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 10 9 5 5 0 1 1 0 2.500 15.0 7.5 1.5 0.20
1946 29 NE WS 0 0 4.50 2 2 0 0 0 0 6.0 7 6 3 1 4 0 6 1 0 30 1.833 10.5 1.5 6.0 9.0 1.50
2 Yrs 0 1 .000 6.00 3 3 0 0 0 0 12.0 17 15 8 1 9 0 7 2 0 30 2.167 12.8 0.8 6.8 5.3 0.78
162 Game Avg 0 11 .000 6.00 34 34 0 0 0 0 136 193 170 91 102 0 79 23 0 2.167 12.8 6.8 5.3 0.78
WS (1 Yr) 0 0 4.50 2 2 0 0 0 0 6.0 7 6 3 1 4 0 6 1 0 30 1.833 10.5 1.5 6.0 9.0 1.50
NN2 (1 Yr) 0 1 .000 7.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 10 9 5 5 0 1 1 0 2.500 15.0 7.5 1.5 0.20

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Season Age Team Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Awards
1934 17 BBS NN2 3.0 2 1 12 36.00 4.79 -2.72 0.00 100 7.50 -9 -0.6 1.00 0.0 -0.6 -9 .196 .496
1935 18 BE NN2 103.2 17 13 59 5.12 5.96 -0.14 0.00 100 6.09 11 1.3 1.00 -0.1 2.1 25 .574 .508 AS
1936 19 NE NN2 76.1 12 11 39 4.60 5.88 -0.01 0.00 100 5.89 11 1.1 1.00 -0.1 1.7 20 .591 .507
1937 20 2TM NN2 34.0 6 4 23 6.09 5.68 0.03 0.00 100 5.65 -2 0.2 1.00 -0.1 0.4 3 .527 .502 AS
1937 20 NE NN2 29.1 5 3 14 4.30 5.78 -0.03 0.00 100 5.81 5 0.5 1.00 0.0 0.7 9 .601 .503
1937 20 HG NN2 4.2 1 1 9 17.36 5.08 0.41 0.00 100 4.68 -7 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 -6 .156 .498
1938 21 NE NN2 9.2 2 2 3 2.79 5.66 0.39 0.00 100 5.28 3 0.3 0.0 0.4 4 .638 .502
1939 22 NE NN2 87.0 13 11 46 4.76 5.56 0.00 100 5.56 8 0.9 1.00 -0.2 1.5 18 .568 .505 AS,AS
1941 24 NE NN2 34.2 5 5 25 6.49 4.90 -0.41 0.00 100 5.31 -5 -0.3 -0.1 0.0 -1 .449 .498
1942 25 2TM NN2 83.1 10 9 18 1.94 4.65 0.00 100 4.65 25 2.9 1.00 -0.1 3.5 33 .789 .514 AS,AS
1942 25 NE NN2 74.1 9 8 17 2.06 4.63 0.00 100 4.63 21 2.5 1.00 -0.1 3.0 28 .773 .515
1942 25 HG NN2 9.0 1 1 1 1.00 4.79 0.00 100 4.79 4 0.4 0.0 0.5 5 .929 .503
1943 26 NE NN2 52.2 10 6 30 5.13 6.03 -0.19 0.00 100 6.22 6 0.6 1.00 -0.1 0.9 12 .560 .504 AS
1944 Did not play - Military Service
1945 Did not play - Military Service
1946 29 NE NN2 132.0 15 15 42 2.86 4.79 -0.03 0.00 100 4.83 29 3.4 -0.2 4.4 43 .723 .521 AS,AS
10 Yrs 616.1 92 77 297 4.34 5.39 -0.08 0.00 100 5.46 77 9.7 1.00 -1.0 14.4 148 .605 .508
162 Game Avg 248 37 31 120 4.34 5.39 0.00 100 5.46 31 3.9 1.00 -0.4 5.8 59 .605 .508
BE (9 Yrs) 599.2 88 74 275 4.13 5.40 -0.07 0.00 100 5.47 89 10.2 1.00 -0.9 14.8 158 .615 .509
HG (2 Yrs) 13.2 2 2 10 6.59 4.89 0.14 0.00 100 4.75 -3 0.1 0.0 0.2 -1 .543 .500
BBS (1 Yr) 3.0 2 1 12 36.00 4.79 -2.72 0.00 100 7.50 -9 -0.6 1.00 0.0 -0.6 -9 .196 .496

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Season Age Team Lg IP HR% K% BB% Awards
1934 17 BBS NN2 3.0 0.0 8.0 8.0
1935 18 BE NN2 103.2 1.1 13.8 9.1 AS
1936 19 NE NN2 76.1 0.9 16.4 11.8
1937 20 2TM NN2 34.0 2.7 16.9 8.1 AS
1937 20 NE NN2 29.1 0.8 16.1 8.9
1937 20 HG NN2 4.2 12.5 20.8 4.2
1938 21 NE NN2 9.2 5.4 8.1 5.4
1939 22 NE NN2 87.0 AS,AS
1941 24 NE NN2 34.2 0.6 13.9 13.9
1942 25 2TM NN2 83.1 AS,AS
1942 25 NE NN2 74.1
1942 25 HG NN2 9.0
1943 26 NE NN2 52.2 0.5 18.1 9.3 AS
1944 Did not play - Military Service
1945 Did not play - Military Service
1946 29 NE NN2 132.0 0.5 19.7 9.2 AS,AS
10 Yrs 616.1 1.0
MLB Average 1.3
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Batting Against Pitching Ratios
Season Age Team Lg IP OBP BAbip HR% K% BB% Awards
1939 22 NE NN2 6.0 2.667
1946 29 NE WS 6.0 2.400 -0.857 3.3 20.0 13.3
2 Yrs 12.0 2.545 -0.857 3.3
MLB Average .845 .543 1.7
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Postseason Pitching

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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1934 17 BBS NN2 1 .000 -100 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /1
1935 18 BE NN2 46 .255 36 .209 .070 0.0 6.5 58.3 1/9 AS
1936 19 NE NN2 39 .371 104 .361 .056 0.0 2.6 42.9 1
1937 20 2TM NN2 26 .409 136 .391 .043 0.0 7.7 63.6 /147 AS
1937 20 NE NN2 24 .445 157 .429 .048 0.0 8.3 63.6 /147
1937 20 HG NN2 2 .000 -107 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /1
1938 21 NE NN2 4 .236 31 .250 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /1
1939 22 NE NN2 40 .369 114 .333 .128 0.0 2.5 35.7 1/9 AS,AS
1941 24 NE NN2 185 .381 130 .299 .171 1.6 6.5 30.6 48/19
1942 25 2TM NN2 144 .398 140 .336 .098 0.7 8.3 37.5 81/74 AS,AS
1942 25 NE NN2 140 .399 141 .339 .094 0.7 8.6 38.2 8/174
1942 25 HG NN2 4 .340 106 .250 .250 0.0 0.0 0.0 /1
1943 26 2TM NN2 124 .309 73 .265 .062 0.0 6.5 39.5 41/87 AS
1943 26 NE NN2 109 .283 58 .235 .051 0.0 7.3 35.5 41/87
1943 26 PS NN2 15 .498 181 .467 .133 0.0 0.0 57.1 /4
1944 Did not play - Military Service
1945 Did not play - Military Service
1946 29 NE NN2 65 .434 153 .351 .121 1.5 10.8 51.9 1/49 AS,AS
10 Yrs 674 .366 113 .308 .108 0.7 6.8 40.0 1847/9
MLB Average .333 100 .283 .111 1.3 8.7 34.1
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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1939 22 NE NN2 2 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
1946 29 NE WS 5 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2 Yrs 7 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
MLB Average .259 .110 1.6 7.6 32.3

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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG WP SB CS CS% lgCS% Awards
1934 17 BBS NN2 P 2 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 2.30 0 1
1935 18 BE NN2 P 17 13 103.2 37 3 34 0 2 1.000 .953 3.21 2.58 2.18 1.78 0 14 AS
1935 18 BE NN2 RF 1 1 8.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .940 3.38 1.80 3.00 1.20 AS
1936 19 NE NN2 P 12 11 76.1 12 0 12 0 0 1.000 .956 1.41 2.55 1.00 1.78 0 6
1937 20 2TM NN2 P 6 4 34.0 9 1 8 0 1 1.000 .960 2.38 2.75 1.50 1.70 0 1 0 0.0 0.0 AS
1937 20 NE NN2 P 5 3 29.1 9 1 8 0 1 1.000 .960 2.76 2.76 1.80 1.70 0 1 0 0.0 0.0
1937 20 HG NN2 P 1 1 4.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 1.70 0 0 0
1937 20 NE NN2 2B 1 1 9.0 10 5 5 0 1 1.000 .953 10.00 5.70 10.00 3.50 AS
1937 20 NE NN2 LF 1 1 9.0 3 2 0 1 0 .667 .943 2.00 1.60 2.00 1.00 AS
1938 21 NE NN2 P 2 2 9.2 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 .947 2.79 2.51 1.50 1.75 0 0
1939 22 NE NN2 P 12 0.00 0 AS,AS
1939 22 NE NN2 RF 2 0.00 AS,AS
1941 24 NE NN2 2B 22 22 191.0 135 57 72 6 10 .956 .952 6.08 5.40 5.86 4.36
1941 24 NE NN2 CF 20 17 151.1 45 41 2 2 1 .956 .974 2.56 2.36 2.15 1.90
1941 24 NE NN2 P 5 5 34.2 11 2 9 0 0 1.000 .952 2.86 2.44 2.20 1.98 0 1
1941 24 NE NN2 RF 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .940 4.50 1.35 1.00 1.30
1942 25 NE NN2 CF 15 0.00 AS,AS
1942 25 2TM NN2 P 10 0.00 1 AS,AS
1942 25 NE NN2 P 9 0.00 1
1942 25 HG NN2 P 1 0.00 0
1942 25 NE NN2 LF 8 0.00 AS,AS
1942 25 NE NN2 2B 3 0.00 AS,AS
1943 26 2TM NN2 2B 15 115.0 79 36 38 5 6 .937 .946 5.79 5.49 4.93 4.88 AS
1943 26 NE NN2 2B 12 91.0 56 23 29 4 6 .929 .946 5.14 5.49 4.33 4.88
1943 26 PS NN2 2B 3 24.0 23 13 9 1 0 .957 .946 8.25 5.48 7.33 4.87
1943 26 NE NN2 P 10 52.2 20 4 15 1 0 .950 .927 3.25 2.41 1.90 2.14 0 5 AS
1943 26 NE NN2 CF 8 63.1 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 .962 1.56 2.34 1.38 2.08 AS
1943 26 NE NN2 LF 2 8.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .940 1.08 1.73 0.50 1.50 AS
1944 Did not play - Military Service
1945 Did not play - Military Service
1946 29 NE NN2 P 15 15 133.0 39 8 31 0 1 1.000 .948 2.64 2.51 2.60 1.92 0 5 0 0.0 0.0 AS,AS
1946 29 NE NN2 2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.40 0.00 4.20 AS,AS
1946 29 NE NN2 RF 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .950 9.00 1.80 1.00 1.20 AS,AS
Standard Range Factor Baserunners
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG WP SB CS CS% lgCS% Awards
10 Yrs 133 73 763.0 355 116 227 12 21 .966 .949 4.05 3.74 2.58 2.31 1 33 0 0.0 0.0
P (10 Yrs) P 91 50 447.0 131 18 112 1 4 .992 .948 2.62 2.53 1.43 1.43 1 33 0 0.0 0.0
2B (5 Yrs) 2B 42 23 316.0 224 98 115 11 17 .951 .950 6.07 5.44 5.07 4.21
RF (4 Yrs) RF 5 1 11.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 .942 4.09 1.72 1.00 0.74
CF (3 Yrs) CF 43 17 214.2 56 52 2 2 1 .964 .972 2.26 2.36 1.26 1.27
LF (3 Yrs) LF 11 1 17.1 4 3 0 1 0 .750 .943 1.56 1.66 0.27 0.36
Standard Fielding Table
Standard Range Factor
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G Awards
1939 22 NE NN2 P 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.00
1946 29 NE WS P 2 2 18.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.50 0.50
1946 29 NE WS CF 1 0 24.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.50 4.00
2 Yrs 4 2 42.0 5 4 1 0 0 1.000 1.07 1.25
P (2 Yrs) P 3 2 18.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.50 0.33
CF (1 Yr) CF 1 0 24.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.50 4.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Leon Day born?

Leon Day was born on October 30, 1916.

Where was Leon Day born?

Leon Day was born in Alexandria, VA.

How tall was Leon Day?

Leon Day was 5-9 (175 cm) tall.

How much did Leon Day weigh when playing?

Leon Day weighed 170 lbs (77 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Leon Day play?

Leon Day played 10 seasons.

Is Leon Day in the Hall of Fame?

Leon Day was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1995.

What position did Leon Day play?

Leon Day was a Pitcher, Centerfielder and Second Baseman.

How many strikeouts did Leon Day have?

Leon Day had 432 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Leon Day played for?

Leon Day played for 5 teams; the Baltimore Black Sox, Brooklyn Eagles, Newark Eagles, Homestead Grays and Philadelphia Stars.

How many World Series has Leon Day won?

Leon Day won 1 World Series.

When did Leon Day retire?

Leon Day last played in 1946.

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