Dave Leiper

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 160lb (185cm, 72kg)

Born: June 18, 1962 in Whittier, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 2nd round of the 1981 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Fullerton College (Fullerton, CA), the San Francisco Giants in the 2nd round of the 1981 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Fullerton College (Fullerton, CA) and the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (22nd) of the 1982 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Fullerton College (Fullerton, CA).

Schools: California State University, Fresno (Fresno, CA), Fullerton College (Fullerton, CA)

Debut: September 2, 1984 (Age 22-076d, 14,944th in major league history)
vs. DET 0.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 22, 1996 (Age 34-096d)
vs. ATL 0.2 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1987 season

Full Name: David Paul Leiper

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.1

ERA

3.98

264

278.0

150

WHIP

1.424

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Summary of 25 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 1 tying, 5 go ahead

4 Tms
OAK	14
SDP	5
PHI	4
MON	2

Platoon
vs LHB	15
vs RHB	10

Home/Road
Away	15
Home	10

Outs
1	12
2	7
0	6

12 Opps
ATL	4
LAD	4
NYY	3
KCR	2
SDP	2
DET	2
BAL	2
CHW	2
SFG	1
CLE	1
CAL	1
TOR	1

24 Batters
Darrell Evans	2
Frank Thomas	1
Paul O'Neill	1
John Shelby	1
Kevin Seitzer	1
Carlos Hernández	1
Greg Walker	1
Jeffrey Leonard	1
Dave Winfield	1
Franklin Stubbs	1
Wally Joyner	1
Devon White	1
Kirk Gibson	1
Terry Kennedy	1
Luis Polonia	1
Javy López	1
Gerald Perry	1
Ryan Klesko	1
Larry Sheets	1
David Justice	1
Nelson Liriano	1
Tony Bernazard	1
Steve Finley	1
George Brett	1

13 Parks
Qualcomm St (SAN)	5
RingCentral Col (OAK)	4
Yankee Stad (NYC)	2
Dodger Stad (LOS)	2
Memor. Stad (BAL)	2
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	2
KauffmanStad (KAN)	2
VeteransStad (PHI)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Tiger Stad (DET)	1
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	1
Stade Olymp. (MON)	1
Exhibit Stad (TOR)	1

Where Hit
9	9
7	7
89	4
78	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
Unk	13
3	3
4	2
1	2
2	2
5	2
6	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	21
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	11
1--	6
123	3
12-	3
-23	1
-2-	1

49 Runs
RISP	8
0 on	11
1 on	7
2 on	4
3 on	3
Any on	14

Inning
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	6
7	8
8	4
9	3
Extra	1

1-3	1
4-6	8
7-end	16

RelScore
+4..	6
+3	3
+2	2
+1	3
Tied	3
-1	2
-2	1
-4..	5

Ahead	14
Tied	3
Behind	8

Before event,
for batter

Count
Unk	13
1-2	2
0-0	2
2-2	2
0-2	1
3-2	1
1-0	1
1-1	1
0-1	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	6
CF	4
LF	4
RF	3
PH	2
2B	2
C	2
DH	1
3B	1

OrderPos
3rd	8
1st	4
6th	4
2nd	3
7th	2
8th	2
5th	1
4th	1

Leverage
High Lev	7
Medium Lev	3
Low Lev	15

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1984	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1984-09-04	Greg Walker	CHW		OAK	ahead 9-2	b 7	1	12-		3	3	3	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Kittle Scores; J. Hairston Scores
2	2	2	1	1984-09-21	George Brett	KCR		OAK	behind 3-4	b 7	2	123		4	3	5	53%	93%		Home Run; O. Concepción Scores; W. Wilson Scores; L. Jones Scores
1986	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	1986-06-01	Dave Winfield	NYY	@	OAK	tied 1-1	t 6	1	1--		2	6	9	27%	77%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Roenicke Scores
4	4	2	1	1986-07-01	Tony Bernazard	CLE	@	OAK	ahead 8-0	t 9	1	---		1	1	4	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep LF)
5	5	3	1	1986-09-28	Kevin Seitzer	KCR		OAK	ahead 5-2	b 5	0	---		1	3	3	5%	93%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1987	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	1987-05-09	Darrell Evans	DET		OAK	ahead 5-4	b 7	2	1--		2	6	3	17%	93%		Home Run (Deep RF); M. Nokes Scores
7	7	2	1	1987-06-01	Terry Kennedy	BAL		OAK	behind 2-6	b 6	1	12-		3	7	2	22%	36%		Home Run; E. Murray Scores; F. Lynn Scores
8	8	3	2	1987-06-01	Larry Sheets	BAL		OAK	behind 5-6	b 6	1	---		1	8	7	18%	54%		Home Run
9	9	4	1	1987-07-08	Darrell Evans	DET	@	OAK	ahead 7-1	t 6	1	---		1	2	DH	1%	98%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
10	10	5	1	1987-08-17	Devon White	CAL		OAK	behind 2-4	b 7	1	123		4	3	8	47%	87%		Home Run; B. Boone Scores; B. Downing Scores; G. Hendrick Scores
11	11	6	1	1987-08-30	Nelson Liriano	TOR		OAK	ahead 8-3	b 7	2	12-		3	1	4	2%	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); K. Gruber Scores/Team unER; W. Upshaw Scores/Team unER; N. Liriano Scores/Team unER
12	12	7	1	1987-09-28	Jeffrey Leonard	SFG	@	SDP	tied 1-1	t 4	2	-2-		2	1	PH	23%	71%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Uribe Scores
13	13	8	1	1987-10-02	John Shelby	LAD	@	SDP	ahead 6-2	t 6	0	1--		2	2	8	4%	98%		Home Run (Deep RF); S. Sax Scores
1988	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	1988-06-18	Kirk Gibson	LAD		SDP	ahead 2-0	b 8	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	7	3%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
1989	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	1989-04-13	Gerald Perry	ATL	@	SDP	ahead 2-1	t 9	0	---	3,(2-0) ....BBX	1	3	3	8%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
16	16	2	1	1989-07-30	Franklin Stubbs	LAD	@	SDP	ahead 5-0	t 3	0	1--	5,(2-2) BFFBX	2	6	8	4%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); M. Marshall Scores
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
17	17	1	1	1995-06-05	Luis Polonia	NYY		OAK	behind 3-8	b 7	0	---	2,(0-1) ...CX	1	1	7	4%	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
18	18	2	2	1995-06-05	Paul O'Neill	NYY		OAK	behind 4-8	b 7	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	9	5%	11%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
19	19	3	1	1995-06-13	Frank Thomas	CHW	@	OAK	tied 6-6	t 10	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	3	38%	82%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
20	20	4	1	1995-08-05	Javy López	ATL	@	MON	ahead 5-2	t 7	1	1--	3,(1-1) B1SX	2	6	2	7%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); F. McGriff Scores
21	21	5	1	1995-09-02	Carlos Hernández	LAD		MON	behind 5-9	b 8	1	-23	4,(1-2) .BCCX	3	8	PH	14%	23%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Mondesí Scores; J. Offerman Scores
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	1996-05-03	Ryan Klesko	ATL		PHI	behind 2-6	b 9	0	---	3,(0-2) .FFX	1	7	7	3%	5%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF Line)
23	23	2	1	1996-05-05	David Justice	ATL		PHI	ahead 10-7	b 8	1	---	5,(2-2) BFSBX	1	5	9	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
24	24	3	1	1996-05-22	Wally Joyner	SDP		PHI	ahead 3-2	b 8	2	1--	6,(3-2) BFBBFX	2	4	3	12%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); T. Gwynn Scores
25	25	4	1	1996-06-01	Steve Finley	SDP	@	PHI	ahead 4-2	t 6	2	123	4,(1-2) .C*BSX	4	2	8	18%	97%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); J. Reed Scores/unER; A. Cedeño Scores/unER; R. Henderson Scores/unER; S. Finley Scores/Team unER