Dennis Leonard

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: May 8, 1951 in Brooklyn, NY us

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 2nd round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from Iona College (New Rochelle, NY).

High School: Oceanside HS (Oceanside, NY)

School: Iona College (New Rochelle, NY)

Debut: September 4, 1974 (Age 23-119d, 13,545th in major league history)
vs. CHW 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 27, 1986 (Age 35-142d)
vs. OAK 1.1 IP, 7 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Agents: Jerry Kapstein

Full Name: Dennis Patrick Leonard

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

25.7

144

106

ERA

3.70

312

302

2187.0

1323

WHIP

1.262

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Team Record in Appearances: 22-18 / in Starts: 22-18

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1978 Pitching Game Log

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1978 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	111	1	Apr 8	KCR	@	CLE	L,5-8	GS-5	L(0-1)	99	4.1	9	8	5	1	3	3	0	10.38	10.89	24	4	7	1	3	9	21			0	0	0	23	2	1	0	0	0	1	.71	-0.537	.85	-0.39%	-6.16	1b start tie	5b 1-- 1 out d4
2	112	4	Apr 12	KCR		BAL	W,5-2	GS-9	W(1-1)	3	8.0	7	2	2	4	5	1	0	5.11	6.72	34	6	12	3	1	7	61			0	1	0	30	2	0	0	1	0	1	.82	0.101	1.04	0.08%	0.86	1t start tie	9t 12- 0 out a3
3	113	7	Apr 16	KCR		CLE	W,2-1	CG	W(2-1)	3	9.0	6	1	1	1	5	0	0	3.38	4.65	34	10	12	3	3	6	75			1	0	0	32	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.44	0.504	2.27	0.48%	3.32	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
4	114	10	Apr 21	KCR	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG(8)	L(2-2)	4	8.0	6	2	2	2	7	0	0	3.07	3.81	31	8	8	2	0	6	67			1	1	0	29	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.11	-0.007	2.01	-0.01%	1.54	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
5	115	14	Apr 25	KCR	@	TEX	L,1-4	CG(8)	L(2-3)	3	8.0	6	4	4	3	4	2	0	3.38	4.27	32	5	14	4	2	6	55			0	0	1	28	1	0	0	0	1	0	.35	-0.226	.73	-0.29%	-0.23	1b start tie	8b 3 out d4
6	116	18	Apr 29	KCR		MIL	W,11-2	CG	W(3-3)	3	9.0	13	2	2	3	7	1	1	3.11	4.18	43	9	10	1	3	13	57			0	0	0	39	3	0	0	1	0	0	.73	0.122	1.32	0.13%	2.32	1t start tie	9t 3 out a9
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
7	117	22	May 3	KCR	@	NYY	L,5-6	GS-8	L(3-4)	3	7.2	9	6	5	2	6	3	0	3.50	4.57	34	9	8	0	2	9	43			1	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	1	0	.87	-0.561	1.53	-0.59%	-2.56	1b start tie	8b 1-- 2 out d1
8	118	26	May 8	KCR	@	BOS	L,4-8	GS-7	L(3-5)	4	6.2	7	7	4	4	2	1	1	3.71	4.74	30	9	8	1	4	6	36			0	0	0	23	2	0	1	2	1	1	.81	-0.196	1.27	-0.18%	-1.76	1b start tie	7b 12- 2 out d1
9	119	29	May 13	KCR		NYY	L,2-5	GS-8	L(3-6)	4	7.1	7	5	5	1	1	1	0	3.97	4.72	30	9	12	1	2	7	44			2	0	0	29	2	0	1	0	0	0	.84	-0.192	1.28	-0.18%	-1.09	1t start tie	8t --3 1 out d2
10	120	33	May 18	KCR		MIN	L,6-8	GS-3	L(3-7)	4	2.2	4	6	6	2	0	1	1	4.58	4.95	14	5	2	1	1	4	24			0	0	0	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.31	-0.314	2.29	-0.33%	-3.05	1t start tie	3t 1-3 2 out d3
11	121	37	May 22	KCR	@	SEA	L,1-10	GS-4	L(3-8)	3	3.1	6	7	5	1	1	1	0	4.99	5.03	18	6	4	1	0	6	24			0	0	0	16	1	1	0	0	0	1	.82	-0.295	1.22	-0.26%	-4.29	1b start tie	4b 1-3 1 out d5
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	122	45	Jun 1	KCR		SEA	W,10-0	SHO	W(4-8)	9	9.0	6	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.45	4.78	32	13	11	6	0	6	75			1	0	0	31	1	0	0	2	0	0	.57	0.196	1.19	0.24%	4.32	1t start tie	9t 3 out a10
13	123	49	Jun 6	KCR	@	TEX	L,1-2	CG(8)	L(4-9)	4	8.0	6	2	2	1	1	1	0	4.25	4.74	27	14	5	0	0	6	62			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	3	0	0	.82	0.086	1.99	0.13%	1.77	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
14	124	53	Jun 10	KCR	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	W(5-9)	3	9.0	9	3	3	3	6	2	0	4.14	4.78	38	8	12	1	3	9	60			0	0	0	35	3	0	1	0	0	0	.88	0.157	1.56	0.17%	1.37	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
15	125	58	Jun 15	KCR		DET	W,7-2	CG	W(6-9)	4	9.0	10	2	2	1	8	0	0	3.96	4.47	37	11	7	1	3	10	66			0	0	0	36	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.05	0.167	2.14	0.20%	2.32	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
16	126	63	Jun 19	KCR		CLE	W,6-5	GS-9	W(7-9)	3	8.0	9	5	3	1	9	1	0	3.92	4.33	35	10	6	1	1	9	56			0	0	0	34	1	2	0	0	0	1	1.13	-0.147	2.61	-0.20%	-1.54	1t start tie	9t 1-- 0 out a1
17	127	67	Jun 23(2)	KCR		OAK	L,4-5	GS-7	L(7-10)	3	7.0	9	5	1	3	6	1	0	3.77	4.31	32	8	7	1	5	8	50			1	1	0	28	0	0	0	1	0	1	.55	-0.240	1.53	-0.40%	-1.64	1t start tie	7t 3 out d4
18	128	71	Jun 27	KCR	@	CAL	L,4-5	GS-7		3	6.2	6	4	4	5	6	0	1	3.86	4.27	33	5	10	4	3	6	47			1	0	0	27	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.22	0.164	3.75	0.30%	1.43	1b start tie	7b 123 2 out a3
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
19	129	75	Jul 1	KCR	@	OAK	L,2-4	GS-6	L(7-11)	3	5.2	10	4	4	2	4	0	0	3.96	4.18	28	10	2	1	1	10	35			1	0	0	24	2	0	1	1	0	0	1.10	-0.194	2.86	-0.30%	-1.75	1b start tie	6b 12- 2 out d3
20	130	80	Jul 5	KCR		CAL	W,10-1	CG	W(8-11)	3	9.0	6	1	1	2	3	0	0	3.78	4.09	33	9	13	2	1	6	72			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	2	0	0	.80	0.207	2.05	0.32%	3.32	1t start tie	9t 3 out a9
21	131	84	Jul 9	KCR		BAL	W,10-4	CG	W(9-11)	3	9.0	7	4	3	2	4	1	0	3.73	4.07	36	8	16	1	3	6	61			0	0	0	34	2	0	0	1	0	1	.36	0.152	.80	0.20%	0.32	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
22	132	87	Jul 15	KCR	@	NYY	W,8-2	CG	W(10-11)	5	9.0	8	2	2	0	8	0	0	3.64	3.89	33	5	12	0	2	8	71			0	0	0	33	2	0	0	2	0	0	.31	0.140	.73	0.20%	2.11	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a6
23	133	91	Jul 20	KCR		TEX	W,2-1	CG	W(11-11)	4	9.0	6	1	1	1	6	0	0	3.50	3.77	33	11	11	1	4	4	76			0	0	0	32	3	0	0	1	0	0	1.18	0.415	4.31	0.91%	3.32	1t start tie	9t 3 out tie
24	134	95	Jul 24	KCR		NYY	W,5-2	CG	W(12-11)	3	9.0	8	2	2	1	6	0	1	3.42	3.68	34	9	9	2	0	8	68			1	1	0	32	1	0	0	1	0	0	.75	0.161	2.24	0.29%	2.32	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
25	135	100	Jul 29	KCR	@	BOS	L,0-1	CG(8)	L(12-12)	4	8.0	5	1	1	2	8	0	0	3.33	3.58	30	10	5	1	3	5	74			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	1	0	0	.91	0.261	2.44	0.42%	3.22	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
26	136	104	Aug 2	KCR	@	CLE	L,2-5	GS-6	L(12-13)	3	5.2	6	5	5	4	2	1	0	3.46	3.66	28	7	9	2	0	6	35			1	0	0	21	3	0	1	0	1	1	1.32	-0.365	3.98	-0.66%	-2.62	1b start a 1	6b 12- 2 out d3
27	137	108	Aug 7	KCR		CHW	L,3-5	GS-7	L(12-14)	4	6.1	8	4	4	2	4	0	1	3.53	3.63	29	6	8	1	4	8	43			0	1	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.10	-0.051	3.62	-0.10%	0.47	1t start tie	7t 12- 1 out a1
28	138	112	Aug 11	KCR	@	TOR	W,9-8	GS-3		3	2.1	7	6	6	1	1	2	1	3.76	3.76	14	2	2	0	0	7	19			0	1	0	12	3	0	0	0	0	0	.85	-0.493	2.84	-0.99%	-5.08	1b start tie	3b 1-- 1 out d3
29	139	116	Aug 15	KCR	@	DET	W,4-2	GS-7	W(13-14)	3	6.0	7	2	2	5	2	0	0	3.73	3.78	28	8	6	3	1	7	47			1	0	0	23	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.20	-0.051	4.31	-0.11%	0.53	1b start tie	7b 1-- 0 out a1
30	140	121	Aug 19	KCR		TEX	W,3-0	SHO	W(14-14)	3	9.0	6	0	0	2	7	0	0	3.58	3.70	35	10	11	0	6	5	80			0	0	0	33	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.12	0.503	4.82	1.30%	4.32	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
31	141	124	Aug 23	KCR	@	CHW	L,0-3	CG(8)	L(14-15)	3	8.0	7	3	3	0	6	0	1	3.57	3.62	30	7	9	3	1	7	62			2	1	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.28	0.068	4.39	0.14%	0.80	1b start tie	8b 3 out d3
32	142	128	Aug 27	KCR	@	TEX	W,4-2	GS-9	W(15-15)	3	8.2	9	2	2	0	7	1	1	3.52	3.59	35	9	9	0	3	9	65			0	1	0	34	1	1	0	0	0	1	1.26	0.349	5.92	0.98%	1.82	1b start tie	9b 12- 2 out a2
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
33	143	132	Sep 1	KCR		DET	L,2-6	GS-5	L(15-16)	4	5.0	7	6	6	2	6	1	0	3.67	3.60	24	2	7	3	1	7	33			1	0	0	22	3	0	0	0	0	0	.91	-0.248	3.44	-0.57%	-3.60	1t start tie	5t 3 out d6
34	144	136	Sep 5	KCR	@	OAK	W,3-0	SHO	W(16-16)	3	9.0	3	0	0	1	7	0	0	3.54	3.52	28	7	10	1	5	3	87			0	2	0	26	0	0	0	1	0	0	.91	0.463	3.60	1.10%	3.99	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
35	145	140	Sep 9(2)	KCR	@	CAL	L,2-4	GS-8	L(16-17)	3	7.0	9	4	4	3	6	1	0	3.58	3.53	32	8	6	1	2	9	46			1	0	0	29	3	0	2	1	0	0	1.10	-0.257	7.20	-1.01%	-1.66	1b start tie	8b 123 0 out d1
36	146	144	Sep 13	KCR		OAK	W,9-1	GS-7	W(17-17)	3	6.1	6	1	1	1	2	1	0	3.53	3.55	25	7	9	2	3	6	58			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	.81	0.263	2.87	0.56%	1.85	1t start tie	7t 1-- 1 out a8
37	147	148	Sep 17	KCR		CAL	W,5-0	SHO	W(18-17)	3	9.0	5	0	0	0	3	0	0	3.41	3.50	31	7	16	2	5	5	80			0	1	0	31	0	0	0	1	0	1	.65	0.339	3.36	1.05%	4.32	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
38	148	152	Sep 21	KCR		MIL	W,8-4	CG	W(19-17)	3	9.0	10	4	4	5	6	0	0	3.43	3.48	41	12	9	1	1	9	52			0	0	0	35	4	0	0	0	0	0	1.09	0.119	.69	0.05%	0.32	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
39	149	157	Sep 25	KCR		SEA	W,7-2	CG	W(20-17)	3	9.0	6	2	2	2	4	0	0	3.39	3.44	35	8	15	1	3	6	69			2	0	0	32	2	0	0	0	1	0	.58	0.164	.07	0.01%	2.32	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
40	150	160	Sep 29	KCR		MIN	W,4-0	GS-5	W(21-17)	3	5.0	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	3.33	3.42	18	6	6	0	1	2	65			0	0	0	17	2	0	0	0	0	0	.75	0.221	.00	0.00%	2.40	1t start tie	5t 3 out a3
							22-18		W-L:21-17	3.5	294.2	283	125	109	78	183	27	9	3.33	3.42	1218	0.89		9%	13%	276	56		---%	18	11	1	1114	62	5	7	26	6	11	.91	0.948	2.43	2.68%	19.96

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