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: 25-13 / in Starts: 25-13

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1980 Pitching Game Log

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1980 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	183	1	Apr 10	KCR		DET	L,1-5	GS-8	L(0-1)	99	7.1	8	4	3	3	3	1	0	3.68	4.93	31	10	7	1	0	8	48			1	0	0	28	1	2	0	2	0	1	1.01	-0.176	1.22	-0.13%	-0.90	1t start tie	8t 12- 1 out d3
2	184	5	Apr 15	KCR	@	BAL	L,2-12	GS-6	L(0-2)	4	5.0	8	7	6	3	3	1	0	6.57	5.35	26	8	4	0	0	8	25			0	0	0	22	2	0	0	0	1	0	.62	-0.271	.81	-0.22%	-4.52	1b start tie	6b --- 0 out d7
3	185	9	Apr 19	KCR	@	DET	L,6-8	GS-6		3	6.0	7	5	5	1	5	2	0	6.87	5.53	26	4	9	3	0	7	42			1	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.32	-0.113	1.46	-0.08%	-1.93	1b start a 2	6b 3 out a1
4	186	13	Apr 23	KCR		TOR	W,7-4	GS-8		3	7.0	7	4	4	2	6	1	0	6.39	5.04	29	8	6	1	0	7	51			1	0	0	27	2	1	0	1	0	0	1.31	-0.286	1.41	-0.19%	-0.49	1t start tie	8t --- 0 out d1
5	187	17	Apr 29	KCR	@	TOR	L,1-3	CG(8)	L(0-3)	5	8.0	6	3	3	4	5	1	0	5.67	4.94	32	4	13	3	2	6	59			0	1	1	27	1	0	0	0	1	0	.68	-0.036	.81	-0.03%	1.22	1b start tie	8b 3 out d2
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
6	188	21	May 4	KCR		BOS	W,5-3	GS-7	W(1-3)	4	6.2	7	3	3	2	5	1	0	5.40	4.80	28	6	8	0	0	7	51			1	0	0	26	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.00	0.076	1.16	0.05%	0.29	1t start tie	7t 1-- 2 out a1
7	189	25	May 9	KCR	@	BOS	W,6-5	GS-7	W(2-3)	4	6.0	9	4	4	0	4	1	0	5.48	4.64	27	4	16	7	3	3	42			0	0	0	27	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.21	0.001	1.42	0.00%	-0.43	1b start tie	7b -2- 0 out a3
8	190	30	May 14	KCR	@	NYY	L,3-16	GS-3	L(2-4)	4	2.2	7	8	8	3	1	3	0	6.66	5.48	18	4	3	0	0	7	10			0	0	0	15	2	1	0	0	0	0	.71	-0.435	1.11	-0.41%	-6.63	1b start a 1	3b --- 2 out d7
9	191	34	May 19	KCR		OAK	W,6-5	GS-6		4	5.2	7	3	3	1	3	0	0	6.46	5.14	24	4	9	0	0	7	45			1	1	0	22	3	0	0	0	0	1	1.31	-0.150	2.58	-0.18%	-0.22	1t start tie	6t 1-- 2 out d1
10	192	38	May 23	KCR	@	CAL	W,13-9	GS-7	W(3-4)	3	7.0	10	5	5	0	3	1	0	6.46	4.99	29	5	11	5	1	10	40			0	0	0	28	0	1	0	1	1	0	.23	0.043	.49	0.05%	-1.59	1b start a 4	7b 3 out a7
11	193	42	May 27	KCR	@	OAK	W,4-2	CG	W(4-4)	3	9.0	11	2	2	2	7	1	0	5.89	4.77	38	8	10	2	0	11	62			3	1	0	34	1	0	0	1	1	1	1.56	0.210	4.11	0.33%	2.16	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
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	194	46	Jun 1	KCR		CHW	L,1-6	GS-8	L(4-5)	4	7.2	8	5	5	2	3	0	0	5.88	4.57	33	6	14	3	2	8	44			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.06	0.016	3.18	0.03%	0.52	1t start tie	8t 1-3 2 out d2
13	195	50	Jun 5	KCR	@	TEX	W,8-0	SHO	W(5-5)	3	9.0	3	0	0	2	7	0	0	5.28	4.29	33	9	12	1	3	3	86			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	1	.46	0.234	1.32	0.41%	4.34	1b start tie	9b 3 out a8
14	196	55	Jun 11(1)	KCR	@	CLE	W,5-0	SHO	W(6-5)	5	9.0	2	0	0	4	4	0	0	4.78	4.19	32	13	9	1	0	2	83			1	0	0	28	1	0	0	1	0	0	.56	0.255	1.34	0.36%	4.57	1b start a 3	9b 3 out a5
15	197	59	Jun 15	KCR	@	MIL	W,7-2	CG	W(7-5)	3	9.0	5	2	2	0	8	2	0	4.54	4.16	32	5	14	2	6	5	77			0	0	0	32	1	0	0	0	0	1	.90	0.301	2.08	0.42%	2.38	1b start tie	9b 3 out a5
16	198	64	Jun 20	KCR		MIL	L,5-10	GS-7	L(7-6)	4	6.1	9	7	4	3	5	0	1	4.61	4.10	33	8	7	2	0	9	35			0	0	0	27	2	0	2	1	0	2	1.53	-0.509	3.14	-0.63%	-3.67	1t start tie	7t 1-3 1 out d3
17	199	68	Jun 24(1)	KCR	@	MIN	L,1-2	GS-8		3	7.1	6	1	1	4	1	0	0	4.40	4.10	31	8	12	2	4	6	59			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.56	0.052	3.72	0.08%	1.86	1b start tie	8b -23 1 out tie
18	200	73	Jun 29	KCR	@	SEA	L,2-7	GS-5	L(7-7)	4	4.1	8	7	6	0	1	2	0	4.68	4.25	21	9	4	1	2	7	22			0	0	0	20	1	0	0	0	0	1	.63	-0.309	1.18	-0.34%	-3.99	1b start tie	5b 1-- 1 out d5
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	201	78	Jul 4	KCR		SEA	W,5-3	GS-7		4	6.2	8	3	3	1	1	0	0	4.65	4.18	28	10	9	2	1	7	46			0	1	1	26	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.15	-0.186	2.77	-0.27%	0.19	1t start tie	7t -2- 2 out d1
20	202	82	Jul 11	KCR		DET	W,7-3	CG	W(8-7)	6	9.0	6	3	3	3	1	2	0	4.54	4.32	34	14	10	0	2	6	61			0	0	0	30	2	0	0	1	1	0	.57	0.143	.99	0.15%	1.52	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
21	203	87	Jul 16	KCR	@	BOS	W,5-1	GS-6	W(9-7)	4	6.0	8	0	0	0	4	0	0	4.35	4.20	26	8	7	1	4	7	60			0	0	0	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.25	0.352	1.55	0.26%	3.20	1b start tie	6b 3 out a3
22	204	92	Jul 21	KCR		CHW	W,2-1	GS-8	W(10-7)	4	7.1	5	1	1	1	5	0	0	4.20	4.09	29	7	11	4	2	5	68			1	0	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.30	0.197	1.60	0.15%	2.10	1t start tie	8t 12- 1 out a1
23	205	97	Jul 26	KCR		NYY	L,4-5	GS-7	L(10-8)	4	6.2	6	4	4	3	1	2	0	4.25	4.24	29	10	11	1	1	4	44			1	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.17	-0.259	.90	-0.12%	-0.59	1t start tie	7t --- 2 out d1
24	206	101	Jul 31	KCR		BOS	W,13-3	GS-8	W(11-8)	4	8.0	6	1	1	2	2	0	0	4.10	4.18	31	12	9	1	2	6	66			0	0	0	29	0	1	0	1	0	0	.54	0.268	.38	0.11%	3.02	1t start tie	8t 3 out a12
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
25	207	106	Aug 5	KCR	@	DET	W,6-3	GS-9	W(12-8)	4	8.0	10	3	3	2	4	1	0	4.07	4.18	35	10	12	0	5	7	52			0	0	0	33	1	0	0	1	0	0	.88	0.287	.31	0.06%	0.75	1b start tie	9b 1-3 0 out a4
26	208	111	Aug 10	KCR	@	TOR	W,8-5	GS-7	W(13-8)	4	6.1	7	5	5	3	2	0	0	4.18	4.16	29	11	6	0	0	7	38			0	0	0	24	4	1	0	0	1	0	.92	-0.067	.16	-0.01%	-1.01	1b start tie	7b -2- 1 out a2
27	209	115	Aug 15	KCR		TOR	W,4-3	GS-8	W(14-8)	4	8.0	6	1	1	1	7	0	0	4.05	4.04	30	6	11	2	1	5	72			1	0	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.03	0.377	.12	0.03%	3.02	1t start tie	8t 3 out a2
28	210	119	Aug 19	KCR	@	TEX	W,4-3	GS-8		3	7.1	8	3	2	2	5	0	0	3.99	3.97	32	5	12	3	2	8	55			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.29	-0.036	.05	0.00%	0.19	1b start a 1	8b -2- 1 out d2
29	211	124	Aug 24	KCR		CLE	W,7-5	GS-9	W(15-8)	4	8.1	12	5	5	1	4	1	0	4.05	3.96	38	9	12	0	0	12	42			0	0	0	37	0	0	0	1	0	1	.61	0.117	.00	0.00%	-0.40	1t start tie	9t 12- 1 out a3
30	212	129	Aug 29	KCR		TEX	W,7-3	GS-9	W(16-8)	4	8.2	6	3	3	4	2	1	0	4.01	4.01	37	12	13	1	4	6	58			0	0	0	33	4	0	0	0	0	1	.90	0.340	.00	0.00%	1.29	1t start tie	9t 1-- 2 out a4
Sep/Oct				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
31	213	133	Sep 3	KCR		MIL	L,1-3	GS-10	L(16-9)	4	9.1	8	3	2	6	5	1	0	3.92	4.05	42	15	8	1	3	8	61			0	0	0	35	3	0	2	0	0	1	1.41	-0.006	.00	0.00%	0.62	1t start tie	10t -23 1 out d2
32	214	137	Sep 7	KCR	@	CLE	W,6-4	GS-7	W(17-9)	3	6.2	7	4	4	2	1	0	0	3.96	4.03	28	9	9	1	0	7	43			0	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.00	0.086	.00	0.00%	0.11	1b start a 2	7b 12- 2 out a2
33	215	141	Sep 11	KCR	@	CAL	W,7-2	CG	W(18-9)	3	9.0	4	2	2	3	6	1	0	3.89	4.02	33	10	10	0	4	4	74			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	2	0	1	.71	0.188	.00	0.00%	2.38	1b start tie	9b 3 out a5
34	216	145	Sep 17(1)	KCR		CAL	W,5-0	SHO	W(19-9)	5	9.0	3	0	0	2	9	0	0	3.75	3.93	31	7	10	2	2	3	88			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	1	0	0	.62	0.293	.00	0.00%	4.52	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
35	217	150	Sep 21	KCR		OAK	L,3-9	GS-7	L(19-10)	3	7.0	8	8	7	4	8	2	0	3.89	3.98	34	9	5	0	1	8	35			5	0	0	30	0	1	0	0	0	1	.89	-0.463	.00	0.00%	-4.49	1t start tie	7t 3 out d5
36	218	154	Sep 26	KCR	@	MIN	L,0-3	CG(8)	L(19-11)	4	8.0	9	3	3	2	7	1	0	3.88	3.96	35	5	12	4	3	9	57			1	0	0	33	1	0	1	0	0	0	.52	-0.021	.00	0.00%	1.31	1b start tie	8b 3 out d3
37	219	157	Sep 30	KCR		SEA	W,7-5	GS-11		3	10.0	10	4	4	2	3	1	0	3.87	3.97	40	16	10	1	0	9	57			1	0	1	37	2	0	0	2	0	1	1.54	-0.241	.00	0.00%	-0.33	1t start tie	11t 1-3 0 out tie
38	220	161	Oct 4	KCR		MIN	W,17-1	GS-8	W(20-11)	3	8.0	6	1	1	0	4	0	0	3.79	3.90	28	11	7	1	2	6	70			0	1	0	28	2	0	0	1	0	0	.33	0.110	.00	0.00%	3.02	1t start tie	8t 3 out a13
							25-13		W-L:20-11	3.8	280.1	271	127	118	80	155	30	1	3.79	3.90	1172	0.88		9%	9%	255	53		---%	19	5	3	1070	54	8	5	18	8	16	.97	0.382	1.08	-0.10%	13.39

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