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: 13-13 / in Starts: 13-13

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1981 Pitching Game Log

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1981 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	221	2	Apr 12	KCR	@	BAL	W,4-2	GS-9	W(1-0)	99	8.0	3	2	0	3	6	0	0	0.00	2.23	32	8	12	1	0	3	75			0	0	0	29	2	0	0	0	0	2	.78	0.199	.45	0.07%	1.81	1b start tie	9b 123 0 out a4
2	222	5	Apr 17	KCR		BAL	L,2-3	GS-8	L(1-1)	4	7.0	8	3	3	0	3	0	0	1.80	2.00	28	6	13	2	2	6	52			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.52	0.124	.76	0.04%	1.30	1t start tie	8t 123 0 out a2
3	223	9	Apr 22	KCR		CLE	L,0-4	GS-7	L(1-2)	4	6.2	9	4	4	0	1	0	0	2.91	2.09	30	12	8	1	0	9	41			2	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.43	-0.066	.51	-0.01%	-0.18	1t start tie	7t -2- 2 out d3
4	224	12	Apr 26	KCR	@	MIL	L,1-11	GS-6	L(1-3)	3	6.0	10	7	4	1	3	2	0	3.58	3.03	28	8	6	0	0	10	32			0	0	0	27	2	0	0	0	0	1	.64	-0.309	.18	-0.05%	-4.41	1b start tie	6b 3 out d6
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
5	225	15	May 2	KCR	@	TEX	W,7-2	CG	W(2-3)	5	9.0	5	2	2	2	4	1	0	3.19	3.23	34	12	11	4	0	5	71			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	1	0	.87	0.183	.24	0.03%	1.84	1b start tie	9b 3 out a5
6	226	19	May 6	KCR		BOS	L,1-3	GS-8	L(2-4)	3	7.2	9	2	2	2	5	1	0	3.05	3.32	31	6	9	1	0	9	56			2	1	0	27	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.46	-0.076	.36	-0.01%	1.16	1t start tie	8t 12- 2 out d1
7	227	23	May 12	KCR		TEX	W,3-2	CG	W(3-4)	5	9.0	9	2	2	2	3	0	0	2.87	3.20	36	12	10	4	0	9	62			0	0	0	34	2	0	1	1	0	0	.77	0.128	.13	0.01%	2.01	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
8	228	27	May 17	KCR	@	BOS	W,5-4	GS-8	W(4-4)	4	8.0	15	3	3	1	4	0	0	2.93	3.04	38	11	7	2	0	15	43			1	0	0	37	2	0	0	2	0	0	1.04	0.041	.19	0.00%	0.86	1b start tie	8b 3 out tie
9	229	31	May 22	KCR		MIN	L,0-7	GS-9	L(4-5)	4	8.0	6	7	6	3	5	1	0	3.38	3.16	34	9	11	1	1	6	46			0	0	0	30	3	0	2	0	1	1	.62	-0.144	.11	-0.02%	-2.26	1t start tie	9t 123 0 out d4
10	230	36	May 26	KCR	@	SEA	W,5-4	GS-8	W(5-5)	3	7.0	9	3	3	4	5	0	0	3.42	3.14	33	5	10	2	0	9	48			1	0	0	29	3	0	0	1	0	0	1.38	-0.238	.12	-0.01%	-0.07	1b start tie	8b 1-- 0 out a1
11	231	40	May 31	KCR	@	MIN	L,4-5	GS-8	L(5-6)	4	7.2	12	5	5	2	7	0	0	3.64	2.99	36	11	4	1	0	12	40			2	0	0	33	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.21	-0.404	.23	-0.05%	-1.57	1b start tie	8b 12- 2 out d1
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	232	45	Jun 6	KCR		MIL	L,2-4	CG	L(5-7)	5	9.0	9	4	4	3	6	0	1	3.68	2.95	38	6	13	3	0	9	56			1	1	0	32	2	0	0	0	2	0	.78	-0.170	.10	-0.01%	0.01	1t start tie	9t 3 out d2
13	233	49	Jun 10	KCR	@	TOR	W,7-4	CG	W(6-7)	3	9.0	9	4	4	0	7	1	0	3.71	2.91	37	9	12	0	3	9	60			1	0	0	37	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.32	-0.099	.08	0.00%	0.34	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
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
14	234	51	Aug 10	KCR	@	BAL	L,2-3	GS-5		60	5.0	2	2	2	0	1	2	0	3.70	3.12	17	9	5	1	0	2	56			0	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	.59	0.018	.61	0.01%	0.27	1b start tie	5b 3 out tie
15	235	56	Aug 15	KCR	@	CLE	W,5-3	GS-8	W(7-7)	4	7.2	6	3	3	4	1	1	0	3.69	3.29	31	3	17	1	1	6	52			0	1	0	27	1	0	0	1	0	0	.79	0.066	.75	0.04%	0.39	1b start a 1	8b 1-- 2 out a2
16	236	61	Aug 19	KCR		TOR	L,4-9	GS-4	L(7-8)	3	4.0	9	5	3	1	5	0	0	3.79	3.21	24	6	3	0	0	9	32			1	0	0	23	1	0	1	0	0	2	1.28	-0.391	1.39	-0.26%	-3.22	1t start tie	4t 3 out d3
17	237	66	Aug 25	KCR	@	DET	L,3-4	GS-9		5	8.1	8	3	2	3	1	1	0	3.69	3.32	36	10	14	4	0	8	55			1	0	0	31	1	0	0	1	1	1	1.26	0.071	1.36	0.05%	0.56	1b start tie	9b -2- 1 out tie
18	238	71	Aug 31	KCR		MIL	L,1-5	GS-8	L(7-9)	5	8.0	7	4	4	1	7	1	0	3.73	3.30	31	6	10	1	0	7	58			1	0	0	30	2	1	0	0	0	0	.51	-0.145	.79	-0.14%	-0.44	1t start tie	8t 3 out d3
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
19	239	75	Sep 4	KCR		NYY	L,0-4	GS-8	L(7-10)	3	7.0	8	4	2	0	3	0	0	3.68	3.22	29	10	9	1	0	7	52			0	0	0	28	0	1	0	0	1	0	.98	0.054	2.17	0.07%	0.30	1t start tie	8t 123 0 out d1
20	240	79	Sep 8	KCR		CAL	W,5-3	GS-8	W(8-10)	3	7.2	9	3	3	1	1	1	0	3.67	3.28	34	8	15	0	2	9	49			0	1	1	33	0	0	0	0	0	2	.95	0.283	2.39	0.43%	1.35	1t start tie	8t 1-- 2 out a3
21	241	82	Sep 12	KCR	@	OAK	W,4-0	SHO	W(9-10)	3	9.0	3	0	0	1	5	0	0	3.46	3.20	31	6	16	1	0	3	85			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	.97	0.460	3.65	1.04%	3.84	1b start tie	9b 3 out a4
22	242	86	Sep 16	KCR	@	CAL	W,3-1	CG	W(10-10)	3	9.0	8	1	1	0	4	1	1	3.33	3.21	34	9	12	7	2	8	71			0	0	0	33	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.19	0.439	3.05	0.68%	3.05	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
23	243	89	Sep 20	KCR	@	SEA	L,2-3	CG(8)	L(10-11)	3	8.0	8	3	2	4	4	0	0	3.28	3.21	36	7	13	0	0	8	56			2	1	0	31	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.53	-0.146	3.97	-0.23%	0.78	1b start a 1	8b 3 out d1
24	244	93	Sep 24	KCR		MIN	W,9-2	GS-8	W(11-11)	3	8.0	9	2	2	2	5	1	1	3.23	3.25	35	6	12	0	0	9	59			0	0	0	32	1	0	0	2	0	1	.60	0.172	2.17	0.37%	1.56	1t start tie	8t 3 out a7
25	245	97	Sep 28	KCR	@	MIN	W,6-1	CG	W(12-11)	3	9.0	5	1	1	1	8	1	0	3.13	3.22	31	10	7	1	0	5	80			0	1	0	30	0	0	0	1	0	0	.85	0.344	3.63	0.88%	3.34	1b start tie	9b 3 out a5
26	246	100	Oct 2	KCR		OAK	W,3-0	SHO	W(13-11)	3	9.0	7	0	0	0	3	0	0	2.99	3.16	33	9	14	2	0	7	76			0	0	0	33	3	0	0	1	0	0	.93	0.453	6.97	2.05%	4.01	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
							13-13		W-L:13-11	3.7	201.2	202	79	67	41	107	15	3	2.99	3.16	837	0.78		8%	2%	199	56		---%	15	6	1	782	29	3	5	13	6	12	1.02	0.847	1.39	4.98%	16.60

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