Jim Leyritz

Positions: Catcher, First Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: December 27, 1963 in Lakewood, OH us

High School: Turpin HS (Cincinnati, OH)

Schools: Middle Georgia State University (Macon, GA), University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY)

Debut: June 8, 1990 (Age 26-163d, 15,772nd in major league history)
vs. BAL 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 13, 2000 (Age 36-261d)
vs. ARI 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1990 season

Agents: Tom Reich, Adam Katz • Previously: David Lihn

Full Name: James Joseph Leyritz

Nicknames: The King

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2x World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.9

2527

667

.264

325

RBI

387

OBP

.362

SLG

.415

OPS

.777

OPS+

106

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1998 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1998 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	37 (36)	May 12	BOS	@	TEX	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
2	47 (9)	May 24	BOS		NYY	L,4-14	GF	12	3.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from Boston Red Sox to San Diego Padres
3	76	Jun 22	SDP	@	SEA	W,5-3	GS	31	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
4	77	Jun 23	SDP	@	SEA	L,3-5		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	PH SS
5	78	Jun 24	SDP		SEA	L,1-2	CG	41	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
6	81 (2)	Jun 27	SDP		ANA	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	9	0	1	10	0	C
7	82	Jun 28	SDP		ANA	L,3-11	GS	33	6.2	7	1	0	8	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	84 (1)	Jul 1	SDP	@	OAK	W,8-4	GF	18	4.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
9	85	Jul 2	SDP	@	OAK	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
10	87 (1)	Jul 4	SDP		COL	W,9-1	GS	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B C
11	89 (1)	Jul 9	SDP	@	LAD	L,3-12	GF	22	4.2	4	0	0	4	0	C
12	92 (2)	Jul 12	SDP	@	LAD	W,6-3	GS	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
13	93	Jul 13	SDP	@	COL	L,5-9	GS	26	5.1	7	0	0	7	1	1B
14	94	Jul 14	SDP	@	COL	W,8-7	GS	25	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	C
15	96 (1)	Jul 17	SDP	@	CIN	W,13-3	CG	40	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
16	98 (1)	Jul 19	SDP	@	CIN	W,7-6	GS	32	7.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
17	99	Jul 20	SDP		STL	L,1-13	GF	11	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	1B
18	100	Jul 21	SDP		STL	W,6-3	GS	28	7.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
19	102 (1)	Jul 23	SDP		ARI	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	11	2	0	13	1	C
20	104 (1)	Jul 25	SDP		HOU	W,6-5		16	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
21	105	Jul 26	SDP		HOU	W,5-4	GS	28	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
22	107 (1)	Jul 29	SDP	@	NYM	L,6-7	GS	31	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
23	108	Jul 30	SDP	@	NYM	W,3-1	GS	33	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	113 (4)	Aug 4	SDP		PHI	W,3-1	GS	26	7.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
25	115 (1)	Aug 6	SDP		PHI	L,2-3	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
26	116	Aug 7	SDP		FLA	W,6-3	GS	25	6.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
27	117	Aug 9	SDP		FLA	W,6-5	GS	29	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
28	121 (3)	Aug 13	SDP		ATL	L,0-5	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
29	122	Aug 14	SDP		MIL	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
30	124 (1)	Aug 16 (2)	SDP		MIL	L,2-4	CG	33	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
31	126 (1)	Aug 19	SDP	@	FLA	L,0-6	GS	26	5.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
32	128 (1)	Aug 21	SDP	@	ATL	L,4-5	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
33	129	Aug 22	SDP	@	MIL	L,4-8	CG	42	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
34	130	Aug 23	SDP	@	MIL	W,13-11	CG	50	10.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
35	133 (2)	Aug 26	SDP	@	PHI	W,2-0	GS	28	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
36	134	Aug 27	SDP	@	PHI	W,8-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
37	135	Aug 28	SDP		MON	W,12-8	CG	42	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
38	136	Aug 29	SDP		MON	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	14	3	0	17	0	C
39	138 (1)	Aug 31	SDP		MON	W,5-2	GS	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	141 (2)	Sep 4	SDP	@	COL	L,5-11	CG	44	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
41	145 (3)	Sep 8	SDP		SFG	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	4	1B
42	146	Sep 9	SDP		SFG	W,8-3	GS	30	7.0	9	1	1	11	0	C
43	151 (4)	Sep 14	SDP		CHC	W,4-3	GS	27	7.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
44	153 (1)	Sep 16	SDP		CHC	L,3-6	GS	33	7.0	6	1	1	8	1	1B
45	156 (2)	Sep 19	SDP		COL	W,4-1	GS	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
46	159 (2)	Sep 23	SDP	@	LAD	W,3-2	GS	28	7.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
47	160	Sep 25	SDP	@	ARI	L,3-6	GS	33	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
48	161	Sep 26	SDP	@	ARI	L,2-3	GS	26	6.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
							48gm		321.0	289	19	3	311	14