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Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1935 27 HG NN2 1.9 40 179 157 30 61 18 3 4 36 5 17 .389 .451 .618 1.069 168 .470 166 97 1 4 3 AS
1936 28 HG NN2 1.6 35 156 124 35 43 3 4 6 34 2 29 .347 .471 .581 1.051 167 .471 167 72 0 3 *3
1937 29 HG NN2 2.9 42 199 170 54 64 15 3 13 55 2 25 .376 .462 .729 1.191 204 .505 194 124 2 2 0 3 AS
1938 30 HG NN2 2.9 42 178 150 41 63 11 5 9 53 1 24 .420 .500 .740 1.240 223 .540 213 111 0 4 *3 AS
1939 31 HG NN2 2.1 30 130 109 35 42 10 0 11 48 2 21 .385 .485 .780 1.264 238 .543 216 85 3 AS,AS
1940 32 HG NN2 2.8 54 228 185 49 70 14 5 8 41 1 39 .378 .491 .638 1.129 192 .504 186 118 2 2 2 1 *3 AS
1941 33 HG NN2 3.6 54 229 184 59 64 12 7 13 47 5 39 .348 .467 .701 1.168 226 .509 210 129 0 2 4 1 *3 AS
1942 34 HG NN2 0.1 30 119 100 16 22 5 0 0 12 3 19 .220 .345 .270 .615 81 .314 90 27 0 3/7
1943 35 HG NN2 2.3 67 306 254 71 84 16 8 4 63 2 47 .331 .439 .504 .943 153 .443 151 128 2 3 0 *3 AS
1944 36 HG NN2 2.7 49 221 179 48 61 15 7 7 39 1 31 .341 .451 .620 1.071 184 .484 184 111 0 5 6 0 3 AS
1945 37 HG NN2 1.8 39 174 151 31 51 6 3 5 33 0 21 .338 .425 .517 .942 162 .441 161 78 2 0 0 3 AS
1946 38 HG NN2 2.4 50 209 169 37 56 6 4 7 45 3 39 .331 .459 .538 .998 178 .466 173 91 1 0 0 3 AS,AS
1947 39 HG NN2 1.5 35 136 109 20 33 5 1 6 24 4 26 .303 .441 .532 .973 164 .452 164 58 1 0 3
1948 40 HG NN2 1.4 37 150 122 23 34 8 0 4 18 1 26 .279 .413 .443 .856 147 .410 150 54 2 0 3 AS
14 Yrs 30.0 604 2614 2163 549 748 144 50 97 548 32 403 .346 .453 .593 1.046 180 .472 175 1283 2 20 28 0 2 3/7
162 Game Avg 8.0 162 701 580 147 201 39 13 26 147 9 108 .346 .453 .593 1.046 180 .472 175 344
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Season Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1939 31 HG NN2 7 25 20 3 9 1 0 1 3 1 4 .450 .542 .650 1.192 12 0 0 1
1942 34 HG WS 4 18 16 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .250 .333 .250 .583 4 0 1 0
1943 35 HG WS 7 36 27 7 8 3 1 0 4 1 6 .296 .424 .481 .906 13 0 0 3 0
1944 36 HG WS 5 22 16 5 8 1 0 1 2 1 5 .500 .636 .750 1.386 11 0 1 0 0
1945 37 HG WS 4 16 15 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .250 .200 .450 3 0 0 0 0
1948 40 HG NN2,WS 5 21 18 0 5 1 0 0 3 0 3 .278 .381 .333 .714 6 0 0 0
6 Yrs 32 138 112 19 37 6 1 2 13 3 20 .330 .440 .455 .896 49 0 2 4 0 0
162 Game Avg 162 699 567 96 187 30 5 10 66 15 101 .330 .440 .455 .896 248 0 10 20
WS (5 Yrs) 21 96 78 16 23 4 1 1 7 2 13 .295 .409 .410 .819 31 0 2 3 0 0
NN2 (2 Yrs) 11 42 34 3 14 2 0 1 6 1 7 .412 .512 .559 1.071 18 0 0 1

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Season Age Team Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
1935 27 HG NN2 179 18 0 0 2 -2 18 1.4 6 23 1.9 .535 .509 1.8 0.0 22 3 AS
1936 28 HG NN2 156 15 0 0 1 -2 14 1.2 5 19 1.6 .533 .507 1.5 -0.1 18 *3
1937 29 HG NN2 199 27 0 0 3 -2 28 2.3 6 34 2.9 .555 .514 2.6 0.1 31 3 AS
1938 30 HG NN2 178 29 0 0 1 -2 28 2.3 6 34 2.9 .555 .514 2.7 -0.1 33 *3 AS
1939 31 HG NN2 130 22 0 0 0 -1 20 1.7 4 25 2.1 .556 .510 2.1 -0.1 25 3 AS,AS
1940 32 HG NN2 228 29 0 0 1 -3 27 2.2 8 34 2.8 .540 .513 2.7 -0.2 34 *3 AS
1941 33 HG NN2 229 32 0 0 2 -3 32 2.9 8 40 3.6 .553 .518 3.3 0.0 38 *3 AS
1942 34 HG NN2 119 -1 0 0 0 -1 -3 -0.3 4 1 0.1 .491 .498 0.1 -0.1 1 3/7
1943 35 HG NN2 306 23 0 0 0 -3 19 1.6 9 28 2.3 .524 .510 2.3 -0.3 28 *3 AS
1944 36 HG NN2 221 23 0 0 2 -2 23 2.1 6 29 2.7 .543 .513 2.5 0.0 27 3 AS
1945 37 HG NN2 174 13 0 0 3 -2 15 1.4 5 20 1.8 .535 .508 1.5 0.1 17 3 AS
1946 38 HG NN2 209 20 0 0 2 -2 20 1.8 7 27 2.4 .536 .511 2.2 0.0 24 3 AS,AS
1947 39 HG NN2 136 11 0 0 2 -2 11 1.1 5 16 1.5 .530 .507 1.3 0.0 14 3
1948 40 HG NN2 150 9 0 0 2 -2 9 0.9 5 14 1.4 .523 .505 1.2 0.0 12 3 AS
14 Yrs 2614 268 -2 0 21 -28 259 22.6 84 343 30.0 .537 .511 27.8 -0.6 322 3/7
162 Game Avg 701 72 -1 0 6 -7 69 6.1 23 92 8.0 .537 .511 7.4 -0.2 86

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Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1935 27 HG NN2 179 .470 166 .373 .229 2.2 9.5 34.7 3 AS
1936 28 HG NN2 156 .471 167 .314 .234 3.8 18.6 43.9 *3
1937 29 HG NN2 199 .505 194 .325 .353 6.5 12.6 52.6 3 AS
1938 30 HG NN2 178 .540 213 .383 .320 5.1 13.5 41.0 *3 AS
1939 31 HG NN2 130 .543 216 .316 .394 8.5 16.2 46.2 3 AS,AS
1940 32 HG NN2 228 .504 186 .350 .259 3.5 17.1 39.8 *3 AS
1941 33 HG NN2 229 .509 210 .298 .353 5.7 17.0 50.0 *3 AS
1942 34 HG NN2 119 .314 90 .220 .050 0.0 16.0 39.0 3/7
1943 35 HG NN2 306 .443 151 .320 .173 1.3 15.4 51.9 *3 AS
1944 36 HG NN2 221 .484 184 .314 .279 3.2 14.0 45.6 3 AS
1945 37 HG NN2 174 .441 161 .315 .179 2.9 12.1 37.7 3 AS
1946 38 HG NN2 209 .466 173 .302 .207 3.3 18.7 33.7 3 AS,AS
1947 39 HG NN2 136 .452 164 .262 .229 4.4 19.1 25.9 3
1948 40 HG NN2 150 .410 150 .254 .164 2.7 17.3 32.8 3 AS
14 Yrs 2614 .472 175 .315 .247 3.7 15.4 42.1 3/7
MLB Average .331 100 .280 .110 1.3 8.8 33.7
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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1939 31 HG NN2 25 .421 .200 4.0 16.0 16.7
1942 34 HG WS 18 .250 .000 0.0 5.6 50.0
1943 35 HG WS 36 .296 .185 0.0 16.7 50.0
1944 36 HG WS 22 .467 .250 4.5 22.7 30.8
1945 37 HG WS 16 .200 .000 0.0 6.3 25.0
1948 40 HG NN2,WS 21 .278 .056 0.0 14.3 0.0
6 Yrs 138 .318 .125 1.4 14.5 29.8
MLB Average .246 .084 1.0 8.0 30.4
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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
1935 27 HG NN2 1B 40 40 333.0 400 379 15 6 28 .985 .983 10.65 10.45 9.85 7.22 AS
1936 28 HG NN2 1B 35 35 300.1 369 347 18 4 26 .989 .982 10.94 10.47 10.43 7.29
1937 29 HG NN2 1B 42 42 372.1 477 444 27 6 21 .987 .987 11.38 10.93 11.21 6.68 AS
1938 30 HG NN2 1B 42 42 355.1 460 444 13 3 22 .993 .985 11.58 10.78 10.88 7.38 AS
1939 31 HG NN2 1B 30 0.00 AS,AS
1940 32 HG NN2 1B 54 54 449.0 594 568 21 5 31 .992 .985 11.81 10.86 10.91 9.15 AS
1941 33 HG NN2 1B 54 54 458.2 587 554 28 5 29 .991 .981 11.42 10.90 10.78 8.79 AS
1942 34 HG NN2 1B 29 0.00
1942 34 HG NN2 LF 1 0.00
1943 35 HG NN2 1B 67 561.1 685 642 31 12 40 .982 .979 10.79 10.50 10.04 9.34 AS
1944 36 HG NN2 1B 49 49 432.1 565 532 30 3 31 .995 .981 11.70 10.98 11.47 6.99 AS
1945 37 HG NN2 1B 39 39 342.2 433 413 16 4 23 .991 .978 11.27 10.61 11.00 7.82 AS
1946 38 HG NN2 1B 50 50 415.0 515 487 20 8 30 .984 .978 11.00 10.47 10.14 8.00 AS,AS
1947 39 HG NN2 1B 33 33 271.1 309 295 12 2 9 .994 .982 10.18 10.17 9.30 6.83
1948 40 HG NN2 1B 37 35 297.2 374 349 16 9 18 .976 .983 11.04 10.16 9.86 7.18 AS
14 Yrs 601 473 4589.0 5768 5454 247 67 308 .988 .982 11.18 10.64 9.49 7.10
1B (14 Yrs) 1B 601 473 4589.0 5768 5454 247 67 308 .988 .982 11.18 10.64 9.49 7.10
LF (1 Yr) LF 1 0.00
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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G Awards
1939 31 HG NN2 1B 7 0.0 0 0 0 0.00
1942 34 HG WS 1B 4 108.0 49 47 1 1 3 .980 4.00 12.00
1943 35 HG WS 1B 7 209.0 88 86 2 0 5 1.000 3.79 12.57
1944 36 HG WS 1B 5 135.0 54 48 3 3 3 .944 3.40 10.20
1945 37 HG WS 1B 4 4 105.0 51 47 3 1 1 .980 4.29 12.50
1948 40 HG NN2,WS 1B 5 5 129.0 46 41 4 1 1 .978 3.14 9.00
6 Yrs 32 9 686.0 288 269 13 6 13 .979 3.70 8.81

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Buck Leonard born?

Buck Leonard was born on September 8, 1907.

Where was Buck Leonard born?

Buck Leonard was born in Rocky Mount, NC.

How tall was Buck Leonard?

Buck Leonard was 5-10 (178 cm) tall.

How much did Buck Leonard weigh when playing?

Buck Leonard weighed 185 lbs (83 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Buck Leonard play?

Buck Leonard played 14 seasons.

Is Buck Leonard in the Hall of Fame?

Buck Leonard was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1972.

What position did Buck Leonard play?

Buck Leonard was a First Baseman.

How many hits did Buck Leonard have?

Buck Leonard had 748 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Buck Leonard have?

Buck Leonard had 97 home runs over his career.

What was Buck Leonard's average?

Buck Leonard had a .346 average over his career.

How many teams has Buck Leonard played for?

Buck Leonard played for 1 team, the Homestead Grays.

How many World Series has Buck Leonard won?

Buck Leonard won 3 World Series.

When did Buck Leonard retire?

Buck Leonard last played in 1948.

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