Sam Leever was born on Saturday, December 23, 1871, in Goshen, Ohio. Leever was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 26, 1898, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Sam Leever baseball stats page.
"But anyone who saw the righty grimace every time he threw the ball knew the injury was not phony, and that (Sam) Leever showed pluck and determination in taking the ball for the sixth game (of the 1903 World Series)." - Author Louis P. Masur in Autumn Glory (2003)
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Sam LeeverSam Leever Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1898 | 27 | Pirates | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 5 | - | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
1899 | 28 | Pirates | 51 | 39 | 11 | 21 | 23 | .477 | 3.18 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 379.0 | 0 | 353 | 134 | 191 | 7 | 122 | - | 121 | 8 | 11 | 1 | - |
1900 | 29 | Pirates | 30 | 29 | 1 | 15 | 13 | .536 | 2.71 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 232.2 | 0 | 236 | 70 | 101 | 2 | 48 | - | 84 | 10 | 10 | 0 | - |
1901 | 30 | Pirates | 21 | 20 | 1 | 14 | 5 | .737 | 2.86 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 176.0 | 0 | 182 | 56 | 82 | 2 | 39 | - | 82 | 5 | 7 | 0 | - |
1902 | 31 | Pirates | 28 | 26 | 2 | 15 | 7 | .682 | 2.39 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 222.0 | 0 | 203 | 59 | 73 | 2 | 31 | - | 86 | 3 | 8 | 0 | - |
1903 | 32 | Pirates | 36 | 34 | 2 | 25 | 7 | .781 | 2.06 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 284.1 | 1,153 | 255 | 65 | 99 | 2 | 60 | - | 90 | 6 | 5 | 0 | - |
1904 | 33 | Pirates | 34 | 32 | 2 | 18 | 11 | .621 | 2.17 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 253.1 | 1,003 | 224 | 61 | 85 | 2 | 54 | - | 63 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - |
1905 | 34 | Pirates | 33 | 29 | 3 | 20 | 5 | .800 | 2.70 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 229.2 | 928 | 199 | 69 | 94 | 3 | 54 | - | 81 | 5 | 12 | 1 | - |
1906 | 35 | Pirates | 36 | 31 | 4 | 22 | 7 | .759 | 2.32 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 260.1 | 1,011 | 232 | 67 | 84 | 3 | 48 | - | 76 | 3 | 7 | 0 | - |
1907 | 36 | Pirates | 31 | 24 | 7 | 14 | 9 | .609 | 1.66 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 216.2 | 848 | 182 | 40 | 70 | 3 | 46 | - | 65 | 1 | 8 | 0 | - |
1908 | 37 | Pirates | 38 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 7 | .682 | 2.10 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 192.2 | 767 | 179 | 45 | 60 | 1 | 41 | - | 28 | 3 | 6 | 0 | - |
1909 | 38 | Pirates | 19 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 1 | .889 | 2.83 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 70.0 | 286 | 74 | 22 | 30 | 0 | 14 | - | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - |
1910 | 39 | Pirates | 26 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2.76 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 111.0 | 432 | 104 | 34 | 45 | 2 | 25 | - | 33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
13 Years | 388 | 299 | 75 | 194 | 100 | .660 | 2.47 | 241 | 39 | 13 | 2,660.2 | 6,428 | 2,449 | 731 | 1,024 | 29 | 587 | - | 847 | 46 | 90 | 4 | - |
Sam LeeverSam Leever Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1898 | 27 | Pirates | 5 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | - | 1 | - | .250 | .357 | .250 |
1899 | 28 | Pirates | 51 | 146 | 15 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | - | - | 6 | - | 1 | - | .226 | .271 | .322 |
1900 | 29 | Pirates | 30 | 88 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | .205 | .222 | .307 |
1901 | 30 | Pirates | 21 | 71 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | .183 | .247 | .197 |
1902 | 31 | Pirates | 29 | 90 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | .178 | .204 | .256 |
1903 | 32 | Pirates | 36 | 115 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | 0 | - | .165 | .193 | .183 |
1904 | 33 | Pirates | 34 | 99 | 12 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | .263 | .305 | .354 |
1905 | 34 | Pirates | 33 | 88 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - | - | 2 | - | 0 | - | .102 | .141 | .148 |
1906 | 35 | Pirates | 36 | 95 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | 0 | - | .211 | .250 | .242 |
1907 | 36 | Pirates | 31 | 73 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | 0 | - | .151 | .195 | .151 |
1908 | 37 | Pirates | 38 | 61 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | .148 | .212 | .180 |
1909 | 38 | Pirates | 19 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | .167 | .259 | .167 |
1910 | 39 | Pirates | 26 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | .065 | .121 | .065 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
13 Years | 389 | 993 | 90 | 183 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 49 | - | 8 | 25 | 0 | 6 | - | .184 | .227 | .236 |
Sam LeeverSam Leever Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1898 Pirates | P | 5 | 3 | 99 | 8 | 1.6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.18 |
1899 Pirates | P | 51 | 39 | 1,137 | 116 | 2.3 | 110 | 10 | 100 | 6 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .948 | 2.61 |
1900 Pirates | P | 30 | 29 | 698 | 64 | 2.1 | 60 | 8 | 52 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 2.32 |
1901 Pirates | P | 21 | 20 | 528 | 59 | 2.8 | 57 | 3 | 54 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 2.91 |
1902 Pirates | LF | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1902 Pirates | P | 28 | 26 | 666 | 47 | 1.7 | 45 | 3 | 42 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 1.82 |
1903 Pirates | P | 36 | 34 | 853 | 92 | 2.6 | 88 | 12 | 76 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 2.79 |
1904 Pirates | P | 34 | 32 | 760 | 79 | 2.3 | 78 | 11 | 67 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 2.77 |
1905 Pirates | P | 33 | 29 | 689 | 85 | 2.6 | 77 | 7 | 70 | 8 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .906 | 3.02 |
1906 Pirates | P | 36 | 31 | 781 | 66 | 1.8 | 63 | 11 | 52 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 2.18 |
1907 Pirates | P | 31 | 24 | 650 | 45 | 1.5 | 43 | 4 | 39 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .956 | 1.79 |
1908 Pirates | P | 38 | 20 | 578 | 54 | 1.4 | 52 | 8 | 44 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 2.43 |
1909 Pirates | P | 19 | 4 | 210 | 23 | 1.2 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.96 |
1910 Pirates | P | 26 | 8 | 333 | 38 | 1.5 | 38 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.08 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 388 | 299 | 7,982 | 776 | 2.0 | 742 | 83 | 659 | 34 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .956 | 2.51 | |
LF Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
13 Years | 389 | 299 | 7,982 | 777 | 2.0 | 743 | 84 | 659 | 34 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .956 | 2.51 |
Sam LeeverSam Leever Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1898 Pirates | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 4.09 | 1.36 |
1899 Pirates | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.1 | 0.99 | 2.87 | 2.90 |
1900 Pirates | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 88.0 | 0.0 | 17.6 | 1.75 | 3.25 | 1.86 |
1901 Pirates | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.8 | 2.10 | 4.19 | 1.99 |
1902 Pirates | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 2.77 | 3.49 | 1.26 |
1903 Pirates | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.6 | 1.50 | 2.85 | 1.90 |
1904 Pirates | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 99.0 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 1.17 | 2.24 | 1.92 |
1905 Pirates | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.6 | 1.50 | 3.17 | 2.12 |
1906 Pirates | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19.0 | 1.58 | 2.63 | 1.66 |
1907 Pirates | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 36.5 | 1.41 | 2.70 | 1.91 |
1908 Pirates | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.3 | 0.68 | 1.31 | 1.92 |
1909 Pirates | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24.0 | 1.64 | 2.96 | 1.80 |
1910 Pirates | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 1.32 | 2.68 | 2.03 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
13 Years | 4 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 496.5 | 124.1 | 12.7 | 1.44 | 2.87 | 1.99 |
Sam LeeverSam Leever Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1898 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1899 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1900 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1901 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1902 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1903 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | Stats |
1904 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1905 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1906 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1907 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1908 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1909 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1910 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
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