Dennis Leonard Stats

Dennis Leonard was born on Tuesday, May 8, 1951, in Brooklyn, New York. Leonard was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 4, 1974, with the Kansas City Royals. 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 Dennis Leonard baseball stats page.

"My goal in life is to get in the Hall of Fame and it doesn't matter where you play, if you have the stats, you'll make it." - Dennis Leonard

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Dennis Leonard

Dennis Leonard Autograph on a 1979 Topps (#218)

Dennis Leonard Autograph on a 1979 Topps (#218)
 

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Birth Name:   Dennis Patrick Leonard
Nickname:   None
Born On:   05-08-1951  (Taurus)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Brooklyn, New York
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Undetermined
College:   Iona University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   09-04-1974 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-27-1986
Draft:   1972 : 2nd Round (42nd)
Dennis Leonard

Dennis Leonard Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1974 23 Royals 5 4 0 0 4 .000 5.32 0 0 0 22.0 105 28 13 15 0 12 0 8 0 3 0 -
1975 24 Royals 32 30 1 15 7 .682 3.77 8 0 0 212.1 916 212 89 98 18 90 4 146 4 9 0 -
1976 25 Royals 35 34 0 17 10 .630 3.51 16 2 0 259.0 1,072 247 101 113 16 70 5 150 7 11 1 -
1977 26 Royals 38 37 1 20 12 .625 3.04 21 5 1 292.2 1,186 246 99 117 18 79 0 244 14 8 2 -
1978 27 Royals 40 40 0 21 17 .553 3.33 20 4 0 294.2 1,218 283 109 125 27 78 7 183 12 9 0 -
1979 28 Royals 32 32 0 14 12 .538 4.08 12 5 0 236.0 966 226 107 117 33 56 3 126 8 2 0 -
1980 29 Royals 38 38 0 20 11 .645 3.79 9 3 0 280.1 1,172 271 118 127 30 80 5 155 12 1 1 -
1981 30 Royals 26 26 0 13 11 .542 2.99 9 2 0 201.2 837 202 67 79 15 41 5 107 5 3 1 -
1982 31 Royals 21 21 0 10 6 .625 5.10 2 0 0 130.2 579 145 74 82 20 46 3 58 4 2 0 -
1983 32 Royals 10 10 0 6 3 .667 3.71 1 0 0 63.0 270 69 26 29 3 19 1 31 1 0 0 -
1985 34 Royals 2 0 1 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 0 2.0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -
1986 35 Royals 33 30 0 8 13 .381 4.44 5 2 0 192.2 821 207 95 106 22 51 6 114 6 4 1 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
12 Years 312 302 3 144 106 .576 3.70 103 23 1 2,187.0 9,149 2,137 898 1,008 202 622 39 1,323 73 52 6 -
Dennis Leonard

Dennis Leonard Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1974 23 Royals 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1975 24 Royals 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1976 25 Royals 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1977 26 Royals 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1978 27 Royals 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1979 28 Royals 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1980 29 Royals 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1981 30 Royals 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1982 31 Royals 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1983 32 Royals 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1985 34 Royals 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1986 35 Royals 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
12 Years 313 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Dennis Leonard

Dennis Leonard Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1974 Royals P 5 4 66 10 2.0 10 3 7 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.09
1975 Royals P 32 30 637 44 1.4 42 14 28 2 4 n/a n/a n/a .955 1.78
1976 Royals P 35 34 777 40 1.1 34 11 23 6 2 n/a n/a n/a .850 1.18
1977 Royals P 38 37 878 54 1.4 50 21 29 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .926 1.54
1978 Royals P 40 40 884 60 1.5 59 16 43 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .983 1.80
1979 Royals P 32 32 708 52 1.6 51 19 32 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .981 1.94
1980 Royals P 38 38 841 51 1.3 50 9 41 1 4 n/a n/a n/a .980 1.61
1981 Royals P 26 26 605 44 1.7 44 13 31 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.96
1982 Royals P 21 21 392 37 1.8 34 16 18 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .919 2.34
1983 Royals P 10 10 189 15 1.5 13 2 11 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .867 1.86
1985 Royals P 2 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1986 Royals P 33 30 578 44 1.3 40 11 29 4 4 n/a n/a n/a .909 1.87
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 312 302 6,561 451 1.4 427 135 292 24 28 n/a n/a n/a .947 1.76
12 Years 313 302 6,561 451 1.4 427 135 292 24 28 n/a n/a n/a .947 1.76
Dennis Leonard

Dennis Leonard Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1974 Royals 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.67 3.27 4.91
1975 Royals 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.62 6.19 3.81
1976 Royals 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.14 5.21 2.43
1977 Royals 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.09 7.50 2.43
1978 Royals 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.35 5.59 2.38
1979 Royals 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.25 4.81 2.14
1980 Royals 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.94 4.98 2.57
1981 Royals 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.61 4.78 1.83
1982 Royals 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.26 3.99 3.17
1983 Royals 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.63 4.43 2.71
1985 Royals 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 4.50 0.00
1986 Royals 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.24 5.33 2.38
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
12 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.13 5.44 2.56
Dennis Leonard

Dennis Leonard Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1974 Kansas City Royals 22 $15,000.00 - -
1975 Kansas City Royals 22 $16,000.00 - -
1976 Kansas City Royals 22 $32,000.00 - -
1977 Kansas City Royals 22 $180,000.00 - -
1978 Kansas City Royals 22 Undetermined - -
1979 Kansas City Royals 22 Undetermined - -
1980 Kansas City Royals 22 Undetermined - Stats
1981 Kansas City Royals 22 Undetermined - -
1982 Kansas City Royals 22 Undetermined - -
1983 Kansas City Royals 22 Undetermined - -
1985 Kansas City Royals 22 $871,429.00 - -
1986 Kansas City Royals 22 $883,333.00 - -


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