Jim Leyritz was born on Friday, December 27, 1963, in Lakewood, Ohio. Leyritz was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 8, 1990, with the New York Yankees. 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 Jim Leyritz baseball stats page.
"I have been with other teams and now I understand what George (Steinbrenner) does and what Joe (Torry) does. I know that you are just one of 25 guys. When I was here before, I never understood that. Joe told me I was going to get my playing time but that they brought me over here for one reason and that was to win. Whatever I can do, I am excited about what it is." - Leyritz, Jim. REACQUIRED LEYRITZ: NOW I UNDERSTAND. King, George A. New York Post Staff Writer. 2 August 1999.
Jim LeyritzJim Leyritz Autograph on a 1972 Donruss Baseball Card (#649) |
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Jim LeyritzJim Leyritz 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 |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Jim LeyritzJim Leyritz 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 |
1990 | 27 | Yankees | 92 | 303 | 28 | 78 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 27 | 1 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | .257 | .331 | .356 |
1991 | 28 | Yankees | 32 | 77 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .300 | .221 |
1992 | 29 | Yankees | 63 | 144 | 17 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | .257 | .341 | .444 |
1993 | 30 | Yankees | 95 | 259 | 43 | 80 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 53 | 37 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12 | .309 | .410 | .525 |
1994 | 31 | Yankees | 75 | 249 | 47 | 66 | 12 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 58 | 35 | 1 | 61 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | .265 | .365 | .518 |
1995 | 32 | Yankees | 77 | 264 | 37 | 71 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 2 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | .269 | .374 | .394 |
1996 | 33 | Yankees | 88 | 265 | 23 | 70 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 30 | 3 | 68 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | .264 | .355 | .381 |
1997 | 34 | Angels | 84 | 294 | 47 | 81 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 50 | 37 | 2 | 56 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | .276 | .357 | .412 |
1997 | 34 | Rangers | 37 | 85 | 11 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .282 | .446 | .329 |
1998 | 35 | Red Sox | 52 | 129 | 17 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 21 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | .287 | .385 | .519 |
1998 | 35 | Padres | 62 | 143 | 17 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | .266 | .384 | .420 |
1999 | 36 | Padres | 50 | 134 | 17 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | .239 | .331 | .455 |
1999 | 36 | Yankees | 31 | 66 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .227 | .354 | .318 |
2000 | 37 | Yankees | 24 | 55 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .218 | .317 | .273 |
2000 | 37 | Dodgers | 41 | 60 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .294 | .267 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
11 Years | 903 | 2,527 | 325 | 667 | 107 | 2 | 90 | 2 | 387 | 337 | 16 | 581 | 8 | 24 | 65 | 79 | .264 | .362 | .415 |
Jim LeyritzJim Leyritz Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1990 Yankees | 3B | 69 | 67 | 1,740 | 155 | 2.2 | 144 | 43 | 101 | 11 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .929 | 2.23 |
1990 Yankees | C | 11 | 10 | 222 | 60 | 5.5 | 59 | 55 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .983 | 7.18 |
1990 Yankees | LF | 10 | 8 | 207 | 17 | 1.7 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 2.09 |
1990 Yankees | RF | 4 | 1 | 48 | 5 | 1.3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.81 |
1991 Yankees | 1B | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1991 Yankees | 3B | 18 | 16 | 420 | 33 | 1.8 | 30 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 1.93 |
1991 Yankees | C | 5 | 3 | 77 | 24 | 4.8 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.42 |
1992 Yankees | 1B | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 15.00 |
1992 Yankees | 2B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1992 Yankees | 3B | 2 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
1992 Yankees | C | 18 | 13 | 365 | 102 | 5.7 | 101 | 89 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | .990 | 7.47 |
1992 Yankees | RF | 2 | 2 | 48 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.13 |
1993 Yankees | 1B | 29 | 24 | 651 | 275 | 9.5 | 273 | 260 | 13 | 2 | 22 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 11.32 |
1993 Yankees | C | 12 | 3 | 111 | 32 | 2.7 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1.000 | 7.78 |
1993 Yankees | LF | 6 | 5 | 105 | 15 | 2.5 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.86 |
1993 Yankees | RF | 23 | 21 | 453 | 28 | 1.2 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.67 |
1994 Yankees | 1B | 10 | 8 | 210 | 85 | 8.5 | 85 | 80 | 5 | 0 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 10.93 |
1994 Yankees | C | 37 | 33 | 911 | 212 | 5.7 | 212 | 202 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 1.000 | 6.28 |
1995 Yankees | 1B | 18 | 16 | 402 | 138 | 7.7 | 137 | 131 | 6 | 1 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 9.20 |
1995 Yankees | C | 46 | 42 | 1,171 | 306 | 6.7 | 304 | 286 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 54 | 11 | .993 | 7.01 |
1996 Yankees | 1B | 5 | 0 | 36 | 16 | 3.2 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 12.00 |
1996 Yankees | 2B | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.75 |
1996 Yankees | 3B | 13 | 10 | 210 | 18 | 1.4 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .778 | 1.80 |
1996 Yankees | C | 55 | 50 | 1,320 | 384 | 7.0 | 382 | 363 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 12 | .995 | 7.81 |
1996 Yankees | LF | 3 | 2 | 51 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.59 |
1997 Angels | 1B | 15 | 12 | 291 | 86 | 5.7 | 84 | 79 | 5 | 2 | 17 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 7.79 |
1997 Angels | C | 58 | 55 | 1,469 | 401 | 6.9 | 401 | 361 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 37 | 30 | 1.000 | 7.37 |
1997 Rangers | 1B | 9 | 5 | 159 | 62 | 6.9 | 62 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 10.53 |
1997 Rangers | C | 11 | 10 | 261 | 62 | 5.6 | 61 | 56 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | .984 | 6.31 |
1998 Red Sox | 1B | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1998 Red Sox | C | 1 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.25 |
1998 Padres | 1B | 20 | 17 | 417 | 143 | 7.2 | 142 | 134 | 8 | 1 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 9.19 |
1998 Padres | 3B | 1 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
1998 Padres | C | 24 | 20 | 490 | 152 | 6.3 | 150 | 139 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | .987 | 8.27 |
1998 Padres | LF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1999 Padres | 1B | 19 | 14 | 387 | 125 | 6.6 | 123 | 116 | 7 | 2 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 8.58 |
1999 Padres | 3B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1999 Padres | C | 24 | 21 | 515 | 167 | 7.0 | 166 | 150 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 5 | .994 | 8.70 |
1999 Yankees | 1B | 9 | 9 | 183 | 69 | 7.7 | 68 | 60 | 8 | 1 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 10.03 |
1999 Yankees | 3B | 1 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 4.00 |
1999 Yankees | C | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 |
2000 Yankees | 1B | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.00 |
2000 Yankees | C | 2 | 2 | 48 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.31 |
2000 Dodgers | 1B | 8 | 2 | 94 | 29 | 3.6 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 8.33 |
2000 Dodgers | C | 3 | 2 | 57 | 11 | 3.7 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.21 |
2000 Dodgers | LF | 5 | 5 | 117 | 4 | 0.8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.92 |
2000 Dodgers | RF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
C Totals | 308 | 265 | 7,044 | 1,936 | 6.3 | 1,926 | 1,789 | 137 | 10 | 11 | 41 | 211 | 85 | .995 | 7.38 | |
1B Totals | 149 | 107 | 2,872 | 1,043 | 7.0 | 1,034 | 977 | 57 | 9 | 96 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 9.72 | |
3B Totals | 105 | 96 | 2,445 | 217 | 2.1 | 198 | 61 | 137 | 19 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .912 | 2.19 | |
RF Totals | 30 | 24 | 552 | 35 | 1.2 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.71 | |
LF Totals | 25 | 20 | 483 | 39 | 1.6 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 2.12 | |
2B Totals | 3 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 | |
11 Years | 620 | 512 | 13,414 | 3,273 | 5.3 | 3,234 | 2,899 | 335 | 39 | 114 | 41 | 211 | 85 | .988 | 6.51 |
Jim LeyritzJim Leyritz 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 |
1990 Yankees | 2 | 3 | .400 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 60.6 | 5.9 | 12.1 | - | - | - |
1991 Yankees | 0 | 1 | .000 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 19.3 | - | - | - |
1992 Yankees | 0 | 1 | .000 | 14 | 0 | 31 | 20.6 | 6.5 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
1993 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 18.5 | 4.4 | 4.9 | - | - | - |
1994 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 14.6 | 4.1 | 4.3 | - | - | - |
1995 Yankees | 1 | 1 | .500 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 37.7 | 3.6 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
1996 Yankees | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 37.9 | 3.9 | 6.6 | - | - | - |
1997 Angels | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 26.7 | 5.3 | 5.9 | - | - | - |
1997 Rangers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
1998 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 21 | 0 | 39 | 16.1 | 3.8 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
1998 Padres | 0 | 0 | .000 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 35.8 | 3.6 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
1999 Padres | 0 | 0 | .000 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 16.8 | 3.6 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
1999 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 13.2 | - | - | - |
2000 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 55.0 | 3.9 | 13.8 | - | - | - |
2000 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 | 5.0 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
11 Years | 7 | 7 | .500 | 185 | 4 | 195 | 28.1 | 4.3 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
Jim LeyritzJim Leyritz Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1990 New York Yankees | 12 | $100,000.00 | - | - |
1991 New York Yankees | 12 | $135,000.00 | - | - |
1992 New York Yankees | 12 | $126,500.00 | - | - |
1993 New York Yankees | 13 | $152,000.00 | - | - |
1994 New York Yankees | 13 | $742,500.00 | - | n/a |
1995 New York Yankees | 13 | $1,350,000.00 | - | - |
1996 New York Yankees | 13 | $1,470,000.00 | - | Stats |
1997 Anaheim Angels | 13 | $1,916,972.00 | - | - |
1997 Texas Rangers | 13 | " " | - | - |
1998 Boston Red Sox | 31 | $2,000,000.00 | - | Stats |
1998 San Diego Padres | 13 | " " | - | Stats |
1999 San Diego Padres | 13 | $1,900,000.00 | - | - |
1999 New York Yankees | 12 | " " | - | Stats |
2000 New York Yankees | 13 | $1,000,000.00 | - | - |
2000 Los Angeles Dodgers | 18 | " " | - | - |
Jim Leyritz Stats by Baseball Almanac |
James Joseph Leyritz was a Major League Baseball player with the New York Yankees (1990-1996), Anaheim Angels (1997), Texas Rangers (1997), Boston Red Sox (1998), San Diego Padres (1998-1999), New York Yankees (1999-2000), and Los Angeles Dodgers (2000). When Jim, his nickname, made his big league debut on June 8, 1990, he became the first former Turpin High School (Cincinnati, OH) student to play in the majors!
Jim Leyritz Rookie Card | 1990 Topps Traded Baseball Card (#61T)
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During Game 4 of the 1996 World Series, television announcer Jack Buck said, "In the air to left field... back, at the track, at the wall, we are tied!" The Yankees were trailing the Atlanta Braves two games to one during the Fall Classic, and had been losing that game 0-6 after five innings. The put up three runs in the sixth, making it interesting, and setting the stage for some postseason heroics – by Jim Leyritz, who delivered the game-tying home run. The Yanks won in the tenth frame, won Game 5, then clinched the championship two days later!
1996 World Series | Game 4 | 24 October 1996 | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Leyritz was traded in the off-season, took the field with four different teams, and returned to the Bronx Bombers in 1999. During Game 4 (again) of the 1999 World Series, television announcer Bob Costas said, "You could send this guy to a resort in the spring and summer, as long as he comes back in October." Why? Leyritz had just hit another home run, extending the score 4–1, and helping the Yankees complete a sweep of the Braves.
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