Dennis Leonard vs Jack Morris

Dennis Leonard and Jack Morris compared on their MLB careers: Dennis Leonard played 12 seasons, 1974 to 1986, Jack Morris 18 seasons, 1977 to 1994. Dennis Leonard has 144 wins to Jack Morris's 254. Dennis Leonard won 1 title, Jack Morris won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Dennis Leonard and Jack Morris career totals
312GP549
144W254
106L186
3.7ERA3.9
2,187IP3824.2
1,323K2,478
622BB1,390
1.3WHIP1.3
1SV0

How do they compare in the postseason?

Dennis Leonard and Jack Morris postseason
10GP13
0R34
56H83

Where each stands all time

Dennis Leonard and Jack Morris all-time places
276th (144)Wins (pitching)42nd (254)
Strikeouts (pitching)43rd (2,478)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Dennis Leonard: 1 championship; none on file
  • Jack Morris: 4 championships; World Series MVP

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Dennis Leonard and Jack Morris season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1974045.321977113.72
2nd19751573.771978354.33
3rd197617103.5119791773.27
4th197720123.04198016154.18
5th197821173.3319811473.05
6th197914124.08198217164.06
7th198020113.79198320133.34
8th198113112.99198419113.60
9th19821065.10198516113.33
10th1983633.7119862183.27
11th1985000.00198718113.38
12th19868134.44198815133.94
13th19896144.86
14th199015184.51
15th199118123.43
16th19922164.04
17th19937126.19
18th19941065.60

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA