Dennis Leonard stats

Last played for the Kansas City Royals, 1986

Starting Pitcher

Age 75 · 6' 1"

Compare with…

Dennis Leonard played 12 MLB seasons, 1974 to 1986.

Stats

Choose how these numbers are shown

Standard

Career regular season

GP
312
W
144
L
106
ERA
3.70
IP
2,187.0
K
1,323
BB
622
WHIP
1.26

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.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.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1974KC5045.3222.08121.82
1975KC321573.77212.1146901.42
1976KC3517103.51259.0150701.22
1977KC3820123.04292.2244791.11
1978KC4021173.33294.2183781.23
1979KC3214124.08236.0126561.19
1980KC3820113.79280.1155801.25
1981KC2613112.99201.2107411.20
1982KC211065.10130.258461.46
1983KC10633.7163.031191.40
1985KC2000.002.0100.50
1986KC338134.44192.2114511.34

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
10
W
3
L
5
ERA
4.41
IP
49.0
K
31
BB
10
WHIP
1.35

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
103
SHO
23
K/9
5.4
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1974KC0003.30000
1975KC0806.20000
1976KC01625.20000
1977KC02157.50000
1978KC02045.60000
1979KC01254.80000
1980KC0935.00000
1981KC0924.80000
1982KC0204.00000
1983KC0104.40000
1985KC0004.50000
1986KC0525.30000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
75 yearsMay 8, 1951
Height
6' 1"
Debut
1974
Birthplace
Brooklyn, NY
College
Iona

What were Dennis Leonard's career stats?

Dennis Leonard played 12 seasons for the Royals. He had 144 wins and 1,323 strikeouts with a 3.70 ERA over 2,187.0 innings. His best season was 1978: 21 wins, a 3.33 ERA and 183 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

12 seasons, 5 postseasons, 1974 to 1986

Dennis Leonard finished top 10 in a stat 7 times.

Championships

All-time career rank

  • 276th in wins (pitching) (144)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

More on Dennis Leonard