Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1980
- NL Silver Slugger
- 1982
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1980
- NL Silver Slugger
- 1982
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,067
- AB
- 3,587
- R
- 522
- H
- 992
- HR
- 147
- RBI
- 530
- SB
- 106
- AVG
- .277
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | STL | 96 | 303 | 42 | 82 | 8 | 42 | 8 | .271 |
| 1981 | CHC | 87 | 328 | 42 | 95 | 10 | 35 | 25 | .290 |
| 1982 | CHC | 148 | 539 | 84 | 168 | 22 | 90 | 28 | .312 |
| 1983 | CHC | 100 | 337 | 58 | 87 | 12 | 55 | 12 | .258 |
| 1984 | CHC | 137 | 473 | 86 | 132 | 23 | 96 | 16 | .279 |
| 1985 | CHC | 153 | 542 | 58 | 153 | 21 | 75 | 7 | .282 |
| 1986 | CHC | 141 | 484 | 66 | 127 | 20 | 65 | 8 | .262 |
| 1987 | CHC | 131 | 439 | 70 | 120 | 27 | 63 | 2 | .273 |
| 1988 |  CHC/CIN | 45 | 124 | 14 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .218 |
| 1989 | STL | 29 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .056 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 5
- AB
- 20
- R
- 2
- H
- 3
- HR
- 2
- RBI
- 4
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .150
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 4,067
- TB
- 1,705
- XBH
- 379
- HBP
- 9
- IBB
- 96
- GIDP
- 0
- P/PA
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | STL | 330 | 129 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | CHC | 355 | 151 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | CHC | 609 | 281 | 62 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | CHC | 409 | 157 | 38 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | CHC | 548 | 239 | 57 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | CHC | 607 | 252 | 55 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | CHC | 557 | 219 | 45 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | CHC | 492 | 225 | 50 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | CHC/CIN | 138 | 50 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | STL | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 14.3
- RC
- 628.4
- RC/27
- 6.30
- ISOP
- .199
- SECA
- .335
- BB/K
- 0.65
- AB/HR
- 24.4
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | STL | 1.5 | 41.4 | 4.8 | .155 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 37.9 | 0 |
| 1981 | CHC | 0.8 | 53.5 | 5.9 | .171 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 32.8 | 0 |
| 1982 | CHC | 4.4 | 110 | 7.7 | .210 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 24.5 | 0 |
| 1983 | CHC | 1.0 | 65 | 6.8 | .208 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 28.1 | 0 |
| 1984 | CHC | 3.4 | 91.7 | 7 | .226 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 20.6 | 0 |
| 1985 | CHC | 2.1 | 92.3 | 6.3 | .183 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 25.8 | 0 |
| 1986 | CHC | 0.3 | 80.4 | 5.9 | .190 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 24.2 | 0 |
| 1987 | CHC | 1.2 | 79.6 | 6.7 | .239 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 16.3 | 0 |
| 1988 | CHC/CIN | -0.1 | 15.3 | 4.2 | .185 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 31 | 0 |
| 1989 | STL | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.4 | .056 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Leon Durham's career stats?
Leon Durham played 10 seasons for the Cardinals and the Cubs. He was a career .277 hitter with 992 hits, 147 home runs and 530 RBI. His best season was 1982: a .312 batting average, 22 home runs and 90 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
10 seasons, 1 postseason, 1980 to 1989
Leon Durham finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.
Awards
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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