José DeLeón

Q: When was José DeLeón born?

José DeLeón was born on December 20, 1960.

Q: Where was José DeLeón born?

José DeLeón was born in Rancho Viejo, La Vega.

Q: How tall was José DeLeón?

José DeLeón was 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

Q: How much did José DeLeón weigh when playing?

José DeLeón weighed 210 lbs (95 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did José DeLeón play?

José DeLeón played 13 seasons.

Q: Is José DeLeón in the Hall of Fame?

José DeLeón has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was José DeLeón drafted?

José DeLeón was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 3rd round of the 1979 MLB June Amateur Draft.

Q: How many strikeouts did José DeLeón have?

José DeLeón had 1,594 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has José DeLeón played for?

José DeLeón played for 5 teams; the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies and Montreal Expos.

Q: When did José DeLeón retire?

José DeLeón last played in 1995.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 210lb (190cm, 95kg)

Born: December 20, 1960 in Rancho Viejo, Dominican Republic do

Died: February 25, 2024 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Buried: Jardin Memorial, Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 3rd round of the 1979 MLB June Amateur Draft.

High School: Perth Amboy HS (Perth Amboy, NJ)

Debut: July 23, 1983 (Age 22-215d, 14,771st in major league history)
vs. SFG 8.0 IP, 4 H, 9 SO, 4 BB, 2 ER, W

Last Game: September 18, 1995 (Age 34-272d)
vs. CIN 0.1 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1983 season

Agents: Boras Corporation • Previously: Tom Reich

Full Name: José DeLeón

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.0

119

ERA

3.76

415

264

1897.1

1594

WHIP

1.263

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1979	18	PIT-min	Rk	2	4	.333	6.41	11	9		2	0	1	59.0	76	47	42	7	38	1	33	1	0	9				1.932	11.6	1.1	5.8	5.0	0.87	PRA GULF
1980	19	PIT-min	A	10	15	.400	4.82	26	26		7	0	0	168.0	160	108	90	19	69	3	118	9	4	8				1.363	8.6	1.0	3.7	6.3	1.71	SHL SALL
1981	20	PIT-min	AA	12	6	.667	3.11	25	25	0	2	0	0	159.0	136	72	55	14	94	0	158	3	2	7				1.447	7.7	0.8	5.3	8.9	1.68	BFL EL
1982	21	PIT-min	AAA	10	7	.588	5.97	24	23	0	3	0	0	119.0	138	81	79	15	65	0	94	5	0	3				1.706	10.4	1.1	4.9	7.1	1.45	POR PCL
1983	22	PIT-min	AAA	11	6	.647	3.04	20	20	0	6	1	0	127.1	90	50	43	9	68	2	128	2	0	2				1.241	6.4	0.6	4.8	9.0	1.88	HAW PCL
1983	22	PIT	NL	7	3	.700	2.83	15	15	0	3	2	0	108.0	75	36	34	5	47	2	118	1	2	5	438	131	2.51	1.130	6.3	0.4	3.9	9.8	2.51	RoY-7
1984	23	PIT	NL	7	13	.350	3.74	30	28	0	5	1	0	192.1	147	86	80	10	92	5	153	3	2	6	795	97	3.33	1.243	6.9	0.5	4.3	7.2	1.66
1985	24	PIT-min	AAA	4	0	1.000	0.88	5	5	0	4	2	0	41.0	15	4	4	3	10	0	45	1	0	1				0.610	3.3	0.7	2.2	9.9	4.50	HAW PCL
1985	24	PIT	NL	2	19	.095	4.70	31	25	5	1	0	3	162.2	138	93	85	15	89	3	149	3	1	7	700	77	3.75	1.395	7.6	0.8	4.9	8.2	1.67
1986	25	PIT-min	AAA	5	8	.385	2.46	15	14	1	7	1	0	106.0	87	32	29	5	44	3	83	1	1	3				1.236	7.4	0.4	3.7	7.0	1.89	HAW PCL
1986	25	TOT	MLB	5	8	.385	3.87	22	14	5	1	0	1	95.1	66	46	41	9	59	3	79	5	0	7	408	111	4.35	1.311	6.2	0.8	5.6	7.5	1.34
1986	25	PIT	NL	1	3	.250	8.27	9	1	5	0	0	1	16.1	17	16	15	2	17	3	11	1	0	1	83	48	6.32	2.082	9.4	1.1	9.4	6.1	0.65
1986	25	CHW	AL	4	5	.444	2.96	13	13	0	1	0	0	79.0	49	30	26	7	42	0	68	4	0	6	325	148	3.95	1.152	5.6	0.8	4.8	7.7	1.62
1987	26	CHW	AL	11	12	.478	4.02	33	31	0	2	0	0	206.0	177	106	92	24	97	4	153	10	1	6	889	115	4.46	1.330	7.7	1.0	4.2	6.7	1.58
1988	27	STL	NL	13	10	.565	3.67	34	34	0	3	1	0	225.1	198	95	92	13	86	7	208	2	0	10	940	95	2.84	1.260	7.9	0.5	3.4	8.3	2.42
1989	28	STL	NL	16	12	.571	3.05	36	36	0	5	3	0	244.2	173	96	83	16	80	5	201	6	0	2	972	118	3.02	1.034	6.4	0.6	2.9	7.4	2.51
1990	29	STL	NL	7	19	.269	4.43	32	32	0	0	0	0	182.2	168	96	90	15	86	9	164	5	0	5	793	86	3.57	1.391	8.3	0.7	4.2	8.1	1.91
1991	30	STL	NL	5	9	.357	2.71	28	28	0	1	0	0	162.2	144	57	49	15	61	1	118	6	1	1	679	136	3.84	1.260	8.0	0.8	3.4	6.5	1.93
1992	31	TOT	NL	2	8	.200	4.37	32	18	3	0	0	0	117.1	111	63	57	7	48	1	79	2	0	3	506	79	3.49	1.355	8.5	0.5	3.7	6.1	1.65
1992	31	STL	NL	2	7	.222	4.57	29	15	3	0	0	0	102.1	95	56	52	7	43	1	72	2	0	3	443	75	3.58	1.349	8.4	0.6	3.8	6.3	1.67
1992	31	PHI	NL	0	1	.000	3.00	3	3	0	0	0	0	15.0	16	7	5	0	5	0	7	0	0	0	63	120	2.85	1.400	9.6	0.0	3.0	4.2	1.40
1993	32	TOT	MLB	3	0	1.000	2.98	35	3	7	0	0	0	57.1	44	27	19	7	30	3	40	6	0	5	244	136	5.06	1.291	6.9	1.1	4.7	6.3	1.33
1993	32	PHI	NL	3	0	1.000	3.26	24	3	6	0	0	0	47.0	39	25	17	5	27	3	34	5	0	5	207	123	4.97	1.404	7.5	1.0	5.2	6.5	1.26
1993	32	CHW	AL	0	0		1.74	11	0	1	0	0	0	10.1	5	2	2	2	3	0	6	1	0	0	37	250	5.50	0.774	4.4	1.7	2.6	5.2	2.00
1994	33	CHW	AL	3	2	.600	3.36	42	0	11	0	0	2	67.0	48	28	25	5	31	5	67	6	0	1	288	140	3.76	1.179	6.4	0.7	4.2	9.0	2.16
1995	34	TOT	MLB	5	4	.556	5.45	45	0	5	0	0	0	76.0	67	48	46	12	35	2	65	7	1	2	333	83	5.10	1.342	7.9	1.4	4.1	7.7	1.86
1995	34	CHW	AL	5	3	.625	5.19	38	0	4	0	0	0	67.2	60	41	39	10	28	2	53	6	1	2	293	87	4.97	1.300	8.0	1.3	3.7	7.0	1.89
1995	34	MON	NL	0	1	.000	7.56	7	0	1	0	0	0	8.1	7	7	7	2	7	0	12	1	0	0	40	59	6.22	1.680	7.6	2.2	7.6	13.0	1.71
13 Yrs				86	119	.420	3.76	415	264	36	21	7	6	1897.1	1556	877	793	153	841	50	1594	62	8	60	7985	102	3.61	1.263	7.4	0.7	4.0	7.6	1.90
162 Game Avg.				9	12	.420	3.76	42	26	4	2	1	1	190	156	88	79	15	84	5	160	6	1	6	800	102	3.61	1.263	7.4	0.7	4.0	7.6	1.90
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
STL (5 yrs)				43	57	.430	3.59	159	145	3	9	4	0	917.2	778	400	366	66	356	23	763	21	1	21	3827	101	3.30	1.236	7.6	0.6	3.5	7.5	2.14
CHW (5 yrs)				23	22	.511	3.85	137	44	16	3	0	2	430.0	339	207	184	48	201	11	347	27	2	15	1832	118	4.36	1.256	7.1	1.0	4.2	7.3	1.73
PIT (4 yrs)				17	38	.309	4.02	85	69	10	9	3	4	479.1	377	231	214	32	245	13	431	8	5	19	2016	91	3.39	1.298	7.1	0.6	4.6	8.1	1.76
PHI (2 yrs)				3	1	.750	3.19	27	6	6	0	0	0	62.0	55	32	22	5	32	3	41	5	0	5	270	122	4.45	1.403	8.0	0.7	4.6	6.0	1.28
MON (1 yr)				0	1	.000	7.56	7	0	1	0	0	0	8.1	7	7	7	2	7	0	12	1	0	0	40	59	6.22	1.680	7.6	2.2	7.6	13.0	1.71

NL (11 yrs)				63	97	.394	3.74	278	220	20	18	7	4	1467.1	1217	670	609	105	640	39	1247	35	6	45	6153	98	3.39	1.266	7.5	0.6	3.9	7.6	1.95
AL (5 yrs)				23	22	.511	3.85	137	44	16	3	0	2	430.0	339	207	184	48	201	11	347	27	2	15	1832	118	4.36	1.256	7.1	1.0	4.2	7.3	1.73

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was José DeLeón born?

José DeLeón was born on December 20, 1960.

Where was José DeLeón born?

José DeLeón was born in Rancho Viejo, La Vega.

How tall was José DeLeón?

José DeLeón was 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

How much did José DeLeón weigh when playing?

José DeLeón weighed 210 lbs (95 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did José DeLeón play?

José DeLeón played 13 seasons.

Is José DeLeón in the Hall of Fame?

José DeLeón has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was José DeLeón drafted?

José DeLeón was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 3rd round of the 1979 MLB June Amateur Draft.

What position did José DeLeón play?

José DeLeón was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did José DeLeón have?

José DeLeón had 1,594 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has José DeLeón played for?

José DeLeón played for 5 teams; the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies and Montreal Expos.

When did José DeLeón retire?

José DeLeón last played in 1995.

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