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Rick Leach

Richard Max Leach

Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: May 4, 1957 in Ann Arbor, MI
High School: Southwestern (Flint, MI)
School: University of Michigan
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 30, 1981
Final Game: August 5, 1990
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1981 24 DET AL 54 101 83 9 16 3 1 1 11 0 1 16 15 .193 .320 .289 .609 74 24 5 0 1 1 1 39/D
1982 25 DET AL 82 245 218 23 52 7 2 3 12 4 0 21 29 .239 .303 .330 .633 74 72 2 0 4 2 2 39/D7
1983 26 DET AL 99 262 242 22 60 17 0 3 26 2 2 19 21 .248 .305 .355 .661 84 86 6 1 0 0 1 39/D7
1984 27 TOR AL 65 97 88 11 23 6 2 0 7 0 0 8 14 .261 .320 .375 .695 89 33 3 0 0 1 0 93/D781
1985 28 TOR AL 16 38 35 2 7 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 9 .200 .263 .257 .520 42 9 0 0 0 0 1 3/97
1986 29 TOR AL 110 266 246 35 76 14 1 5 39 0 0 13 24 .309 .335 .435 .770 106 107 6 0 0 7 3 D97/3
1987 30 TOR AL 98 224 195 26 55 13 1 3 25 0 1 25 25 .282 .371 .405 .776 105 79 3 3 0 1 2 D97/3
1988 31 TOR AL 87 217 199 21 55 13 1 0 23 0 1 18 27 .276 .336 .352 .688 94 70 8 0 0 0 3 9D7/3
1989 32 TEX AL 110 278 239 32 65 14 1 1 23 2 1 32 33 .272 .358 .351 .709 100 84 7 1 4 2 7 D7/39
1990 33 SFG NL 78 196 174 24 51 13 0 2 16 0 2 21 20 .293 .372 .402 .775 118 70 2 1 0 0 0 97/3
10 Seasons 799 1924 1719 205 460 100 10 18 183 8 8 176 217 .268 .335 .369 .704 94 634 42 6 9 14 20
162 Game Avg. 162 390 349 42 93 20 2 4 37 2 2 36 44 .268 .335 .369 .704 94 129 9 1 2 3 4
TOR (5 yrs) 376 842 763 95 216 46 6 8 95 0 2 67 99 .283 .340 .391 .730 98 298 20 3 0 9 9
DET (3 yrs) 235 608 543 54 128 27 3 7 49 6 3 56 65 .236 .307 .335 .642 79 182 13 1 5 3 4
SFG (1 yr) 78 196 174 24 51 13 0 2 16 0 2 21 20 .293 .372 .402 .775 118 70 2 1 0 0 0
TEX (1 yr) 110 278 239 32 65 14 1 1 23 2 1 32 33 .272 .358 .351 .709 100 84 7 1 4 2 7
AL (9 yrs) 721 1728 1545 181 409 87 10 16 167 8 6 155 197 .265 .331 .365 .696 92 564 40 5 9 14 20
NL (1 yr) 78 196 174 24 51 13 0 2 16 0 2 21 20 .293 .372 .402 .775 118 70 2 1 0 0 0

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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+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1984 27 TOR AL 0 0 27.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 2 3 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 15 4.000 18.0 9.0 18.0 0.0 0.00
1 Season 0 0 27.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 2 3 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 15 4.000 18.0 9.0 18.0 0.0 0.00
162 Game Avg. 0 0 27.00 68 0 68 0 0 0 68 136 204 204 68 136 0 0 0 0 0 476 15 4.000 18.0 9.0 18.0 0.0 0.00

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1981 DET AL 24 1B 32 10 129.2 147 133 14 0 15 1.000 2.2 20.4 2.2 1.6 0.6 0 10.20 4.59 .993 10.06 8.57
1981 DET AL 24 OF 15 12 98.0 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -8.6 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 0 1.47 1.07 .981 2.48 2.16
1981 DET AL 24 RF 15 12 98.0 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -8.6 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 0 1.47 1.07 .981 2.16 1.75
1981 DET AL 24 DH 2
1982 DET AL 25 1B 56 47 399.2 440 410 28 2 36 .995 1.9 5.7 0.9 -0.2 1.1 1 9.86 7.82 .992 9.85 8.51
1982 DET AL 25 OF 14 13 109.0 21 20 1 0 0 1.000 -2.1 -23.1 -1.1 -0.8 -0.4 -1 1.73 1.50 .981 2.47 2.15
1982 DET AL 25 RF 10 9 76.0 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 -1.1 -17.4 -0.1 -0.7 0.5 -1 1.78 1.50 .980 2.27 1.90
1982 DET AL 25 DH 4
1982 DET AL 25 LF 4 4 33.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -36.4 -1.0 -0.1 -0.9 0 1.36 1.25 .980 2.29 1.90
1983 DET AL 26 1B 73 51 461.2 495 447 45 3 37 .994 11.4 29.6 11.4 3.1 8.3 0 9.59 6.74 .992 9.90 8.24
1983 DET AL 26 OF 13 10 83.0 19 18 0 1 0 .947 -0.5 -7.2 0.5 1.3 -0.7 -1 1.95 1.38 .984 2.50 2.16
1983 DET AL 26 RF 11 9 76.0 19 18 0 1 0 .947 -0.1 -1.6 0.9 1.3 -0.3 -1 2.13 1.64 .979 2.25 1.85
1983 DET AL 26 DH 3
1983 DET AL 26 LF 2 1 7.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -68.6 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 0 2.57 1.00 1.000 2.31 1.90
1984 TOR AL 27 OF 23 11 105.1 24 23 1 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -11.4 -1.0 -2.0 1.0 0 2.05 1.04 .983 2.51 2.17
1984 TOR AL 27 RF 17 11 94.1 20 19 1 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -11.4 -0.9 -2.3 1.5 0 1.91 1.18 .980 2.23 1.88
1984 TOR AL 27 1B 15 4 70.2 82 69 13 0 9 1.000 2.3 39.1 2.3 0.4 1.9 0 10.44 5.47 .991 9.76 8.25
1984 TOR AL 27 DH 6
1984 TOR AL 27 LF 5 0 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -105.0 -0.7 -0.3 -0.5 0 1.12 0.20 1.000 2.25 1.80
1984 TOR AL 27 CF 1 0 3.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 240.0 0.6 0.6 0.0 0 6.00 2.00 1.000 3.00 2.60
1984 TOR AL 27 P 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 0.70
1985 TOR AL 28 1B 10 4 64.0 79 72 6 1 8 .987 -0.3 -5.6 -0.3 -0.5 0.2 0 10.97 7.80 .991 9.76 8.67
1985 TOR AL 28 OF 4 2 22.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 21.8 0.4 0.1 0.3 0 2.45 1.50 .983 2.45 2.10
1985 TOR AL 28 RF 3 1 13.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -36.9 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 0 1.38 0.67 1.000 2.15 1.83
1985 TOR AL 28 LF 1 1 9.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.8 106.7 0.8 0.0 0.8 0 4.00 4.00 .975 2.20 1.80
1986 TOR AL 29 DH 42
1986 TOR AL 29 OF 39 24 237.2 45 44 0 1 0 .978 -2.7 -13.6 -2.7 -0.9 -1.8 0 1.67 1.13 .980 2.39 2.06
1986 TOR AL 29 RF 20 11 117.0 23 22 0 1 0 .957 -3.1 -31.8 -2.1 -0.4 -1.7 -1 1.69 1.10 .974 2.11 1.79
1986 TOR AL 29 LF 19 13 120.2 20 20 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 4.0 -0.6 -0.5 -0.1 1 1.49 1.05 .975 2.24 1.77
1986 TOR AL 29 1B 7 6 62.2 70 63 5 2 11 .971 -0.1 -1.9 -0.1 -1.0 0.9 0 9.77 9.71 .991 9.42 8.61
1987 TOR AL 30 OF 43 29 243.0 53 51 1 1 0 .981 0.9 4.4 0.9 -2.2 3.0 0 1.93 1.21 .979 2.31 2.00
1987 TOR AL 30 DH 30
1987 TOR AL 30 RF 22 20 149.0 35 33 1 1 0 .971 1.2 9.7 1.2 -1.2 2.3 0 2.05 1.55 .980 2.12 1.75
1987 TOR AL 30 LF 21 9 94.0 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -3.8 -0.3 -1.0 0.7 0 1.53 0.76 .975 2.11 1.73
1987 TOR AL 30 1B 5 0 9.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 80.0 0.6 0.4 0.1 0 6.00 1.20 1.000 9.60 8.50
1988 TOR AL 31 OF 49 34 284.2 75 74 1 0 0 1.000 2.6 11.0 2.6 1.3 1.4 0 2.37 1.53 .979 2.47 2.14
1988 TOR AL 31 RF 36 28 227.1 62 61 1 0 0 1.000 3.6 19.0 3.6 2.0 1.7 0 2.45 1.72 .973 2.24 1.89
1988 TOR AL 31 DH 25
1988 TOR AL 31 LF 14 6 57.1 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -20.9 -1.0 -0.7 -0.3 0 1.73 0.79 .973 2.26 1.85
1988 TOR AL 31 1B 4 2 21.0 23 19 4 0 1 1.000 0.2 11.4 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 9.86 5.75 .991 9.56 8.40
1989 TEX AL 32 DH 44
1989 TEX AL 32 OF 41 32 268.1 61 57 1 3 0 .951 8.3 37.1 8.3 2.9 5.4 0 1.95 1.41 .980 2.42 2.12
1989 TEX AL 32 LF 37 32 264.1 59 55 1 3 0 .949 8.3 37.7 8.3 2.9 5.4 0 1.91 1.51 .978 2.16 1.83
1989 TEX AL 32 1B 4 1 13.0 18 17 1 0 2 1.000 0.1 9.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 12.46 4.50 .994 9.76 8.35
1989 TEX AL 32 RF 3 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.90
1990 SFG NL 33 OF 52 42 320.0 90 86 3 1 0 .989 -1.3 -4.9 -0.3 0.8 -1.1 -1 2.50 1.71 .981 2.39 2.01
1990 SFG NL 33 RF 40 33 241.0 73 70 2 1 0 .986 -0.6 -3.0 0.4 2.4 -2.0 -1 2.69 1.80 .981 2.22 1.82
1990 SFG NL 33 LF 13 9 79.0 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -10.6 -0.7 -1.6 0.9 0 1.59 1.08 .979 2.19 1.71
1990 SFG NL 33 1B 7 3 32.0 39 37 2 0 4 1.000 -0.3 -11.3 -0.3 -0.5 0.2 0 10.97 5.57 .992 9.59 7.89
10 Seasons OF 293 209 1771.0 410 395 8 7 0 .983 3.9 2.6 6.9 0.6 6.3 -3 2.05 1.38 .980 2.42 2.09
10 Seasons 1B 213 128 1263.1 1399 1273 118 8 123 .994 18.0 17.1 17.0 3.4 13.5 1 9.91 6.53 .992 9.85 8.39
10 Seasons RF 177 134 1095.2 265 256 5 4 0 .985 -2.1 -2.3 1.9 1.3 0.7 -4 2.14 1.47 .978 2.20 1.83
8 Seasons DH 156
9 Seasons LF 116 75 672.1 132 128 1 3 0 .977 5.4 9.6 4.4 -1.3 5.6 1 1.73 1.11 .977 2.19 1.79
1 Season CF 1 0 3.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 240.0 0.6 0.6 0.0 0 6.00 2.00 1.000 3.00 2.60
1 Season P 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 0.70
10 Seasons TOT 507 337 3035.1 1809 1668 126 15 123 .992 21.9 8.7 23.9 4.0 19.8 -3 1 5.32 3.54 .981 5.51 4.73
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1854), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2537), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 3, 1975: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 11th round of the 1975 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 6, 1978: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 24th round of the 1978 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 5, 1979: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft.

March 24, 1984: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

April 3, 1984: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.

November 4, 1988: Granted Free Agency.

January 23, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

November 13, 1989: Granted Free Agency.

April 8, 1990: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1986Toronto Blue Jays$162,500
1987Toronto Blue Jays$259,110
1988Toronto Blue Jays$300,000
1989Texas Rangers$350,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,071,610
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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