Gene Leek
Eugene Harold Leek
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: July 15, 1936 in San Diego, CA
High School: Herbert Hoover (San Diego, CA)
School: University of Arizona
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1959. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 22, 1959
Final Game: September 30, 1962
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Standard Batting

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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
1959 22 CLE AL 13 38 36 7 8 3 0 1 5 0 0 2 7 .222 .263 .389 .652 79 14 0 0 0 0 0 5/6
1961 24 LAA AL 57 211 199 16 45 9 1 5 20 0 1 7 54 .226 .260 .357 .616 56 71 8 2 3 0 0 5/67
1962 25 LAA AL 7 14 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .143 .143 .143 .286 -22 2 0 0 0 0 0 /5
3 Seasons 77 263 249 23 55 12 1 6 25 0 1 9 67 .221 .254 .349 .603 55 87 8 2 3 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 553 524 48 116 25 2 13 53 0 2 19 141 .221 .254 .349 .603 55 183 17 4 6 0 0
LAA (2 yrs) 64 225 213 16 47 9 1 5 20 0 1 7 60 .221 .252 .343 .595 52 73 8 2 3 0 0
CLE (1 yr) 13 38 36 7 8 3 0 1 5 0 0 2 7 .222 .263 .389 .652 79 14 0 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1959 22 CLE AL 38 28 4 3.8 96 .250 .222 .257 .263 .328 .389 .392 .652 .720 79 .438 -1.1 -0.1 .571 .222 .167 .0
1961 24 LAA AL 211 166 16 2.6 113 .286 .226 .276 .260 .353 .357 .430 .616 .783 56 .253 -14.0 -1.4 .485 .161 .131 .0
1962 25 LAA AL 14 12 0 0.0 100 .250 .143 .260 .143 .331 .143 .404 .286 .736 -22 .000 -2.4 -0.2 .167 .000 .000
3 Seasons 263 206 20 2.6 110 .278 .221 .272 .254 .348 .349 .423 .603 .771 55 .258 -17.5 -1.7 .478 .161 .129 .0
162 Game Avg. 553 433 42 2.6 110 .278 .221 .272 .254 .348 .349 .423 .603 .771 55 .258 -17.5 -1.7 .478 .161 .129
LAA (2 yrs) 225 178 16 2.4 112 .284 .221 .275 .252 .352 .343 .428 .595 .780 52 .230 -16.4 -1.6 .463 .150 .122 .0
CLE (1 yr) 38 28 4 3.8 96 .250 .222 .257 .263 .328 .389 .392 .652 .720 79 .438 -1.1 -0.1 .571 .222 .167 .0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1959 22 CLE AL 38 2.6% 18.4% 5.3% 10.5% 50% 3.50 5.1 36.0 7.2 0.40 74%
1961 24 LAA AL 211 2.4% 25.6% 3.3% 7.1% 33% 7.71 3.7 39.8 10.0 0.91 66%
1962 25 LAA AL 14 0.0% 42.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.3 0.20 57%
3 Seasons 263 2.3% 25.5% 3.4% 7.2% 35% 7.44 3.7 41.5 10.0 0.76 67%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1959 22 CLE AL 1 0 67% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 46% 5 4 1 0 0 0 6 2 4
1961 24 LAA AL 2 0 22% 60 0 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 38% 12 7 5 1 1 0 3 2 1
1962 25 LAA AL 0 0 0% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons 3 0 28% 80 0 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 39% 18 12 6 1 1 0 9 4 5
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1959 22 CLE AL 38 24% 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 0 0% 5 1 20% 32 4 13% 5 2 40% 2 0 0% 0
1961 24 LAA AL 207 25% 45 0 0 0 0 5 0 9 3 2 4 1 0 4 3 75% 49 8 16% 30 5 17% 149 17 11% 12 4 33% 19 3 16% 4
1962 25 LAA AL 14 50% 2 2 1 0 0 0.32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 6 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
3 Seasons 259 26% 55 2 1 0 0 0.32 6 0 11 4 2 4 2 0 4 3 75% 60 8 13% 36 6 17% 187 21 11% 18 6 33% 21 3 14% 4
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1959 22 13 38 36 7 8 3 0 1 5 0 0 2 7 .222 .263 .389 .652 79 14 0 0 0 0 0
1960 23 13 38 36 7 8 3 0 1 5 0 0 2 7 .222 .263 .389 .652 79 14 0 0 0 0 0
1961 24 70 249 235 23 53 12 1 6 25 0 1 9 61 .226 .260 .362 .622 60 85 8 2 3 0 0
1962 25 77 263 249 23 55 12 1 6 25 0 1 9 67 .221 .254 .349 .603 55 87 8 2 3 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1959 22 14 40 38 8 9 3 0 1 5 0 2 7 .237 .275 .395 .670 4 13
1961 24 57 201 193 14 39 8 1 4 18 0 6 54 .202 .234 .316 .550 14 57
1962 25 7 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 7
3 Seasons 78 255 245 22 48 11 1 5 23 0 8 67 .196 .227 .310 .538 18 77
162 Game Avg. 162 530 509 46 100 23 2 10 48 0 17 139 .196 .227 .310 .538 37 77

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