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Sam Leever

Samuel Leever (Deacon or The Goshen Schoolmaster)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: December 23, 1871 in Goshen, OH
High School: Goshen HS (Goshen, OH) (All Transactions)
Debut: May 26, 1898
Team: Pirates 1898-1910

Final Game: September 26, 1910
Died: May 19, 1953 in Goshen, OH
Buried: Goshen Cemetery, Goshen, OH
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Standard Batting

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
1898 26 PIT NL 5 14 12 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .250 .357 .250 .607 76 3 1 0 /1
1899 27 PIT NL 51 161 146 15 33 6 4 0 18 0 8 20 .226 .271 .322 .593 62 47 1 6 1
1900 28 PIT NL 30 90 88 9 18 2 2 1 5 1 2 9 .205 .222 .307 .529 45 27 0 0 1
1901 29 PIT NL 21 79 71 10 13 1 0 0 4 1 5 15 .183 .247 .197 .444 27 14 1 2 1
1902 30 PIT NL 29 93 90 6 16 3 2 0 8 1 3 10 .178 .204 .256 .460 40 23 0 0 1/O
1903 31 PIT NL 36 123 115 11 19 0 1 0 12 0 4 18 .165 .193 .183 .376 6 21 0 4 1
1904 32 PIT NL 34 107 99 12 26 2 2 1 14 0 4 10 .263 .305 .354 .658 101 35 2 2 1
1905 33 PIT NL 33 94 88 4 9 2 1 0 5 0 4 10 .102 .141 .148 .289 -15 13 0 2 1
1906 34 PIT NL 36 102 95 9 20 1 1 0 5 0 5 12 .211 .257 .242 .500 53 23 1 1 1
1907 35 PIT NL 31 81 73 3 11 0 0 0 2 0 4 11 .151 .195 .151 .345 8 11 0 4 1
1908 36 PIT NL 38 68 61 5 9 0 1 0 3 1 4 8 .148 .212 .180 .392 26 11 1 2 1
1909 37 PIT NL 19 27 24 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 .167 .259 .167 .426 30 4 0 0 1
1910 38 PIT NL 26 35 31 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 .065 .121 .065 .186 -47 2 0 2 1
13 Yrs 389 1074 993 90 183 17 14 2 78 4 49 139 .184 .228 .236 .463 36 234 7 25
162 Game Avg. 162 447 414 37 76 7 6 1 32 2 20 58 .184 .228 .236 .463 36 97 3 10

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1898 26 PIT NL 5 14 -0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .515 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $ /1
1899 27 PIT NL 51 161 -9 1 0 0 12 4 0.3 5 9 0.3 .507 .502 0.3 -0.0 9 $ 1
1900 28 PIT NL 30 90 -7 0 0 0 7 -0 -0.0 2 2 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 2 $ 1
1901 29 PIT NL 21 79 -7 0 0 0 6 -1 -0.1 2 1 -0.1 .495 .499 -0.1 -0.0 1 $ 1
1902 30 PIT NL 29 93 -6 0 0 0 7 1 0.1 3 3 0.1 .502 .500 0.1 -0.0 3 $ 1/O
1903 31 PIT NL 36 123 -15 0 0 0 10 -5 -0.5 4 -1 -0.5 .487 .497 -0.5 0.0 -1 $ 1
1904 32 PIT NL 34 107 0 0 0 0 7 7 0.8 3 10 0.8 .523 .505 0.8 0.0 10 $ 1
1905 33 PIT NL 33 94 -12 0 0 0 7 -5 -0.5 3 -2 -0.5 .484 .497 -0.5 0.0 -2 $ 1
1906 34 PIT NL 36 102 -5 0 0 0 7 2 0.2 3 5 0.2 .507 .501 0.2 -0.0 5 $ 1
1907 35 PIT NL 31 81 -7 0 0 0 5 -2 -0.2 2 1 -0.2 .492 .499 -0.2 -0.0 1 $ 1
1908 36 PIT NL 38 68 -5 -0 0 0 4 -0 -0.0 2 2 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 2 $ 1
1909 37 PIT NL 19 27 -2 0 0 0 2 0 0.0 1 1 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ 1
1910 38 PIT NL 26 35 -6 0 0 0 2 -4 -0.4 1 -3 -0.4 .484 .497 -0.4 0.0 -3 $ 1
13 Seasons 389 1074 -81 2 0 0 77 -2 -0.4 32 29 -0.2 .499 .500 -0.2 0.0 30 $

Advanced Batting

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
1898 26 PIT NL 14 9 1 2.9 90 .273 .250 .275 .357 .340 .250 .353 .607 .693 76 .362 -0.2 -0.0 .556 .083 .000
1899 27 PIT NL 161 119 13 2.8 100 .262 .226 .290 .271 .352 .322 .378 .593 .730 62 .316 -8.3 -0.8 .496 .151 .096
1900 28 PIT NL 90 70 6 2.2 98 .218 .205 .287 .222 .348 .307 .378 .529 .726 45 .235 -7.3 -0.8 .429 .136 .102 1.0
1901 29 PIT NL 79 60 3 1.3 92 .232 .183 .280 .247 .336 .197 .366 .444 .702 27 .120 -6.6 -0.7 .362 .099 .014 .0
1902 30 PIT NL 93 74 5 1.8 79 .200 .178 .269 .204 .324 .256 .330 .460 .654 40 .234 -6.8 -0.8 .365 .122 .078 .0
1903 31 PIT NL 123 100 4 1.1 95 .196 .165 .282 .193 .346 .183 .368 .376 .714 6 .082 -14.9 -1.6 .260 .052 .017
1904 32 PIT NL 107 75 10 3.5 79 .284 .263 .260 .305 .318 .354 .336 .658 .654 101 .530 -0.3 -0.0 .562 .131 .091 .0
1905 33 PIT NL 94 81 2 0.7 85 .115 .102 .267 .141 .329 .148 .348 .289 .678 -15 .045 -12.8 -1.5 .215 .091 .045
1906 34 PIT NL 102 76 6 2.1 79 .241 .211 .257 .257 .325 .242 .328 .500 .652 53 .321 -5.5 -0.7 .387 .084 .032
1907 35 PIT NL 81 66 2 0.8 76 .177 .151 .253 .195 .319 .151 .322 .345 .641 8 .079 -7.9 -1.0 .242 .055 .000
1908 36 PIT NL 68 54 2 1.0 72 .170 .148 .247 .212 .308 .180 .318 .392 .626 26 .119 -5.2 -0.6 .327 .115 .033 .0
1909 37 PIT NL 27 20 1 1.4 80 .235 .167 .256 .259 .325 .167 .331 .426 .655 30 .168 -1.9 -0.2 .350 .125 .000
1910 38 PIT NL 35 31 0 0.0 93 .087 .065 .271 .121 .346 .065 .359 .186 .705 -47 .000 -6.1 -0.7 .138 .065 .000
13 Yrs 1074 835 55 1.7 87 .212 .184 .271 .228 .333 .236 .350 .463 .683 36 .205 -83.9 -9.4 .363 .105 .051 2.7
162 Game Avg. 447 348 23 1.7 87 .212 .184 .271 .228 .333 .236 .350 .463 .683 36 .205 -83.9 -9.4 .363 .105 .051 1

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1903 31 PIT NL WS BOS L 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cumulative Batting

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
1898 26 5 14 12 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .250 .357 .250 .607 76 3 1 0
1899 27 56 175 158 17 36 6 4 0 19 0 9 21 .228 .278 .316 .595 63 50 2 6
1900 28 86 265 246 26 54 8 6 1 24 1 11 30 .220 .259 .313 .572 57 77 2 6
1901 29 107 344 317 36 67 9 6 1 28 2 16 45 .211 .256 .287 .543 50 91 3 8
1902 30 136 437 407 42 83 12 8 1 36 3 19 55 .204 .245 .280 .525 48 114 3 8
1903 31 172 560 522 53 102 12 9 1 48 3 23 73 .195 .234 .259 .492 39 135 3 12
1904 32 206 667 621 65 128 14 11 2 62 3 27 83 .206 .245 .274 .519 48 170 5 14
1905 33 239 761 709 69 137 16 12 2 67 3 31 93 .193 .232 .258 .490 41 183 5 16
1906 34 275 863 804 78 157 17 13 2 72 3 36 105 .195 .235 .256 .491 42 206 6 17
1907 35 306 944 877 81 168 17 13 2 74 3 40 116 .192 .232 .247 .479 39 217 6 21
1908 36 344 1012 938 86 177 17 14 2 77 4 44 124 .189 .231 .243 .474 39 228 7 23
1909 37 363 1039 962 88 181 17 14 2 78 4 47 131 .188 .231 .241 .472 38 232 7 23
1910 38 389 1074 993 90 183 17 14 2 78 4 49 139 .184 .228 .236 .463 36 234 7 25

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
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
1898 26 5 14 12 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .250 .357 .250 .607 1 5
1899 27 54 166 151 14 32 6 4 0 17 0 8 21 .212 .256 .305 .561 12 51
1900 28 34 101 99 9 19 2 2 1 5 1 2 10 .192 .208 .283 .491 6 30
1901 29 24 89 81 10 14 1 0 0 4 1 5 17 .173 .230 .185 .415 3 21
1902 30 33 108 104 7 19 4 2 0 10 1 4 11 .183 .213 .260 .473 6 29
1903 31 42 143 133 13 22 0 1 0 14 0 5 21 .165 .196 .180 .376 5 36
1904 32 35 112 104 13 28 2 2 1 16 0 4 10 .269 .309 .356 .665 11 34
1905 33 34 99 93 5 10 2 1 0 6 0 4 10 .108 .144 .151 .295 2 33
1906 34 38 111 103 12 24 1 1 0 6 0 6 13 .233 .282 .262 .544 7 36
1907 35 33 88 79 4 14 0 0 0 3 0 5 12 .177 .226 .177 .403 3 31
1908 36 39 73 65 7 11 0 1 0 4 1 5 8 .169 .239 .200 .439 3 38
1909 37 20 28 25 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 .160 .250 .160 .410 1 19
1910 38 27 36 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 .000 .059 .000 .059 0 26
13 Yrs 418 1168 1081 98 200 18 14 2 87 4 54 149 .185 .229 .233 .462 60 389
162 Game Avg. 162 453 419 38 78 7 5 1 34 2 21 58 .185 .229 .233 .462 23 389

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1937 BBWAA ( 0.5%)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1903 NL  5.8 (6th)
1904 NL  5.3 (9th)

Oldest s c a p y
1908 NL  born 1871-12-23 (8th)
1909 NL  born 1871-12-23 (6th)
1910 NL  born 1871-12-23 (4th)

             

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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