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Phil Leftwich

Phillip Dale Leftwich

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: May 19, 1969 in Lynchburg, VA
High School: Brookville HS (Lynchburg, VA)
School: Radford University (Radford, VA)
Drafted by the California Angels in the 2nd round of the 1990 amateur draft.
Signed June 7, 1990. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 29, 1993
Team: Angels 1993-1996

Final Game: May 6, 1996
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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+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1993 24 CAL AL 4 6 .400 3.79 12 12 0 1 0 0 80.2 81 35 34 5 27 1 31 3 0 1 343 118 1.339 9.0 0.6 3.0 3.5 1.15
1994 25 CAL AL 5 10 .333 5.68 20 20 0 1 0 0 114.0 127 75 72 16 42 2 67 3 1 3 499 86 1.482 10.0 1.3 3.3 5.3 1.60
1996 27 CAL AL 0 1 .000 7.36 2 2 0 0 0 0 7.1 12 9 6 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 35 69 2.045 14.7 1.2 3.7 4.9 1.33
3 Yrs 9 17 .346 4.99 34 34 0 2 0 0 202.0 220 119 112 22 72 3 102 6 1 4 877 95 1.446 9.8 1.0 3.2 4.5 1.42
162 Game Avg. 9 17 .346 4.99 34 34 0 2 0 0 202 220 119 112 22 72 3 102 6 1 4 877 95 1.446 9.8 1.0 3.2 4.5 1.42

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1993 24 CAL AL 80.2 12 12 35 3.90 4.68 -0.27 0.17 104.8 5.36 14 1.5 -0.0 2.2 23 .624 .509 $
1994 25 CAL AL 114.0 20 20 75 5.92 5.26 0.06 0.19 101.0 5.44 -6 -0.6 -0.1 0.4 5 .471 .496 $109,000
1996 27 CAL AL 7.1 2 2 9 11.05 4.91 -0.05 0.19 99.2 5.10 -5 -0.4 -0.0 -0.3 -4 .312 .498 $
3 Seasons 202.0 34 34 119 5.30 5.02 -0.07 0.18 102.4 5.39 2 0.5 -0.1 2.3 24 .516 .501 $109,000

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE
1993 24 CAL AL 12 343 309 35 81 15 1 5 4 4 27 31 .262 .326 .366 .692 .277 113 4 3 3 1 1 4
1994 25 CAL AL 20 499 448 75 127 29 4 16 7 4 42 67 .283 .346 .473 .819 .301 212 9 3 2 4 2 2
1996 27 CAL AL 2 35 32 9 12 0 0 1 4 2 3 4 .375 .429 .469 .897 .407 15 0 0 0 0 0 1
3 Yrs 34 877 789 119 220 44 5 22 15 10 72 102 .279 .342 .431 .773 .296 340 13 6 5 5 3 7
162 Game Avg. 34 877 789 119 220 44 5 22 15 10 72 102 .279 .342 .431 .773 .296 340 13 6 5 5 3 7
MLB Averages .268 .337 .417 .755 .298

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1993 24 CAL AL 7.3 0.7 352 0.7 5.5 -4.7 .89 0.8 0.0 8.6 0.9 0.89 8.4 0 0 0
1994 25 CAL AL -8.5 -0.8 519 -0.9 8.3 -9.2 .95 -0.2 -0.8 -10.3 -0.9 0.95 -0.9 0 0 0
1996 27 CAL AL -3.0 -0.3 41 -0.4 0.5 -0.9 .92 -0.1 -0.3 -4.4 -0.4 0.92 -1.9 0 0 0
3 Yrs -4.2 -0.3 912 -0.6 14.3 -14.8 .93 0.5 -1.2 -6.1 -0.4 0.93 5.6 0 0 0

Starting Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1993 24 CAL AL 12 12 4 6 2 0 2 4 8 .333 1 1 1 0 8 67% 50.8 74 20 5 1 0 4 5.0 4.9 6.7 102 2 4 3 3 126
1994 25 CAL AL 20 20 5 10 5 1 1 6 14 .300 1 2 1 0 6 30% 44.5 77 14 21 6 0 10 3.8 4.1 5.7 94 5 1 11 2 126
1996 27 CAL AL 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0% 34.5 35 34 2 1 0 1 5.0 9.0 3.7 76 1 1 0 0 86
3 Yrs 34 34 9 17 8 1 3 11 23 .324 2 3 2 0 14 41% 46 77 14 28 8 0 15 4.3 4.6 5.9 96 8 6 14 5 126
MLB Averages .500 48% 49 99 -11 4.9 4.8 6.0 96

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1993 24 CAL AL 343 49% 1.5% 9.0% 7.9% 6.1% 26% 0.75 0.88 80% 20% 3.8% 16% 54 4 7%
1994 25 CAL AL 499 45% 3.2% 13.4% 8.4% 9.8% 39% 0.86 1.20 74% 21% 8.6% 7% 93 9 10%
1996 27 CAL AL 35 34% 2.9% 11.4% 8.6% 2.9% 8% 0.47 0.33 77% 21% 5.6% 5% 5 0 0%
3 Yrs 877 46% 2.5% 11.6% 8.2% 8.1% 32% 0.80 1.01 76% 21% 6.5% 11% 152 13 9%
MLB Averages 43% 2.6% 15.9% 8.9% 7.6% 32% 0.83 1.10 71% 21% 7.8% 16% 10%

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1st% 30% 30c 30s 02% 02c 02s 02h L/SO 3pK 4pW PAu Pitu Stru
1993 24 CAL AL 344 1224 3.56 760 62% 23% 11% 30% 37% 77% 0% 48% 86% 56% 4% 13 8 20% 70 34 5 35% 6 4 -1 0 0
1994 25 CAL AL 473 1785 3.77 1090 61% 26% 12% 29% 33% 74% 1% 45% 84% 54% 7% 31 16 22% 102 54 5 29% 8 13 26 0 0
1996 27 CAL AL 36 152 4.22 92 61% 35% 5% 29% 30% 65% 0% 39% 92% 47% 11% 4 4 28% 10 7 1 50% 1 0 -1 0 0
3 Yrs 853 3161 3.71 1942 61% 25% 11% 29% 35% 75% 1% 46% 85% 55% 6% 48 28 21% 182 95 11 32% 15 17 24 0 0
MLB Averages 3.68 61% 25% 15% 27% 33% 75% 2% 46% 80% 56% 6% 19% 28%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1993 24 CAL AL 343 81 8 2 5 1 5 3 2 1 4 11 7 2 64% 4 1 0 129 4 4 50% 4 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0
1994 25 CAL AL 499 127 8 3 16 0 6 8 8 10 6 31 22 2 71% 2 3 0 173 7 4 64% 7 3 0 1 0 0 3 1 8 0
1996 27 CAL AL 35 12 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 100% 1 0 0 10 4 2 67% 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs 877 220 18 5 22 2 12 12 10 11 11 43 30 4 70% 7 4 0 312 15 10 60% 15 8 0 2 0 0 4 1 11 0
MLB Averages 54% 69%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age 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 ERA+
1993 24 4 6 .400 3.79 12 12 0 1 0 0 80.2 81 35 34 5 27 1 31 3 0 1 343 118 1.339 9.0 0.6 3.0 3.5 1.15 118
1994 25 9 16 .360 4.90 32 32 0 2 0 0 194.2 208 110 106 21 69 3 98 6 1 4 842 96 1.423 9.6 1.0 3.2 4.5 1.42 96
1995 26 9 16 .360 4.90 32 32 0 2 0 0 194.2 208 110 106 21 69 3 98 6 1 4 842 96 1.423 9.6 1.0 3.2 4.5 1.42 96
1996 27 9 17 .346 4.99 34 34 0 2 0 0 202.0 220 119 112 22 72 3 102 6 1 4 877 95 1.446 9.8 1.0 3.2 4.5 1.42 95

Neutralized Pitching

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 W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1993 24 4 4 .500 3.81 78.0 80 37 33 5 27 30 3 1.372 9.2 3.1 3.5 1.11 0.6 12
1994 25 6 11 .353 5.12 160.0 170 101 91 21 56 94 4 1.413 9.6 3.2 5.3 1.68 1.2 20
1996 27 0 0 7.71 7.0 12 7 6 1 3 4 0 2.143 15.4 3.9 5.1 1.33 1.3 2
3 Yrs 10 15 .400 4.78 245.0 262 145 130 27 86 128 7 1.420 9.6 4.7 1.49 1.0 34

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Losses s c a p y
1994 AL  10 (8th)

                                         

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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