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Lefty Leifield

Albert Peter Leifield

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: September 5, 1883 in Trenton, IL (All Transactions)
Debut: September 3, 1905
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Browns/Cubs 1905-1920

Final Game: September 24, 1920
Died: October 10, 1970 in Fairfax, VA
Buried: Fairfax Memorial Park, Fairfax, VA
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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
1905 21 PIT NL 5 2 .714 2.89 8 7 1 6 1 0 56.0 52 24 18 0 14 10 4 0 0 228 104 1.179 8.4 0.0 2.3 1.6 0.71
1906 22 PIT NL 18 13 .581 1.87 37 31 5 24 8 1 255.2 214 90 53 3 68 111 14 0 3 1008 142 1.103 7.5 0.1 2.4 3.9 1.63
1907 23 PIT NL 20 16 .556 2.33 40 33 7 24 6 1 286.0 270 107 74 1 100 112 12 0 4 1166 104 1.294 8.5 0.0 3.1 3.5 1.12
1908 24 PIT NL 15 14 .517 2.10 34 26 6 18 5 2 218.2 168 69 51 1 86 87 12 0 3 891 109 1.162 6.9 0.0 3.5 3.6 1.01
1909 25 PIT NL 19 8 .704 2.37 32 26 4 13 3 0 201.2 172 76 53 4 54 43 6 0 1 810 109 1.121 7.7 0.2 2.4 1.9 0.80
1910 26 PIT NL 15 13 .536 2.64 40 30 8 13 3 2 218.1 197 84 64 6 67 64 10 1 3 857 119 1.209 8.1 0.2 2.8 2.6 0.96
1911 27 PIT NL 16 16 .500 2.63 42 37 4 26 2 1 318.0 301 114 93 7 82 111 16 1 2 1254 130 1.204 8.5 0.2 2.3 3.1 1.35
1912 28 TOT NL 8 4 .667 2.86 19 10 5 5 1 0 94.1 97 41 30 0 31 31 5 0 0 408 116 1.357 9.3 0.0 3.0 3.0 1.00
1912 28 PIT NL 1 2 .333 4.18 6 1 2 1 0 0 23.2 29 15 11 0 10 8 2 0 0 112 80 1.648 11.0 0.0 3.8 3.0 0.80
1912 28 CHC NL 7 2 .778 2.42 13 9 3 4 1 0 70.2 68 26 19 0 21 23 3 0 0 296 137 1.259 8.7 0.0 2.7 2.9 1.10
1913 29 CHC NL 0 1 .000 5.48 6 1 2 0 0 0 21.1 28 14 13 0 5 4 0 0 0 93 59 1.547 11.8 0.0 2.1 1.7 0.80
1918 34 SLB AL 2 6 .250 2.55 15 6 6 3 1 0 67.0 61 23 19 1 19 22 2 0 0 266 107 1.194 8.2 0.1 2.6 3.0 1.16
1919 35 SLB AL 6 4 .600 2.93 19 9 6 6 2 0 92.0 96 40 30 4 25 18 4 0 0 385 113 1.315 9.4 0.4 2.4 1.8 0.72
1920 36 SLB AL 0 0 7.00 4 0 3 0 0 0 9.0 17 12 7 0 3 3 0 0 1 45 58 2.222 17.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 1.00
12 Yrs 124 97 .561 2.47 296 216 57 138 32 7 1838.0 1673 694 505 27 554 616 85 2 17 7411 115 1.212 8.2 0.1 2.7 3.0 1.11
162 Game Avg. 16 13 .561 2.47 39 29 8 18 4 1 244 222 92 67 4 74 82 11 0 2 984 115 1.212 8.2 0.1 2.7 3.0 1.11
PIT (8 yrs) 109 84 .565 2.38 239 191 37 125 28 7 1578.0 1403 579 417 22 481 546 76 2 16 6326 118 1.194 8.0 0.1 2.7 3.1 1.14
SLB (3 yrs) 8 10 .444 3.00 38 15 15 9 3 0 168.0 174 75 56 5 47 43 6 0 1 696 104 1.315 9.3 0.3 2.5 2.3 0.91
CHC (2 yrs) 7 3 .700 3.13 19 10 5 4 1 0 92.0 96 40 32 0 26 27 3 0 0 389 105 1.326 9.4 0.0 2.5 2.6 1.04
NL (9 yrs) 116 87 .571 2.42 258 201 42 129 29 7 1670.0 1499 619 449 22 507 573 79 2 16 6715 117 1.201 8.1 0.1 2.7 3.1 1.13
AL (3 yrs) 8 10 .444 3.00 38 15 15 9 3 0 168.0 174 75 56 5 47 43 6 0 1 696 104 1.315 9.3 0.3 2.5 2.3 0.91

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
1905 21 PIT NL 56.0 8 7 24 3.86 4.06 0.29 0.00 100.0 3.76 -0 -0.0 1.0 -0.0 0.4 4 .494 .500 $
1906 22 PIT NL 255.2 37 31 90 3.17 3.50 0.14 0.00 101.0 3.39 9 1.2 1.0 -0.2 3.0 26 .531 .507 $
1907 23 PIT NL 286.0 40 33 107 3.37 3.31 -0.07 0.00 98.0 3.31 2 0.2 1.0 -0.2 2.3 19 .505 .501 $
1908 24 PIT NL 218.2 34 26 69 2.84 3.26 0.12 0.00 97.0 3.05 6 0.7 1.0 -0.2 2.3 20 .522 .505 $
1909 25 PIT NL 201.2 32 26 76 3.39 3.53 0.29 0.00 99.0 3.21 -5 -0.6 1.0 -0.2 0.7 12 .481 .496 $
1910 26 PIT NL 218.1 40 30 84 3.46 4.00 0.06 0.00 104.0 4.09 15 1.7 1.0 -0.2 3.2 33 .543 .511 $
1911 27 PIT NL 318.0 42 37 114 3.23 4.36 0.37 0.00 101.0 4.03 32 3.5 1.0 -0.3 5.6 57 .584 .522 $
1912 28 PIT NL 23.2 6 1 15 5.70 4.57 0.44 0.00 96.0 3.96 -4 -0.4 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -2 .429 .497 $
1912 28 CHC NL 70.2 13 9 26 3.31 4.57 0.25 0.00 97.0 4.18 7 0.8 1.0 -0.1 1.2 13 .559 .505 $
1913 29 CHC NL 21.1 6 1 14 5.91 4.07 -0.01 0.00 99.0 4.04 -4 -0.5 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -3 .424 .497 $
1918 34 SLB AL 68.0 15 6 23 3.04 3.71 0.04 0.00 95.6 3.50 3 0.4 1.0 -0.1 1.0 8 .527 .502 $
1919 35 SLB AL 92.0 19 9 40 3.91 4.02 -0.08 0.00 100.4 4.12 1 0.1 1.0 -0.1 0.9 11 .507 .501 $
1920 36 SLB AL 9.0 4 0 12 12.00 4.61 0.03 0.00 98.2 4.49 -8 -0.6 1.0 -0.0 -0.6 -7 .339 .496 $
12 Seasons 1839.0 296 216 694 3.40 3.77 0.15 0.00 99.7 3.61 53 6.5 1.0 -1.6 19.4 192 .522 .503 $
PIT (8 yrs) 1578.0 239 191 579 3.30 3.72 0.16 0.00 100.0 3.55 53 6.3 1.0 -1.3 17.2 169 .526 .505 $
SLB (3 yrs) 169.0 38 15 75 3.99 3.93 -0.03 0.00 98.3 3.89 -3 -0.1 1.0 -0.1 1.3 12 .497 .500 $
CHC (2 yrs) 92.0 19 10 40 3.91 4.45 0.19 0.00 97.5 4.15 3 0.3 1.0 -0.1 0.9 11 .516 .501 $

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1909 25 PIT NL WS W DET 0 1 .000 11.25 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 7 5 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 22 2.000 15.8 0.0 2.3 0.0 0.00
1 WS 0 1 .000 11.25 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 7 5 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 22 2.000 15.8 0.0 2.3 0.0 0.00

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%
1918 34 SLB AL 271 0.4% 8.1% 7.0% 0.7% 3% 81%
1919 35 SLB AL 395 1.0% 4.6% 6.3% 2.8% 12% 85%
1920 36 SLB AL 46 0.0% 6.5% 6.5% 85%
3 Yrs 712 0.7% 6.0% 6.6% 1.8% 8% 83%
MLB Averages 0.5% 7.9% 7.3% 2.9% 12% 81%

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+
1905 21 5 2 .714 2.89 8 7 1 6 1 0 56.0 52 24 18 0 14 10 4 0 0 228 104 1.179 8.4 0.0 2.3 1.6 0.71 104
1906 22 23 15 .605 2.05 45 38 6 30 9 1 311.2 266 114 71 3 82 121 18 0 3 1236 133 1.117 7.7 0.1 2.4 3.5 1.48 133
1907 23 43 31 .581 2.18 85 71 13 54 15 2 597.2 536 221 145 4 182 233 30 0 7 2402 118 1.201 8.1 0.1 2.7 3.5 1.28 118
1908 24 58 45 .563 2.16 119 97 19 72 20 4 816.1 704 290 196 5 268 320 42 0 10 3293 116 1.191 7.8 0.1 3.0 3.5 1.19 116
1909 25 77 53 .592 2.20 151 123 23 85 23 4 1018.0 876 366 249 9 322 363 48 0 11 4103 114 1.177 7.7 0.1 2.8 3.2 1.13 114
1910 26 92 66 .582 2.28 191 153 31 98 26 6 1236.1 1073 450 313 15 389 427 58 1 14 4960 115 1.183 7.8 0.1 2.8 3.1 1.10 115
1911 27 108 82 .568 2.35 233 190 35 124 28 7 1554.1 1374 564 406 22 471 538 74 2 16 6214 119 1.187 8.0 0.1 2.7 3.1 1.14 119
1912 28 116 86 .574 2.38 252 200 40 129 29 7 1648.2 1471 605 436 22 502 569 79 2 16 6622 118 1.197 8.0 0.1 2.7 3.1 1.13 118
1913 29 116 87 .571 2.42 258 201 42 129 29 7 1670.0 1499 619 449 22 507 573 79 2 16 6715 117 1.201 8.1 0.1 2.7 3.1 1.13 117
1914 30 116 87 .571 2.42 258 201 42 129 29 7 1670.0 1499 619 449 22 507 573 79 2 16 6715 117 1.201 8.1 0.1 2.7 3.1 1.13 117
1915 31 116 87 .571 2.42 258 201 42 129 29 7 1670.0 1499 619 449 22 507 573 79 2 16 6715 117 1.201 8.1 0.1 2.7 3.1 1.13 117
1916 32 116 87 .571 2.42 258 201 42 129 29 7 1670.0 1499 619 449 22 507 573 79 2 16 6715 117 1.201 8.1 0.1 2.7 3.1 1.13 117
1917 33 116 87 .571 2.42 258 201 42 129 29 7 1670.0 1499 619 449 22 507 573 79 2 16 6715 117 1.201 8.1 0.1 2.7 3.1 1.13 117
1918 34 118 93 .559 2.42 273 207 48 132 30 7 1737.0 1560 642 468 23 526 595 81 2 16 6981 116 1.201 8.1 0.1 2.7 3.1 1.13 116
1919 35 124 97 .561 2.45 292 216 54 138 32 7 1829.0 1656 682 498 27 551 613 85 2 16 7366 116 1.207 8.1 0.1 2.7 3.0 1.11 116
1920 36 124 97 .561 2.47 296 216 57 138 32 7 1838.0 1673 694 505 27 554 616 85 2 17 7411 115 1.212 8.2 0.1 2.7 3.0 1.11 115

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
1905 21 3 3 .500 3.50 54.0 57 23 21 0 15 10 4 1.333 9.5 2.5 1.7 0.67 0.0 8
1906 22 18 8 .692 2.61 238.0 250 77 69 4 79 103 16 1.382 9.5 3.0 3.9 1.30 0.2 37
1907 23 15 13 .536 3.64 255.0 327 114 103 1 121 100 15 1.757 11.5 4.3 3.5 0.83 0.0 40
1908 24 13 9 .591 3.22 201.0 204 80 72 1 104 80 15 1.532 9.1 4.7 3.6 0.77 0.0 34
1909 25 13 8 .619 3.17 193.0 198 76 68 5 62 41 7 1.347 9.2 2.9 1.9 0.66 0.2 32
1910 26 13 9 .591 3.20 200.0 212 79 71 6 72 59 11 1.420 9.5 3.2 2.7 0.82 0.3 40
1911 27 21 11 .656 2.92 296.0 311 107 96 7 85 103 17 1.338 9.5 2.6 3.1 1.21 0.2 42
1912 28 7 3 .700 2.88 97.0 102 34 31 0 33 32 5 1.392 9.5 3.1 3.0 0.97 0.0 19
1913 29 1 1 .500 6.00 21.0 30 16 14 0 5 4 0 1.667 12.9 2.1 1.7 0.80 0.0 6
1918 34 4 4 .500 3.65 74.0 86 33 30 1 27 24 3 1.527 10.5 3.3 2.9 0.89 0.1 15
1919 35 6 5 .545 3.36 99.0 114 41 37 5 30 19 5 1.455 10.4 2.7 1.7 0.63 0.5 19
1920 36 0 1 .000 7.00 9.0 17 8 7 0 3 3 0 2.222 17.0 3.0 3.0 1.00 0.0 4
12 Yrs 114 75 .603 3.21 1737.0 1908 688 619 30 636 578 98 1.465 9.9 3.0 0.91 0.2 296

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1911 NL  6.3 (5th)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1911 NL  5.6 (6th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1906 NL  1.87 (5th)
1911 NL  2.63 (8th)
Career  2.47 (40th)

Wins s c a p y
1907 NL  20 (5th)
1909 NL  19 (7th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1909 NL  .704 (5th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1906 NL  1.103 (8th)
Career  1.212 (158th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1908 NL  6.915 (7th)
Career  8.192 (183rd)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1909 NL  2.410 (9th)
1911 NL  2.321 (7th)

Games Played s c a p y
1907 NL  40 (5th)
1911 NL  42 (9th)

Saves s c a p y
1907 NL  1 (8th)
1908 NL  2 (6th)
1910 NL  2 (9th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1907 NL  286.0 (7th)
1911 NL  318.0 (3rd)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1907 NL  112 (10th)

Games Started s c a p y
1907 NL  33 (6th)
1911 NL  37 (2nd)

Complete Games s c a p y
1907 NL  24 (9th)
1911 NL  26 (4th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1906 NL  8 (2nd)
1907 NL  6 (4th)
1908 NL  5 (9th)
Career  32 (99th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1910 NL  6 (5th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1907 NL  100 (7th)
1908 NL  86 (7th)

Hits s c a p y
1907 NL  270 (5th)
1911 NL  301 (2nd)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1907 NL  0.032 (4th)
1908 NL  0.041 (6th)
Career  0.132 (78th)

Losses s c a p y
1907 NL  16 (8th)
1911 NL  16 (6th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1907 NL  74 (8th)
1911 NL  93 (8th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1906 NL  14 (4th)
1907 NL  12 (6th)
1908 NL  12 (5th)
1910 NL  10 (7th)
1911 NL  16 (1st)
Career  85 (129th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1907 NL  1,166 (6th)
1911 NL  1,254 (4th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1906 NL  144 (5th)
1910 NL  119 (10th)
1911 NL  130 (7th)
Career  115 (196th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1906 NL  17 (7th)
1911 NL  31 (5th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1906 NL  2.0 (7th)
1911 NL  3.3 (4th)

Oldest s c a p y
1919 AL  born 1883-09-05 (8th)
1920 AL  born 1883-09-05 (6th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 55 (464), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 44 (308), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 25 (208), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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