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Dave Leiper

David Paul Leiper

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: June 18, 1962 in Whittier, CA
Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 1982 amateur draft (January Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: September 2, 1984
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Padres/Expos/Phillies 1984-1996

Final Game: September 22, 1996
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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
1984 22 OAK AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1986 24 OAK AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1987 25 TOT MLB 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1987 25 OAK AL 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1987 25 SDP NL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1988 26 SDP NL 35 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 190 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1989 27 SDP NL 22 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1994 32 OAK AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1995 33 TOT MLB 50 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1995 33 OAK AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1995 33 MON NL 26 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1996 34 TOT NL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1996 34 PHI NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1996 34 MON NL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
8 Yrs 264 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 41 1 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 41 1 0 0 0 0 0
OAK (5 yrs) 136 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SDP (3 yrs) 69 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 93 1 0 0 0 0 0
MON (2 yrs) 33 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
PHI (1 yr) 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (5 yrs) 128 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 41 1 0 0 0 0 0
AL (5 yrs) 136 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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
1984 22 OAK AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1986 24 OAK AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $60,000 1
1987 25 OAK AL 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $73,133 1
1987 25 SDP NL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1988 26 SDP NL 35 2 0 -0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $75,000 1
1989 27 SDP NL 22 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ 1
1994 32 OAK AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $109,000 1
1995 33 OAK AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $195,000 1
1995 33 MON NL 26 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ 1
1996 34 PHI NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 -0.0 0 $250,000 1
1996 34 MON NL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
8 Seasons 264 4 -0 -0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $762,133
OAK (5 yrs) 136 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $437,133
SDP (3 yrs) 69 3 0 -0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $75,000
MON (2 yrs) 33 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $
PHI (1 yr) 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 -0.0 0 $250,000

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
1988 26 SDP NL 2 1 1 27.1 89 1.000 .500 .255 .500 .318 .500 .374 1.000 .693 190 .971 0.2 0.0 1.000 .000 .000
1989 27 SDP NL 1 1 0 0.0 91 .000 .255 .000 .323 .000 .380 .000 .703 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1995 33 TOT MLB 1 1 0 0.0 109 .000 .000 .274 .000 .344 .000 .427 .000 .771 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1995 33 MON NL 1 1 0 0.0 109 .000 .000 .274 .000 .344 .000 .427 .000 .771 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
8 Yrs 4 3 1 9.0 95 .500 .250 .260 .250 .326 .250 .389 .500 .715 41 .799 -0.3 -0.0 .333 .000 .000
162 Game Avg. 2 2 1 9.0 95 .500 .250 .260 .250 .326 .250 .389 .500 .715 41 .799 -0.3 -0.0 .333 .000 .000
SDP (3 yrs) 3 2 1 13.5 90 1.000 .333 .255 .333 .320 .333 .376 .667 .696 93 .902 -0.1 -0.0 .500 .000 .000
MON (2 yrs) 1 1 0 0.0 109 .000 .000 .274 .000 .344 .000 .427 .000 .771 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
NL (5 yrs) 4 3 1 9.0 95 .500 .250 .260 .250 .326 .250 .389 .500 .715 41 .800 -0.3 -0.0 .333 .000 .000

Ratio Batting*

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
1988 26 SDP NL 2 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.0 2.0 0.00 50% 0% 0.0% 0%
1989 27 SDP NL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1995 33 TOT MLB 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100% 0%
1995 33 MON NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100% 0%
8 Yrs 4 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.0 4.0 1.00 50% 0% 0.0% 0%
MLB Averages 2.3% 15.1% 8.7% 7.0% 30% 1.74 5.9 38.9 8.1 0.81 1.07 72% 21% 6.9% 19%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1984 22 OAK AL 0.0 0.0
1986 24 OAK AL 0.0 0.0
1987 25 TOT MLB 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1987 25 OAK AL 0.0 0.0
1987 25 SDP NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1988 26 SDP NL 0.2 0.0 2 0.0 0.0 -0.0 .75 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 1.46 0.1 0
1989 27 SDP NL -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .36 -0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.0 0.86 -0.2 0
1994 32 OAK AL 0.0 0.0
1995 33 TOT MLB -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .61 -0.0 -0.0 -0.5 -0.0 1.45 -0.3 0
1995 33 OAK AL 0.0 0.0
1995 33 MON NL -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .61 -0.0 -0.0 -0.5 -0.0 1.45 -0.3 0
1996 34 TOT NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1996 34 PHI NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1996 34 MON NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
8 Yrs -0.3 -0.0 4 0.0 0.0 -0.0 .62 -0.0 0.1 -0.2 -0.0 1.31 -0.4 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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
1988 26 SDP NL 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 27 SDP NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 33 TOT MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 33 MON NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Yrs 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Situational Hitting*

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
1988 26 SDP NL 2 50% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 3 1 33% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1989 27 SDP NL 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 33 TOT MLB 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1995 33 MON NL 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
8 Yrs 4 75% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 5 1 20% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 59% 74% 11% 35% 15% 52% 56%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1988 26 SDP NL 2 8 4.00 7 88% 14% 29% 43% 14% 86% 0% 75% 67% 50% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
1989 27 SDP NL 1 4 4.00 3 75% 0% 33% 67% 0% 100% 0% 75% 67% 0% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
1995 33 TOT MLB 1 6 6.00 5 83% 20% 20% 40% 20% 80% 0% 67% 75% 0% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1995 33 MON NL 1 6 6.00 5 83% 20% 20% 40% 20% 80% 0% 67% 75% 0% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs 4 18 4.50 15 83% 13% 27% 47% 13% 87% 0% 72% 69% 25% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.65 62% 25% 15% 27% 33% 75% 2% 46% 80% 31% 6% 16% 9% 27%

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
1988 26 133 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 190 1 0 0 0 0 0
1989 27 155 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 93 1 0 0 0 0 0
1990 28 155 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 93 1 0 0 0 0 0
1991 29 155 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 93 1 0 0 0 0 0
1992 30 155 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 93 1 0 0 0 0 0
1993 31 155 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 93 1 0 0 0 0 0
1994 32 181 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 93 1 0 0 0 0 0
1995 33 231 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 41 1 0 0 0 0 0
1996 34 264 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 41 1 0 0 0 0 0

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
1988 26 35 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .667 .667 .667 1.333 1 35
1989 27 22 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 22
1995 33 56 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 50
3 Yrs 113 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 .400 .400 .400 .800 1 107
162 Game Avg. 162 7 7 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 .400 .400 .400 .800 1 107

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