John Leister
John William Leister
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: January 3, 1961 in San Antonio, TX
High School: Russell (Great Falls, MT)
School: Michigan State University
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 3rd round of the 1984 amateur draft (January Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: May 28, 1987
Final Game: April 16, 1990
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Standard Pitching

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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
1987 26 BOS AL 0 2 .000 9.20 8 6 0 0 0 0 30.1 49 31 31 9 12 1 16 0 0 1 146 50 2.011 14.5 2.7 3.6 4.7 1.33
1990 29 BOS AL 0 0 4.76 2 1 1 0 0 0 5.2 7 5 3 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 29 86 1.941 11.1 0.0 6.4 4.8 0.75
2 Seasons 0 2 .000 8.50 10 7 1 0 0 0 36.0 56 36 34 9 16 1 19 0 0 1 175 53 2.000 14.0 2.3 4.0 4.8 1.19
162 Game Avg. 0 8 .000 8.50 40 28 4 0 0 0 144 224 144 136 36 64 4 76 0 0 4 700 53 2.000 14.0 2.3 4.0 4.8 1.19

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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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
1987 26 BOS AL 8 146 133 31 49 7 0 9 4 2 12 16 .368 .418 .624 1.042 .367 83 3 0 0 1 1
1990 29 BOS AL 2 29 23 5 7 2 1 0 3 0 4 3 .304 .393 .478 .871 .333 11 0 0 1 1 0
2 Seasons 10 175 156 36 56 9 1 9 7 2 16 19 .359 .414 .603 1.016 .362 94 3 0 1 2 1
162 Game Avg. 40 700 624 144 224 36 4 36 28 8 64 76 .359 .414 .603 1.016 .362 376 12 0 4 8 4
MLB Averages

Starting Pitching*

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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
1987 26 BOS AL 8 6 0 2 4 0 0 3 3 .500 2 1 0 0 1 17% 34 59 16 7 4 0 4 7.2 5.7 4.7
1990 29 BOS AL 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0% 38 38 38 1 1 0 1 5.0 2.3 4.0 84 0 1 0 0 84
2 Seasons 10 7 0 2 5 0 0 3 4 .429 2 2 0 0 1 14% 35 59 16 8 5 0 5 6.9 5.2 4.6 84 0 1 0 0 84
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1987 26 BOS AL 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 3 0.948 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 3.5
1990 29 BOS AL 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 8 0.815 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 5.0 20
2 Seasons 10 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 50% 0.926 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 3 0 4.0 20

Ratio Pitching*

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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%
1987 26 BOS AL 146 51% 6.2% 11.0% 8.2% 11.0% 33% 1.25 75% 35 3 9%
1990 29 BOS AL 29 48% 0.0% 10.3% 13.8% 10.3% 43% 0.50 0.56 72% 5% 0.0% 21% 5 0 0%
2 Seasons 175 51% 5.1% 10.9% 9.1% 10.9% 34% 0.50 1.10 74% 5% 0.0% 21% 40 3 8%
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

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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
1990 29 BOS AL 29 104 3.59 65 63% 29% 8% 29% 34% 71% 0% 44% 89% 55% 14% 4 2 17% 5 5 1 33% 0 2 0 0 0
1 Season 29 104 3.59 65 63% 29% 8% 29% 34% 71% 0% 44% 89% 55% 14% 4 2 17% 5 5 1 33% 0 2 0 0 0
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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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
1987 26 BOS AL 146 49 9 0 0 7 2 7 2 5 3 1 60% 1 1 1 65 4 2 67% 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
1990 29 BOS AL 29 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 100% 1 0 0 15 3 0 100% 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2 Seasons 175 56 0 0 9 0 0 7 2 7 2 8 6 1 75% 2 1 1 80 7 2 78% 5 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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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+
1987 26 0 2 .000 9.20 8 6 0 0 0 0 30.1 49 31 31 9 12 1 16 0 0 1 146 50 2.011 14.5 2.7 3.6 4.7 1.33 50
1988 27 0 2 .000 9.20 8 6 0 0 0 0 30.1 49 31 31 9 12 1 16 0 0 1 146 50 2.011 14.5 2.7 3.6 4.7 1.33 50
1989 28 0 2 .000 9.20 8 6 0 0 0 0 30.1 49 31 31 9 12 1 16 0 0 1 146 50 2.011 14.5 2.7 3.6 4.7 1.33 50
1990 29 0 2 .000 8.50 10 7 1 0 0 0 36.0 56 36 34 9 16 1 19 0 0 1 175 53 2.000 14.0 2.3 4.0 4.8 1.19 53

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1987 26 0 3 .000 9.31 29.0 48 33 30 9 12 15 0 2.069 14.9 3.7 4.7 1.25 2.8 8
1990 29 0 0 4.50 6.0 7 3 3 0 4 3 0 1.833 10.5 6.0 4.5 0.75 0.0 2
2 Seasons 0 3 .000 8.49 35.0 55 36 33 9 16 18 0 2.029 14.1 4.6 1.13 2.3 10

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