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Don Leppert

Donald George Leppert

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 220 lb.

Born: October 19, 1931 in Indianapolis, IN
High School: Washington HS (Indianapolis, IN)
School: Wabash College (Crawfordsville, IN)
Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent in 1955. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 18, 1961
Teams (by GP): Senators/Pirates 1961-1964

Final Game: September 16, 1964
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All-Star

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
1961 29 PIT NL 22 62 60 6 16 2 1 3 5 0 0 1 11 .267 .279 .483 .762 99 29 6 0 1 0 0 2
1962 30 PIT NL 45 154 139 14 37 6 1 3 18 0 1 12 21 .266 .327 .388 .715 91 54 6 1 1 1 2 2
1963 31 WSA AL 73 234 211 20 50 11 0 6 24 0 0 20 29 .237 .305 .374 .679 90 79 8 1 0 1 2 2 AS
1964 32 WSA AL 50 135 122 6 19 3 0 3 12 0 0 11 32 .156 .224 .254 .478 33 31 3 0 2 1 1 2
4 Yrs 190 585 532 46 122 22 2 15 59 0 1 44 93 .229 .289 .363 .652 78 193 23 2 4 3 5
162 Game Avg. 162 499 454 39 104 19 2 13 50 0 1 38 79 .229 .289 .363 .652 78 165 20 2 3 3 4
PIT (2 yrs) 67 216 199 20 53 8 2 6 23 0 1 13 32 .266 .313 .417 .730 94 83 12 1 2 1 2
WSA (2 yrs) 123 369 333 26 69 14 0 9 36 0 0 31 61 .207 .275 .330 .606 69 110 11 1 2 2 3
AL (2 yrs) 123 369 333 26 69 14 0 9 36 0 0 31 61 .207 .275 .330 .606 69 110 11 1 2 2 3
NL (2 yrs) 67 216 199 20 53 8 2 6 23 0 1 13 32 .266 .313 .417 .730 94 83 12 1 2 1 2

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
1961 29 PIT NL 22 62 -1 0 -1 -1 1 -1 -0.2 2 1 0.1 .493 .499 0.2 -0.0 2 $ 2
1962 30 PIT NL 45 154 -1 -1 -0 -1 2 -0 0.0 5 5 0.5 .500 .500 0.6 0.2 6 $ 2
1963 31 WSA AL 73 234 -1 -1 -0 -5 3 -4 -0.5 6 3 0.1 .494 .497 0.8 -0.3 8 $ 2 AS
1964 32 WSA AL 50 135 -10 -0 -0 1 2 -8 -0.9 4 -4 -0.6 .482 .495 -0.6 0.3 -5 $ 2
4 Seasons 190 585 -12 -2 -1 -6 8 -13 -1.6 17 4 0.1 .492 .498 1.0 0.1 10 $
PIT (2 yrs) 67 216 -1 -0 -1 -2 3 -2 -0.2 7 6 0.6 .498 .499 0.8 0.1 8 $
WSA (2 yrs) 123 369 -11 -1 -0 -4 5 -12 -1.4 10 -2 -0.5 .489 .496 0.2 -0.0 2 $

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
1961 29 PIT NL 62 51 5 2.6 105 .283 .267 .269 .279 .335 .483 .419 .762 .754 99 .258 -0.6 -0.1 .600 .233 .217 .0
1962 30 PIT NL 154 111 16 3.9 104 .293 .266 .271 .327 .339 .388 .412 .715 .750 91 .424 -1.8 -0.2 .606 .201 .122 .0
1963 31 WSA AL 234 170 23 3.6 95 .249 .237 .255 .305 .322 .374 .394 .679 .716 90 .436 -2.8 -0.3 .592 .232 .137 .0
1964 32 WSA AL 135 109 7 1.7 96 .182 .156 .256 .224 .324 .254 .397 .478 .721 33 .162 -11.3 -1.2 .396 .189 .098 .0
4 Yrs 585 441 51 3.1 99 .251 .229 .261 .289 .328 .363 .402 .652 .730 78 .351 -16.6 -1.7 .548 .214 .133 .0
162 Game Avg. 499 376 43 3.1 99 .251 .229 .261 .289 .328 .363 .402 .652 .730 78 .351 -16.6 -1.7 .548 .214 .133
PIT (2 yrs) 216 162 21 3.5 104 .290 .266 .271 .313 .338 .417 .414 .730 .751 94 .375 -2.5 -0.2 .604 .211 .151 .0
WSA (2 yrs) 369 279 30 2.9 95 .226 .207 .255 .275 .323 .330 .395 .606 .718 69 .335 -14.1 -1.5 .516 .216 .123 .0
AL (2 yrs) 369 279 30 2.9 95 .226 .207 .255 .275 .323 .330 .395 .606 .718 69 .335 -14.1 -1.5 .516 .216 .123 .0
NL (2 yrs) 216 162 21 3.5 104 .290 .266 .271 .313 .338 .417 .414 .730 .751 94 .375 -2.5 -0.2 .604 .211 .151 .0

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1963 WSA AL 31 DNP

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
1961 29 PIT NL 62 4.8% 17.7% 1.6% 9.7% 38% 11.00 5.5 20.0 12.0 2.15 74%
1962 30 PIT NL 154 2.0% 13.6% 7.8% 6.5% 27% 1.75 6.6 46.3 7.7 0.95 75%
1963 31 WSA AL 234 2.6% 12.4% 8.6% 7.3% 34% 1.45 7.3 35.2 8.8 1.29 76%
1964 32 WSA AL 135 2.2% 23.7% 8.2% 4.4% 32% 2.91 3.8 40.7 10.2 1.50 65%
4 Yrs 585 2.6% 15.9% 7.5% 6.7% 32% 2.11 5.7 35.5 9.0 1.31 73%
MLB Averages 2.3% 14.7% 8.4% 6.5% 29% 1.76 6.1 38.2 8.6 1.07 73%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1961 29 PIT NL -0.8 -0.1 63 -0.6 0.9 -1.5 1.05 -0.2 -0.4 -7.2 -0.7 0.98 -2.4 2.04 2
1962 30 PIT NL -1.8 -0.2 157 0.3 2.9 -2.6 .93 0.4 -0.1 0.4 0.0 0.97 2.8 0.42 1
1963 31 WSA AL -2.8 -0.3 235 0.6 5.0 -4.4 1.11 -0.0 0.6 4.6 0.5 1.00 2.5 2.28 14
1964 32 WSA AL -11.3 -1.2 136 -1.2 2.0 -3.2 1.22 -1.0 -0.0 -7.9 -0.8 1.01 -10.0 2.78 7
4 Yrs -16.8 -1.7 591 -0.9 10.8 -11.7 1.08 -0.8 -0.1 -10.1 -1.0 0.99 -7.2 2.33 24

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
1961 29 PIT NL 0 0 21% 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1962 30 PIT NL 4 0 23% 65 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 31% 6 6 0 3 2 1 4 1 3
1963 31 WSA AL 6 0 22% 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 27% 10 8 2 2 2 0 3 1 2
1964 32 WSA AL 2 0 11% 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 29% 5 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 1
4 Yrs 12 0 20% 183 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 13 30% 22 19 3 5 4 1 10 3 7

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
1961 29 PIT NL 62 69% 16 2 0 0 0 2.04 3 0 3 1 2 3 0 0 1 1 100% 17 6 35% 7 2 29% 43 2 5% 4 0 0% 4 3 75% 0
1962 30 PIT NL 154 46% 37 1 0 0 0 0.42 3 0 5 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 100% 33 6 18% 16 7 44% 105 20 19% 10 5 50% 6 2 33% 0
1963 31 WSA AL 234 45% 50 14 6 0 2 2.28 6 0 6 1 5 4 2 0 1 0 0% 53 8 15% 20 5 25% 152 22 14% 17 7 41% 9 6 67% 0
1964 32 WSA AL 135 79% 19 7 1 0 1 2.78 3 0 5 1 2 1 2 0 2 2 100% 27 3 11% 11 4 36% 92 10 11% 7 3 43% 3 1 33% 0
4 Yrs 585 56% 122 24 7 0 3 2.33 15 0 19 5 10 9 6 0 5 4 80% 130 23 18% 54 18 33% 392 54 14% 38 15 39% 22 12 55% 0
MLB Averages 51% 76% 10% 30% 14% 49% 53%

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
1961 29 22 62 60 6 16 2 1 3 5 0 0 1 11 .267 .279 .483 .762 99 29 6 0 1 0 0
1962 30 67 216 199 20 53 8 2 6 23 0 1 13 32 .266 .313 .417 .730 94 83 12 1 2 1 2
1963 31 140 450 410 40 103 19 2 12 47 0 1 33 61 .251 .309 .395 .704 92 162 20 2 2 2 4
1964 32 190 585 532 46 122 22 2 15 59 0 1 44 93 .229 .289 .363 .652 78 193 23 2 4 3 5

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
1961 29 23 65 63 6 17 2 1 3 5 0 1 11 .270 .281 .476 .757 8 22
1962 30 45 153 138 14 36 6 1 3 17 0 12 21 .261 .322 .384 .706 17 45
1963 31 73 237 214 22 53 12 0 6 26 0 21 29 .248 .316 .388 .704 26 73
1964 32 50 137 122 7 20 3 0 3 14 0 12 32 .164 .237 .262 .499 8 50
4 Yrs 191 592 537 49 126 23 2 15 62 0 46 93 .235 .296 .369 .665 59 190
162 Game Avg. 162 502 455 42 107 20 2 13 53 0 39 79 .235 .296 .369 .665 50 190

* 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

All-Star Games
1963

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 3 (1776), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

Similarity Scores

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