Leon Pettit

Leon Arthur Pettit (Lefty)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: June 23, 1902 in Waynesburg, PA (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1935
Teams (by GP): Senators/Phillies 1935-1937

Final Game: June 8, 1937
Died: November 21, 1974 in Columbia, TN
Buried: Memorial Park Cemetery, Memphis, TN
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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	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1928	26	BMT,WAC,DAL	A	1	9	.100	8.59	16						66.0	104	74	63		29							2.015	14.2		4.0			BMT,WAC,DAL · TL
1930	28	MEM	A	3	2	.600	4.86	14						50.0	58	33	27		27							1.700	10.4		4.9			MEM · SOUA
1931	29	SPR,QUI	B	15	7	.682	2.98	30						181.0	166	77	60		86							1.392	8.3		4.3			SPR,QUI · IIIL
1932	30	MIN-min	A	18	8	.692	3.14	48						252.0	268	103	88		73							1.353	9.6		2.6			CNG · SOUA
1933	31	MIN-min	A	10	4	.714	3.79	20						121.0	118	66	51		44							1.339	8.8		3.3			CNG · SOUA
1934	32	MIN-BOS-min	A,B	15	9	.625	3.24	35						217.0	248	115	78		60							1.419	10.3		2.5			CNG,CLM · SOUA,PIED
1935	33	WSH	AL	8	5	.615	4.95	41	7	22	1	0	3	109.0	129	65	60	6	58	45	4	0	2	501	88	1.716	10.7	0.5	4.8	3.7	0.78

1936	34	MIN-min	AA	9	22	.290	4.92	41	28					212.0	237	140	116		72							1.458	10.1		3.1			ALB · IL
1937	35	BOS-min	AA	4	9	.308	4.97	41	13					125.0	158	90	69		65							1.784	11.4		4.7			MNE,BLT · AA,IL
1937	35	PHI	NL	0	1	.000	11.25	3	1	2	0	0	0	4.0	6	5	5	1	4	0	0	0	0	21	42	2.500	13.5	2.3	9.0	0.0	0.00
1938	36	CHC-min	B,D	8	3	.727	3.27	19						110.0	105	49	40		27							1.200	8.6		2.2			PTH,ABB · PIED,EVAN
1939	37	CLE-min	B	3	2	.600	4.83	12						54.0	72	36	29		14							1.593	12.0		2.3			SPB · SALL
2 Yrs				8	6	.571	5.18	44	8	24	1	0	3	113.0	135	70	65	7	62	45	4	0	2	522	84	1.743	10.8	0.6	4.9	3.6	0.73
162 Game Avg.				10	8	.571	5.18	58	10	31	1	0	4	148	177	92	85	9	81	59	5	0	3	683	84	1.743	10.8	0.6	4.9	3.6	0.73

WSH (1 yr)				8	5	.615	4.95	41	7	22	1	0	3	109.0	129	65	60	6	58	45	4	0	2	501	88	1.716	10.7	0.5	4.8	3.7	0.78
PHI (1 yr)				0	1	.000	11.25	3	1	2	0	0	0	4.0	6	5	5	1	4	0	0	0	0	21	42	2.500	13.5	2.3	9.0	0.0	0.00

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
1935	33	WSH	AL	109.0	41	7	65	5.37	5.25	-0.13	0.00	97.6	5.24	-1	-0.1	1.0	-0.1	0.8	12	.497	.499	$

1937	35	PHI	NL	3.2	3	1	5	12.27	4.72	-0.27	0.00	122.0	6.08	-3	-0.2	1.0	-0.0	-0.2	-2	.419	.499	$
2 Seasons				112.2	44	8	70	5.59	5.23	-0.13	0.00	98.3	5.27	-4	-0.4	1.0	-0.1	0.6	9	.492	.499	$

WSH (1 yr)				109.0	41	7	65	5.37	5.25	-0.13	0.00	97.6	5.24	-1	-0.1	1.0	-0.1	0.8	12	.497	.499	$
PHI (1 yr)				3.2	3	1	5	12.27	4.72	-0.27	0.00	122.0	6.08	-3	-0.2	1.0	-0.0	-0.2	-2	.419	.499	$

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	IP%
1935	33	WSH	AL	501	1.2%	9.0%	11.6%	1.6%	6%	75%

1937	35	PHI	NL	21	4.8%	0.0%	19.1%			76%
2 Yrs				522	1.3%	8.6%	11.9%	1.5%	6%	75%
MLB Averages					1.4%	8.7%	8.5%	3.2%	13%	79%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1935	33	8	5	.615	4.95	41	7	22	1	3	109.0	129	65	60	6	58	45	4	2	501	88	1.716	10.7	0.5	4.8	3.7	0.78	88
1936	34	8	5	.615	4.95	41	7	22	1	3	109.0	129	65	60	6	58	45	4	2	501	88	1.716	10.7	0.5	4.8	3.7	0.78	88
1937	35	8	6	.571	5.18	44	8	24	1	3	113.0	135	70	65	7	62	45	4	2	522	84	1.743	10.8	0.6	4.9	3.6	0.73	84

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
1935	33	5	7	.417	4.54	113.0	130	63	57	6	58	47	4	1.664	10.4	4.6	3.7	0.81	0.5	41

1937	35	0	0		9.00	4.0	6	4	4	1	4	0	0	2.500	13.5	9.0	0.0	0.00	2.3	3
2 Yrs		5	7	.417	4.69	117.0	136	67	61	7	62	47	4	1.692	10.5		3.6	0.76	0.5	44

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Saves s c a p y 1935 AL 3 (8th)	Hit By Pitch s c a p y 1935 AL 4 (6th)	Games Finished s c a p y 1935 AL 22 (5th)

Saves s c a p y
1935 AL 3 (8th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1935 AL 4 (6th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1935 AL 22 (5th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray Ink

Pitching - 3 (2136), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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