Leo Posada
Leopoldo Jesus (Hernandez) Posada
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: April 15, 1936 in Havana, Cuba
Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent in 1954. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 21, 1960
Final Game: July 20, 1962
Relatives: Uncle of Jorge Posada
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Standard Batting

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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
1960 24 KCA AL 10 40 36 8 13 0 2 1 2 1 0 3 7 .361 .410 .556 .966 160 20 1 0 1 0 0 /97
1961 25 KCA AL 116 400 344 37 87 10 4 7 53 0 0 36 84 .253 .321 .366 .687 83 126 8 4 4 12 1 798
1962 26 KCA AL 29 53 46 6 9 1 1 0 3 0 0 7 14 .196 .302 .261 .563 51 12 1 0 0 0 1 7/9
3 Seasons 155 493 426 51 109 11 7 8 58 1 0 46 105 .256 .326 .371 .697 86 158 10 4 5 12 2
162 Game Avg. 162 515 445 53 114 11 7 8 61 1 0 48 110 .256 .326 .371 .697 86 165 10 4 5 13 2

Advanced Batting

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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
1960 24 KCA AL 40 25 8 8.6 101 .429 .361 .263 .410 .337 .556 .403 .966 .740 160 .767 2.6 0.3 1.000 .306 .194 1.0
1961 25 KCA AL 400 281 43 4.1 105 .302 .253 .265 .321 .340 .366 .412 .687 .753 83 .440 -7.5 -0.7 .626 .218 .113 .0
1962 26 KCA AL 53 38 4 2.8 106 .281 .196 .268 .302 .341 .261 .417 .563 .758 51 .295 -3.3 -0.3 .500 .217 .065
3 Seasons 493 344 55 4.3 105 .311 .256 .265 .326 .340 .371 .412 .697 .752 86 .463 -8.1 -0.7 .639 .225 .115 1.8
162 Game Avg. 515 360 57 4.3 105 .311 .256 .265 .326 .340 .371 .412 .697 .752 86 .463 -8.1 -0.7 .639 .225 .115 2

Ratio Batting*

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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
1960 24 KCA AL 40 2.5% 17.5% 7.5% 7.5% 23% 2.33 5.1 36.0 18.0 0.58 70%
1961 25 KCA AL 400 1.8% 21.0% 9.0% 5.3% 24% 2.33 4.1 49.1 6.5 1.02 66%
1962 26 KCA AL 53 0.0% 26.4% 13.2% 3.8% 22% 2.00 3.3 15.3 0.85 60%
3 Seasons 493 1.6% 21.3% 9.3% 5.3% 24% 2.28 4.1 53.3 7.3 0.96 66%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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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
1960 24 KCA AL 2 0 47% 17 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 25% 5 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 1
1961 25 KCA AL 8 0 25% 171 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 9 31% 29 22 7 7 5 1 6 1 5
1962 26 KCA AL 0 0 38% 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 43% 5 2 3 1 1 0 1 1 0
3 Seasons 10 0 29% 212 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 15 32% 39 28 11 10 8 1 8 2 6
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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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
1960 24 KCA AL 40 18% 13 1 0 0 0 0.69 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 100% 10 1 10% 5 1 20% 25 2 8% 1 0 0% 4 2 50% 0
1961 25 KCA AL 387 42% 87 12 5 1 2 1.66 7 0 7 5 2 2 5 0 4 4 100% 80 8 10% 47 21 45% 242 49 20% 31 19 61% 21 12 57% 13
1962 26 KCA AL 52 46% 9 15 3 0 1 1.12 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 10% 3 0 0% 38 4 11% 3 1 33% 5 3 60% 1
3 Seasons 479 40% 109 28 8 1 3 1.34 8 0 10 6 2 3 5 0 5 5 100% 100 10 10% 55 22 40% 305 55 18% 35 20 57% 30 17 57% 14
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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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
1960 24 10 40 36 8 13 0 2 1 2 1 0 3 7 .361 .410 .556 .966 160 20 1 0 1 0 0
1961 25 126 440 380 45 100 10 6 8 55 1 0 39 91 .263 .329 .384 .713 90 146 9 4 5 12 1
1962 26 155 493 426 51 109 11 7 8 58 1 0 46 105 .256 .326 .371 .697 86 158 10 4 5 12 2

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1960 24 11 40 37 8 13 0 2 1 2 1 3 7 .351 .400 .541 .941 8 10
1961 25 116 399 346 36 89 10 4 7 52 0 37 84 .257 .326 .370 .696 42 116
1962 26 29 55 47 6 10 1 1 0 3 0 8 14 .213 .327 .277 .604 4 29
3 Seasons 156 494 430 50 112 11 7 8 57 1 48 105 .260 .332 .374 .706 54 155
162 Game Avg. 162 513 447 52 116 11 7 8 59 1 50 109 .260 .332 .374 .706 56 155

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1961 AL--12--1st

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2826), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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