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Leon Roberts

Leon Kauffman Roberts

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: January 22, 1951 in Vicksburg, MI
School: University of Michigan
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 10th round of the 1972 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 3, 1974
Teams (by GP): Mariners/Tigers/Royals/Astros/Rangers/... 1974-1984

Final Game: September 30, 1984
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Feb 12, 2012, 12:18AM
All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1462. Bill Hall… #1463. Mike Gallego… #1464. Reed Johnson… #1465. LEON ROBERTS… #1466. Rick Ankiel… #1467. James Loney… #1468. Don Mueller… 

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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
1974 23 DET AL 17 66 63 5 17 3 2 0 7 0 2 3 10 .270 .303 .381 .684 95 24 3 0 0 0 1
1975 24 DET AL 129 496 447 51 115 17 5 10 38 3 7 36 94 .257 .316 .385 .700 95 172 9 4 5 4 1 *
1976 25 HOU NL 87 260 235 31 68 11 2 7 33 1 0 19 43 .289 .347 .443 .790 133 104 2 3 1 2 1
1977 26 HOU NL 19 28 27 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 8 .074 .107 .074 .181 -48 2 1 0 0 0 0 /
1978 27 SEA AL 134 528 472 78 142 21 7 22 92 6 3 41 52 .301 .364 .515 .879 146 243 7 8 3 4 2 * MVP-33
1979 28 SEA AL 140 518 450 61 122 24 6 15 54 3 3 56 64 .271 .352 .451 .803 114 203 8 2 7 3 6 *
1980 29 SEA AL 119 427 374 48 94 18 3 10 33 8 4 43 59 .251 .325 .396 .721 96 148 12 1 3 6 1
1981 30 TEX AL 72 266 233 26 65 17 2 4 31 3 4 25 38 .279 .345 .421 .765 127 98 8 1 2 5 2 *
1982 31 TOT AL 71 193 178 13 41 7 0 2 11 1 1 11 30 .230 .276 .303 .579 57 54 7 1 1 2 1 79D/8
1982 31 TEX AL 31 80 73 7 17 3 0 1 6 0 0 4 14 .233 .278 .315 .594 67 23 4 1 1 1 1 97/8
1982 31 TOR AL 40 113 105 6 24 4 0 1 5 1 1 7 16 .229 .274 .295 .570 51 31 3 0 0 1 0 7D
1983 32 KCR AL 84 234 213 24 55 7 0 8 24 1 1 17 27 .258 .313 .404 .717 97 86 7 1 1 2 1
1984 33 KCR AL 29 50 45 4 10 1 1 0 3 0 0 4 3 .222 .300 .289 .589 64 13 1 1 0 0 0 /1
11 Seasons 901 3066 2737 342 731 126 28 78 328 26 25 256 428 .267 .332 .419 .751 108 1147 65 22 23 28 16
162 Game Avg. 162 551 492 61 131 23 5 14 59 5 4 46 77 .267 .332 .419 .751 108 206 12 4 4 5 3
SEA (3 yrs) 393 1473 1296 187 358 63 16 47 179 17 10 140 175 .276 .349 .458 .807 120 594 27 11 13 13 9
KCR (2 yrs) 113 284 258 28 65 8 1 8 27 1 1 21 30 .252 .311 .384 .695 91 99 8 2 1 2 1
TEX (2 yrs) 103 346 306 33 82 20 2 5 37 3 4 29 52 .268 .329 .395 .725 112 121 12 2 3 6 3
HOU (2 yrs) 106 288 262 32 70 11 2 7 35 1 0 20 51 .267 .324 .405 .729 114 106 3 3 1 2 1
DET (2 yrs) 146 562 510 56 132 20 7 10 45 3 9 39 104 .259 .314 .384 .698 95 196 12 4 5 4 2
TOR (1 yr) 40 113 105 6 24 4 0 1 5 1 1 7 16 .229 .274 .295 .570 51 31 3 0 0 1 0
AL (9 yrs) 795 2778 2475 310 661 115 26 71 293 25 25 236 377 .267 .332 .421 .753 108 1041 62 19 22 26 15
NL (2 yrs) 106 288 262 32 70 11 2 7 35 1 0 20 51 .267 .324 .405 .729 114 106 3 3 1 2 1

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1974 23 DET AL 66 -1 0 0 0 -4 -1 2 -4 -0.4 0 0.0 -0.4 $
1975 24 DET AL 496 -5 0 -1 1 9 -7 16 13 1.3 4 0.4 0.9 $ *
1976 25 HOU NL 260 10 -1 1 2 -5 -3 8 12 1.3 17 1.9 -0.6 $
1977 26 HOU NL 28 -6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 -6 -0.7 -5 -0.5 -0.2 $ /
1978 27 SEA AL 528 27 2 -3 1 1 -7 18 39 4.1 38 4.1 0.0 $ * MVP-33
1979 28 SEA AL 518 5 0 3 1 13 -6 17 34 3.4 20 2.0 1.4 $ *
1980 29 SEA AL 427 -2 0 -1 0 6 -4 13 13 1.3 6 0.6 0.7 $
1981 30 TEX AL 266 10 -1 1 -1 -1 -3 8 12 1.3 14 1.5 -0.2 $ *
1982 31 TEX AL 80 -3 0 0 0 0 -1 3 -3 -0.3 -1 -0.1 -0.2 $ 97/8
1982 31 TOR AL 113 -6 -1 1 0 -1 -3 4 -6 -0.7 -5 -0.5 -0.2 $ 7D
1983 32 KCR AL 234 -2 -1 0 0 4 -3 7 5 0.5 1 0.1 0.4 $
1984 33 KCR AL 50 -2 0 0 0 2 -1 2 1 0.1 -1 -0.1 0.2 $ /1
11 Seasons 3066 25 -2 1 4 23 -39 99 110 11.2 88 9.4 1.8 $
SEA (3 yrs) 1473 30 2 -1 2 20 -17 48 86 8.8 64 6.7 2.1 $
KCR (2 yrs) 284 -4 -1 0 0 6 -4 9 6 0.6 0 0.0 0.6 $
TEX (2 yrs) 346 7 -1 1 -1 -1 -4 11 9 1.0 13 1.4 -0.4 $
HOU (2 yrs) 288 4 -1 1 2 -6 -3 9 6 0.6 12 1.4 -0.8 $
DET (2 yrs) 562 -6 0 -1 1 5 -8 18 9 0.9 4 0.4 0.5 $
TOR (1 yr) 113 -6 -1 1 0 -1 -3 4 -6 -0.7 -5 -0.5 -0.2 $

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
1984 33 KCR AL 0 0 27.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 4 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 8 21 5.000 36.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 1.00
1 Season 0 0 27.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 4 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 8 21 5.000 36.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 1.00
162 Game Avg. 0 0 27.00 68 0 68 0 0 0 68 272 204 204 68 68 0 68 0 0 0 544 21 5.000 36.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 1.00

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1984 33 KCR AL 1.0 0 3 1 0 .0 -2 -0.1 $
1 Season 1.0 0 3 1 0 .0 -2 -0.1 $

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% PO Awards
1974 DET AL 23 OF 17 27 25 0 2 0 .926 -4 1.47 .980 2.40
1974 DET AL 23 RF 16 14 14 132.2 26 24 0 2 0 .923 -3 -29 1.63 1.50 .976 2.18 2.17
1974 DET AL 23 CF 1 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -90 1.12 1.00 .990 2.92 2.90
1975 DET AL 24 OF 127 283 268 10 5 2 .982 9 2.19 .979 2.36
1975 DET AL 24 RF 127 124 122 1097.0 279 265 9 5 2 .982 9 10 2.25 2.16 .976 2.11 2.10
1976 HOU NL 25 OF 60 102 99 1 2 0 .980 -5 1.67 .979 2.33
1976 HOU NL 25 LF 50 44 32 385.2 76 74 1 1 0 .987 -4 -12 1.75 1.50 .976 2.02 2.01
1976 HOU NL 25 RF 12 11 7 91.0 23 22 0 1 0 .957 -1 -15 2.18 1.83 .974 2.15 2.15
1977 HOU NL 26 OF 9 5 3 2 0 0 1.000 -1 0.56 .978 2.26
1977 HOU NL 26 RF 6 4 2 32.0 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 -1 -38 1.12 0.67 .975 2.11 2.12
1977 HOU NL 26 LF 4 1 1 16.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -29 0.55 0.25 .970 1.93 1.92
1978 SEA AL 27 OF 128 314 296 10 8 4 .975 1 2.39 .979 2.45 MVP-33
1978 SEA AL 27 RF 128 122 112 1073.1 307 289 10 8 4 .974 1 1 2.51 2.34 .978 2.24 2.22 MVP-33
1978 SEA AL 27 DH 1 1 MVP-33
1979 SEA AL 28 OF 136 297 286 6 5 2 .983 13 2.15 .981 2.43
1979 SEA AL 28 RF 69 62 50 546.0 158 150 4 4 0 .975 2 5 2.54 2.23 .980 2.25 2.22
1979 SEA AL 28 LF 67 56 45 510.1 140 137 2 1 1 .993 10 25 2.45 2.07 .980 2.22 2.20
1980 SEA AL 29 OF 104 248 238 6 4 1 .984 6 2.35 .979 2.46
1980 SEA AL 29 RF 69 64 60 572.1 169 163 4 2 1 .988 11 22 2.63 2.42 .975 2.13 2.12
1980 SEA AL 29 LF 21 17 13 152.2 36 36 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -11 2.12 1.71 .980 2.35 2.35
1980 SEA AL 29 CF 19 15 12 134.1 41 39 1 1 0 .976 -3 -28 2.68 2.11 .983 2.92 2.91
1980 SEA AL 29 DH 4 4
1981 TEX AL 30 OF 71 133 130 2 1 0 .992 -1 1.86 .983 2.47
1981 TEX AL 30 RF 46 39 35 351.1 73 70 2 1 0 .986 0 1 1.84 1.57 .980 2.16 2.15
1981 TEX AL 30 LF 26 22 20 206.1 54 53 0 1 0 .981 -0 -3 2.31 2.04 .979 2.38 2.38
1981 TEX AL 30 CF 4 2 2 24.0 8 7 1 0 0 1.000 -1 -35 3.00 2.00 .988 2.89 2.90
1982 TOT AL 31 OF 44 31 22 304.2 66 66 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -2 1.95 1.50 .982 0.00 2.46
1982 TOT AL 31 LF 29 23 17 217.0 44 43 1 0 0 1.000 -0 -2 1.82 1.52 .981 2.29 2.28
1982 TEX AL 31 OF 28 17 12 178.2 42 42 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 2.12 1.50 .982 0.00 2.46
1982 TEX AL 31 RF 17 8 5 82.2 18 18 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -9 1.96 1.06 .981 2.28 2.26
1982 TEX AL 31 LF 13 9 7 91.0 21 20 1 0 0 1.000 0 5 2.08 1.62 .981 2.29 2.28
1982 TEX AL 31 CF 2 0 0 5.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 96 5.40 1.50 .987 2.88 2.85
1982 TOR AL 31 LF 16 14 10 126.0 23 23 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -7 1.64 1.44 .981 2.29 2.28
1982 TOR AL 31 OF 16 14 10 126.0 24 24 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -7 1.71 1.50 .982 0.00 2.46
1982 TOR AL 31 DH 15 15
1983 KCR AL 32 OF 76 145 139 3 3 0 .979 4 1.87 .981 2.48
1983 KCR AL 32 LF 41 31 21 273.1 85 80 2 3 0 .965 2 11 2.70 2.00 .977 2.32 2.30
1983 KCR AL 32 RF 34 26 19 221.0 65 62 2 1 0 .985 2 12 2.61 1.88 .978 2.25 2.23
1983 KCR AL 32 CF 3 2 0 13.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -92 0.69 0.33 .990 2.91 2.90
1984 KCR AL 33 OF 16 24 24 0 0 0 1.000 2 1.50 .983 2.49
1984 KCR AL 33 P 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
1984 KCR AL 33 LF 10 6 2 53.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 0 9 1.87 1.10 .982 2.28 2.26
1984 KCR AL 33 RF 7 4 2 37.0 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 2 49 3.16 1.86 .979 2.24 2.21
11 Seasons OF 788 31 22 304.2 1644 1574 40 30 9 .982 23 92 1.95 2.05 .980 0.00 2.43
11 Seasons RF 531 478 428 4236.1 1135 1078 33 24 7 .979 21 6 2.36 2.09 .977 2.18 2.17
8 Seasons LF 248 200 151 1814.2 447 435 6 6 1 .987 7 5 2.19 1.78 .979 2.23 2.22
5 Seasons CF 29 20 15 184.1 54 51 2 1 0 .981 -5 -33 2.59 1.83 .984 2.91 2.90
1 Season P 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
11 Seasons TOT 789 31 22 305.2 1644 1574 40 30 9 .982 23 92 1.94 2.05 .980 0.01 2.43
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% PO Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1978 AL (33, 1%)
0.01 Career Shares (1498th)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1979 AL  1.4 (9th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1978 AL  .301 (6th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1978 AL  .515 (7th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1978 AL  .879 (5th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1978 AL  145 (7th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1978 AL  27 (9th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1978 AL  2.7 (9th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1978 AL  .704 (4th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1978 AL  8 (4th)

Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)† s c a p y
1978 AL  30.70 (10th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1978 AL  4.1 (4th)

Base-Out Wins Added (REW)† s c a p y
1978 AL  3.1 (9th)

Total Zone Runs as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
Career  21 (57th)

Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1954)† s c a p y
1975 AL  2.25 (4th)
1978 AL  2.51 (1st)
Career  2.36 (6th)

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1975 AL  2.16 (3rd)
1978 AL  2.34 (1st)
Career  2.09 (28th)

Fielding % as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1975 AL  .982 (5th)
Career  .979 (93rd)

Total Zone Runs as OF s c a p y
1979 AL  13 (3rd)

                           

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1950-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 7 (1608), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1908), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 7 (1931), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  8. Harry Simpson (972)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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