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Leon Roberts
Leon Kauffman Roberts
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: January 22, 1951 in Vicksburg, MI
Schools: University of Michigan
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 10th round of the 1972 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 3, 1974
Final Game: September 30, 1984
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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 9/8
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 *9/D
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 79
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 /97
1978 27 SEA AL 134 528 472 78 142 21 7 22 92 6 3 41 52 .301 .364 .515 .879 145 243 7 8 3 4 2 *9/D 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 *97/D
1980 29 SEA AL 119 427 374 48 94 18 3 10 33 8 4 43 59 .251 .325 .396 .721 97 148 12 1 3 6 1 978/D
1981 30 TEX AL 72 266 233 26 65 17 2 4 31 3 4 25 38 .279 .345 .421 .765 126 98 8 1 2 5 2 *97/8
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 7D9/8
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 97/8D
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 D7
1983 32 KCR AL 84 234 213 24 55 7 0 8 24 1 1 17 27 .258 .313 .404 .717 96 86 7 1 1 2 1 79/8D
1984 33 KCR AL 28 50 45 4 10 1 1 0 3 0 0 4 3 .222 .300 .289 .589 65 13 1 1 0 0 0 7/9D1
11 Seasons 900 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. 162 552 493 62 132 23 5 14 59 5 5 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) 112 284 258 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) 794 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
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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 15 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 15 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 15 5.000 36.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 1.00
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1974 DET AL 23 OF 17 15 140.2 27 25 0 2 0 .926 -3.8 -32.4 -3.8 -2.6 -1.2 0 1.60 1.47 .981 2.41 2.12
1974 DET AL 23 RF 16 14 132.2 26 24 0 2 0 .923 -3.2 -28.9 -3.2 -2.0 -1.2 0 1.63 1.50 .977 2.18 1.86
1974 DET AL 23 CF 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -90.0 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0 1.12 1.00 1.000 2.92 2.60
1975 DET AL 24 OF 127 124 1097.0 283 268 10 5 2 .982 9.2 10.1 3.2 4.1 -0.9 6 2.28 2.19 .979 2.37 2.10
1975 DET AL 24 RF 127 124 1097.0 279 265 9 5 2 .982 9.2 10.1 3.2 4.1 -0.9 6 2.25 2.16 .976 2.11 1.84
1975 DET AL 24 DH 1 0.0
1976 HOU NL 25 OF 60 55 476.2 102 99 1 2 0 .980 -4.9 -12.3 -3.9 -2.6 -1.3 -1 1.89 1.67 .979 2.34 2.03
1976 HOU NL 25 LF 50 44 385.2 76 74 1 1 0 .987 -3.8 -11.8 -2.8 -1.2 -1.6 -1 1.75 1.50 .976 2.02 1.59
1976 HOU NL 25 RF 12 11 91.0 23 22 0 1 0 .957 -1.1 -14.5 -1.1 -1.4 0.3 0 2.18 1.83 .974 2.15 1.83
1977 HOU NL 26 OF 9 5 48.1 5 3 2 0 0 1.000 -1.4 -34.8 -1.4 -0.2 -1.3 0 0.93 0.56 .980 2.25 1.93
1977 HOU NL 26 RF 6 4 32.0 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -37.5 -1.0 0.2 -1.2 0 1.12 0.67 .975 2.11 1.78
1977 HOU NL 26 LF 4 1 16.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -29.4 -0.4 -0.4 -0.1 0 0.55 0.25 1.000 1.93 1.50
1978 SEA AL 27 OF 128 122 1073.1 314 296 10 8 4 .975 0.8 0.9 1.8 -3.5 5.3 -1 2.57 2.39 .979 2.47 2.13 MVP-33
1978 SEA AL 27 RF 128 122 1073.1 307 289 10 8 4 .974 0.8 0.9 1.8 -3.5 5.3 -1 2.51 2.34 .978 2.24 1.85 MVP-33
1978 SEA AL 27 DH 2 0.0 MVP-33
1979 SEA AL 28 OF 136 118 1056.1 297 286 6 5 2 .983 13.0 14.8 8.0 4.5 3.5 5 2.49 2.15 .981 2.46 2.13
1979 SEA AL 28 RF 69 62 546.0 158 150 4 4 0 .975 2.5 5.5 0.5 1.5 -1.0 2 2.54 2.23 .980 2.25 1.88
1979 SEA AL 28 LF 67 56 510.1 140 137 2 1 1 .993 10.5 24.7 7.5 3.0 4.5 3 2.45 2.07 .980 2.22 1.80
1979 SEA AL 28 DH 1 0.0
1980 SEA AL 29 OF 104 96 859.1 248 238 6 4 1 .984 6.2 8.7 6.2 -1.2 7.4 0 2.56 2.35 .979 2.47 2.15
1980 SEA AL 29 RF 69 64 572.1 169 163 4 2 1 .988 10.7 22.4 7.7 2.1 5.6 3 2.63 2.42 .975 2.13 1.77
1980 SEA AL 29 LF 21 17 152.2 36 36 0 0 0 1.000 -1.4 -11.0 0.6 -1.0 1.6 -2 2.12 1.71 .981 2.35 1.92
1980 SEA AL 29 CF 19 15 134.1 41 39 1 1 0 .976 -3.1 -27.7 -2.1 -2.3 0.2 -1 2.68 2.11 .983 2.92 2.65
1980 SEA AL 29 DH 4 0.0
1981 TEX AL 30 OF 71 63 581.2 133 130 2 1 0 .992 -0.9 -1.9 -0.9 -0.7 -0.2 0 2.04 1.86 .983 2.48 2.16
1981 TEX AL 30 RF 46 39 351.1 73 70 2 1 0 .986 0.3 1.0 0.3 -2.4 2.7 0 1.84 1.57 .979 2.16 1.75
1981 TEX AL 30 LF 26 22 206.1 54 53 0 1 0 .981 -0.5 -2.9 -0.5 1.7 -2.2 0 2.31 2.04 .980 2.38 1.99
1981 TEX AL 30 CF 4 2 24.0 8 7 1 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -35.0 -0.7 0.0 -0.7 0 3.00 2.00 .988 2.89 2.60
1982 TOT AL 31 OF 44 31 304.2 66 66 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -2.0 0.5 1.4 -1.0 -1 1.95 1.50 .982 2.47 2.15
1982 TOT AL 31 LF 29 23 217.0 44 43 1 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -1.7 -0.3 1.5 -1.9 0 1.82 1.52 .982 2.29 1.91
1982 TOT AL 31 DH 22 0.0
1982 TEX AL 31 OF 28 17 178.2 42 42 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 1.3 1.2 0.8 0.4 -1 2.12 1.50 .981 2.47 2.15
1982 TEX AL 31 RF 17 8 82.2 18 18 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -8.7 0.4 -0.1 0.5 -1 1.96 1.06 .983 2.28 1.90
1982 TEX AL 31 LF 13 9 91.0 21 20 1 0 0 1.000 0.4 5.3 0.4 0.9 -0.5 0 2.08 1.62 .981 2.29 1.91
1982 TEX AL 31 CF 2 0 5.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 96.0 0.4 0.0 0.4 0 5.40 1.50 1.000 2.88 2.50
1982 TEX AL 31 DH 1 0.0
1982 TOR AL 31 DH 21 0.0
1982 TOR AL 31 LF 16 14 126.0 23 23 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -6.7 -0.7 0.6 -1.4 0 1.64 1.44 .983 2.29 1.91
1982 TOR AL 31 OF 16 14 126.0 24 24 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -6.7 -0.7 0.6 -1.4 0 1.71 1.50 .983 2.47 2.15
1983 KCR AL 32 OF 76 59 507.1 145 139 3 3 0 .979 3.8 9.0 2.8 0.6 2.3 1 2.52 1.87 .981 2.50 2.16
1983 KCR AL 32 LF 41 31 273.1 85 80 2 3 0 .965 2.5 11.0 2.5 0.8 1.7 0 2.70 2.00 .978 2.32 1.90
1983 KCR AL 32 RF 34 26 221.0 65 62 2 1 0 .985 2.3 12.5 1.3 0.2 1.2 1 2.61 1.88 .978 2.25 1.85
1983 KCR AL 32 CF 3 2 13.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -92.3 -1.0 -0.4 -0.6 0 0.69 0.33 1.000 2.91 2.57
1983 KCR AL 32 DH 1 0.0
1984 KCR AL 33 OF 16 10 90.0 24 24 0 0 0 1.000 1.9 25.3 1.9 0.1 1.7 0 2.40 1.50 .983 2.51 2.17
1984 KCR AL 33 LF 10 6 53.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 9.1 0.4 -0.4 0.8 0 1.87 1.10 .982 2.28 1.80
1984 KCR AL 33 RF 7 4 37.0 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 1.5 48.6 1.5 0.5 0.9 0 3.16 1.86 .977 2.24 1.89
1984 KCR AL 33 DH 3 0.0
1984 KCR AL 33 P 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 0.70
11 Seasons OF 788 698 6235.1 1644 1574 40 30 9 .982 23.4 4.5 14.4 -0.1 14.3 9 2.33 2.05 .980 2.44 2.13
11 Seasons RF 531 478 4236.1 1135 1078 33 24 7 .979 21.4 6.1 11.4 -0.8 12.2 10 2.36 2.09 .977 2.18 1.83
8 Seasons LF 248 200 1814.2 447 435 6 6 1 .987 7.0 4.6 7.0 4.0 2.8 0 2.19 1.78 .979 2.23 1.81
7 Seasons DH 34 0.0
5 Seasons CF 29 20 184.1 54 51 2 1 0 .981 -5.0 -32.5 -4.0 -3.3 -0.7 -1 2.59 1.83 .985 2.91 2.62
1 Season P 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 0.70
11 Seasons TOT 789 698 6236.1 1644 1574 40 30 9 .982 23.4 4.5 14.4 -0.1 14.3 9 2.33 2.05 .962 2.44 2.12
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

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 (1456th)

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

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 7 (1573), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1892), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 7 (2095), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 6, 1972: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 10th round of the 1972 amateur draft.

December 6, 1975: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Terry Humphrey, Mark Lemongello and Gene Pentz to the Houston Astros for Jim Crawford, Milt May and Dave Roberts.

December 5, 1977: Traded by the Houston Astros to the Seattle Mariners for Jimmy Sexton.

December 12, 1980: Traded by the Seattle Mariners with Larry Cox, Rick Honeycutt, Willie Horton and Mario Mendoza to the Texas Rangers for Steve Finch (minors), Brian Allard, Rick Auerbach, Ken Clay, Jerry Don Gleaton and Richie Zisk.

July 15, 1982: Purchased by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Texas Rangers.

February 5, 1983: Traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Kansas City Royals for Cecil Fielder.

October 10, 1984: Released by the Kansas City Royals.

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