Lee Wheat
Leroy William Wheat
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: September 15, 1929 in Edwardsville, IL
School: Truman State University
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 21, 1954
Final Game: April 23, 1955
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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
1954 24 PHA AL 0 2 .000 5.72 8 1 5 0 0 0 28.1 38 18 18 1 9 7 1 1 0 137 68 1.659 12.1 0.3 2.9 2.2 0.78
1955 25 KCA AL 0 0 22.50 3 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 8 7 5 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 18 18 5.500 36.0 4.5 13.5 4.5 0.33
2 Seasons 0 2 .000 6.82 11 1 5 0 0 0 30.1 46 25 23 2 12 2 8 1 1 0 155 58 1.912 13.6 0.6 3.6 2.4 0.67
162 Game Avg. 0 11 .000 6.82 62 6 28 0 0 0 172 261 142 130 11 68 45 6 6 0 878 58 1.912 13.6 0.6 3.6 2.4 0.67

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1954 24 PHA AL 8 128 115 18 38 5 2 1 1 0 9 7 .330 .375 .435 .810 .336 50 4 1 0 3
1955 25 KCA AL 3 18 15 7 8 2 0 1 0 0 3 1 .533 .611 .867 1.478 .538 13 0 0 0 0 2
2 Seasons 11 146 130 25 46 7 2 2 1 0 12 8 .354 .404 .485 .889 .358 63 4 1 0 3 2
162 Game Avg. 62 827 737 142 261 40 11 11 6 0 68 45 .354 .404 .485 .889 .358 357 23 6 0 17
MLB Averages

Starting Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1954 24 PHA AL 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 1 100% 52 52 52 0 0 0 1 2.7 3.0 6.0
1 Season 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 1 100% 52 52 52 0 0 0 1 2.7 3.0 6.0
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1954 24 PHA AL 8 7 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 4 0.843 0 2 4 1 1 4 1 5 6 0 5 1 9.6
1955 25 KCA AL 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 100% 6 0.184 0 1 2 0 0 3 3 0 1 2 1 0 2.0
2 Seasons 11 10 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 88% 0.761 0 3 6 1 1 7 4 5 7 2 6 1 7.3

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1954 24 PHA AL 128 38% 0.8% 5.5% 7.0% 6.3% 21% 1.26 86% 27 4 15%
1955 25 KCA AL 17 41% 5.6% 5.6% 16.7% 16.7% 38% 1.50 72% 6 0 0%
2 Seasons 145 39% 1.4% 5.5% 8.2% 7.5% 24% 1.27 84% 33 4 12%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1954 24 PHA AL 120 38 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 8 5 0 63% 0 0 0 51 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 8
1955 25 KCA AL 17 8 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 4 3 0 75% 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons 137 46 2 0 6 0 2 0 2 12 8 0 67% 1 0 0 61 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 8
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age 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 ERA+
1954 24 0 2 .000 5.72 8 1 5 0 0 0 28.1 38 18 18 1 9 7 1 1 0 137 68 1.659 12.1 0.3 2.9 2.2 0.78 68
1955 25 0 2 .000 6.82 11 1 5 0 0 0 30.1 46 25 23 2 12 2 8 1 1 0 155 58 1.912 13.6 0.6 3.6 2.4 0.67 58

Neutralized Pitching

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
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
1954 24 1 2 .333 5.23 31.0 40 20 18 1 9 8 1 1.581 11.6 2.6 2.3 0.89 0.3 8
1955 25 0 0 15.00 3.0 8 6 5 1 3 2 0 3.667 24.0 9.0 6.0 0.67 3.0 3
2 Seasons 1 2 .333 6.09 34.0 48 26 23 2 12 10 1 1.765 12.7 2.6 0.83 0.5 11

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