Sam Leever

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)

Born: December 23, 1871 in Goshen, OH us

Died: May 19, 1953 in Goshen, OH

Buried: Goshen Cemetery, Goshen, OH

High School: Goshen HS (Goshen, OH)

Last Game: September 26, 1910 (Age 38-277d)
vs. BRO 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1899 season

Full Name: Samuel Leever

Nicknames: Deacon or The Goshen Schoolmaster

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

40.5

194

100

ERA

2.47

388

299

2660.2

847

WHIP

1.141

Player News

Hide Majors

Hide Minors

Hide Other

Register Pitching

Register Pitching
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1897	25	0.4	Richmond	ATLL	B		21	18	.538	1.05	4.76	40	37		34	3		316.0	270	167	37		70		179	14		8		1.076	7.7		2.0	5.1	2.56
1898	26	0.2	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	1	0	1.000	2.45	2.73	5	3	2	2	0	0	33.0	26	10	9	0	5		15	1	0	0	127	0.939	7.1	0.0	1.4	4.1	3.00
1899	27	0.7	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	21	23	.477	3.18	4.54	51	39	11	35	4	3	379.0	353	191	134	7	122		121	11	1	8	1564	1.253	8.4	0.2	2.9	2.9	0.99
1900	28	0.9	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	15	13	.536	2.71	3.91	30	29	1	25	3	0	232.2	236	101	70	2	48		84	8	0	10	955	1.221	9.1	0.1	1.9	3.2	1.75
1901	29	2.9	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	14	5	.737	2.86	4.19	21	20	1	18	2	0	176.0	182	82	56	2	39		82	7	0	5	733	1.256	9.3	0.1	2.0	4.2	2.10
1902	30	3.2	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	15	7	.682	2.39	2.96	28	26	2	23	4	2	222.0	203	73	59	2	31		86	8	0	3	873	1.054	8.2	0.1	1.3	3.5	2.77
1903	31	3.2	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	25	7	.781	2.06	3.10	36	34	2	30	7	1	284.1	255	98	65	2	60		90	5	0	6	1135	1.108	8.1	0.1	1.9	2.8	1.50
1904	32	4.3	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	18	11	.621	2.17	3.02	34	32	2	26	1	0	253.1	224	85	61	2	54		63	5	2	2	1024	1.097	8.0	0.1	1.9	2.2	1.17
1905	33	5.3	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	20	5	.800	2.70	3.68	33	29	3	20	3	1	229.2	199	94	69	3	54		81	12	1	5	928	1.102	7.8	0.1	2.1	3.2	1.50
1906	34	6.4	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	22	7	.759	2.32	2.90	36	31	4	25	6	0	260.1	232	84	67	3	48		76	7	0	3	1007	1.076	8.0	0.1	1.7	2.6	1.58
1907	35	7.1	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	14	9	.609	1.66	2.91	31	24	7	17	5	0	216.2	182	70	40	3	46		65	8	0	1	848	1.052	7.6	0.1	1.9	2.7	1.41
1908	36	8.2	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	15	7	.682	2.10	2.80	38	20	14	14	4	2	192.2	179	60	45	1	41		28	6	0	3	764	1.142	8.4	0.0	1.9	1.3	0.68
1909	37	10.1	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	8	1	.889	2.83	3.86	19	4	12	2	0	2	70.0	74	30	22	0	14		23	4	0	0	286	1.257	9.5	0.0	1.8	3.0	1.64
1910	38	10.6	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	6	5	.545	2.76	3.65	26	8	14	4	0	2	111.0	104	45	34	2	25		33	6	0	0	432	1.162	8.4	0.2	2.0	2.7	1.32
1911	39	11.4	Minneapolis	AA	A		7	4	.636	3.67	5.26	24						125.0	139	73	51		39							1.424	10.0		2.8

1913	41	14.1	Covington/Kansas City	FL	Ind		0	1	.000		14.14	3	1		0	0		7.0	10	11			2		3	0		0		1.714	12.9		2.6	3.9	1.50
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (13 seasons)					Majors		194	100	.660	2.47	3.46	388	299	75	241	39	13	2660.2	2449	1023	731	29	587		847	88	4	46	10676	1.141	8.3	0.1	2.0	2.9	1.44
Minors (2 seasons)					Minors		28	22	.560	1.80	4.90	64	37		34	3		441.0	409	240	88		109		179	14		8		1.175	8.3		2.2
Other (1 season)					Other		0	1	.000		14.14	3	1		0	0		7.0	10	11			2		3	0		0		1.714	12.9		2.6	3.9	1.50
All Levels (16 Seasons)							222	123	.643		3.69	455	337	75	275	42	13	3108.2	2868	1274	819	29	698		1029	102	4	54	10676	1.147	8.3		2.0