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Leroy Stanton
Leroy Bobby Stanton

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 195 lb.

Debut September 10, 1970
  vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 30, 1978
Born April 10, 1946 in Latta, SC

Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1965. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1970 24 NYM NL   4    4    0    1   0  1   0    0   0  0   0   0  .250  .250  .750  158    3   0   0   0   0   1
 1971 25 NYM NL   5   21    2    4   1  0   0    2   0  0   2   4  .190  .261  .238   44    5   0   0   1   0   1
 1972 26 CAL AL 127  402   44  101  15  3  12   39   2  3  22 100  .251  .295  .393  110  158   2   2   4   4  16
 1973 27 CAL AL 119  306   41   72   9  2   8   34   3  3  27  88  .235  .300  .356   91  109   2   2   2   2  10
 1974 28 CAL AL 118  415   48  111  21  2  11   62  10  8  33 107  .267  .325  .407  116  169   6   5   3   5   9
 1975 29 CAL AL 137  440   67  115  20  3  14   82  18  6  52  85  .261  .345  .416  123  183   8   4   4   6   8
 1976 30 CAL AL  93  231   12   44  13  1   2   25   2  6  24  57  .190  .266  .281   66   65   5   3   1   1   9
 1977 31 SEA AL 133  454   56  125  24  1  27   90   0  1  42 115  .275  .341  .511  130  232   1   3   2   5   8
 1978 32 SEA AL  93  302   24   55  11  0   3   24   1  0  34  80  .182  .265  .248   46   75   3   2   1   1   6
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      829 2575  294  628 114 13  77  358  36 27 236 636  .244  .311  .388  103  999  27  21  18  24  68
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        503   57  123  22  3  15   70   7  5  46 124  .244  .311  .388  103  195   5   4   4   5  13
 Career High    137  454   67  125  24  3  27   90  18  8  52 115  .275  .345  .511  130  232   8   5   4   6  16
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1970 24 NYM NL    4    4    0   0.0   103| .250  .267| .250  .340| .750  .408|1.000  .748| 158  .000   0.2   0.0   0%
 1971 25 NYM NL   23   18    1   1.5    91| .190  .257| .261  .323| .238  .377| .499  .700|  44  .138  -1.5  -0.2   0%
 1972 26 CAL AL  432  324   42   3.5    78| .251  .240| .295  .307| .393  .346| .688  .653| 110  .481   2.9   0.3  40%
 1973 27 CAL AL  339  251   31   3.3    87| .235  .250| .300  .317| .356  .368| .656  .685|  91  .379  -3.5  -0.4  50%
 1974 28 CAL AL  464  332   54   4.4    84| .267  .251| .325  .315| .407  .361| .732  .676| 116  .526   8.8   0.9  55%
 1975 29 CAL AL  510  351   66   5.1    86| .261  .249| .345  .317| .416  .365| .761  .682| 123  .573  14.4   1.5  75%
 1976 30 CAL AL  264  210   16   2.1    80| .190  .248| .266  .311| .281  .349| .547  .660|  66  .229  -8.8  -0.9  25%
 1977 31 SEA AL  505  342   79   6.2    99| .275  .265| .341  .329| .511  .403| .852  .732| 130  .629  18.3   1.8   0%
 1978 32 SEA AL  342  258   21   2.2    94| .182  .261| .265  .326| .248  .385| .513  .711|  46  .222 -21.5  -2.2 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons      2883 2090  310   4.0    87| .244  .252| .311  .318| .388  .370| .699  .688| 103  .475   9.3   0.8  57%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1970 24 NYM NL CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.10 9.00 2.70 1 1.0 1971 25 NYM NL RF 5 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.80 1.80 1.65 2.08 5 49.0 1972 26 CAL AL OF 124 225 6 4 2 .983 .983 1.86 1.91 2.11 2.22 107 985.0 RF 123 221 6 4 2 .983 .980 1.85 1.76 2.11 2.12 105 969.0 CF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.30 0.56 2.64 2 16.0 1973 27 CAL AL OF 107 160 5 6 2 .965 .979 1.54 2.02 1.96 2.29 76 758.7 RF 80 102 4 3 1 .972 .976 1.32 1.73 1.96 2.09 46 487.0 LF 36 60 2 3 1 .954 .976 1.72 1.68 2.05 2.00 30 271.7 1974 28 CAL AL OF 114 226 11 6 0 .975 .980 2.08 2.12 2.21 2.41 109 963.3 RF 110 211 9 6 0 .973 .976 2.00 1.86 2.20 2.18 104 899.3 CF 10 17 2 0 0 1.000 .984 1.90 2.63 2.67 2.93 5 64.0 1975 29 CAL AL OF 131 230 16 10 2 .961 .979 1.88 2.10 2.08 2.37 115 1064.0 RF 127 216 15 10 2 .959 .976 1.82 1.84 2.02 2.11 110 1027.0 CF 5 15 0 0 0 1.000 .980 3.00 2.52 3.65 2.85 5 37.0 DH 1 1976 30 CAL AL OF 79 128 1 2 0 .985 .981 1.63 2.21 2.05 2.47 60 565.3 LF 35 32 0 1 0 .970 .979 0.91 1.91 1.63 2.23 17 176.3 CF 29 61 1 0 0 1.000 .984 2.14 2.60 3.03 2.98 22 184.0 RF 27 36 0 1 0 .973 .981 1.33 1.92 1.58 2.21 21 205.0 DH 4 1977 31 SEA AL OF 91 175 9 9 2 .953 .978 2.02 2.03 2.21 2.34 88 748.3 RF 85 159 8 8 2 .954 .974 1.96 1.71 2.21 2.08 79 680.3 DH 33 LF 9 16 0 1 0 .941 .976 1.78 1.74 2.12 2.10 9 68.0 1978 32 SEA AL DH 59 OF 30 59 1 0 0 1.000 .979 2.00 2.13 2.63 2.47 24 205.0 LF 30 55 1 0 0 1.000 .974 1.87 1.78 2.48 2.21 24 203.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.25 0 2.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1970 24 NYM NL CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.10 9.00 2.70 1 1.0 1972 26 CAL AL CF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.30 0.56 2.64 2 16.0 1974 28 CAL AL CF 10 17 2 0 0 1.000 .984 1.90 2.63 2.67 2.93 5 64.0 1975 29 CAL AL CF 5 15 0 0 0 1.000 .980 3.00 2.52 3.65 2.85 5 37.0 1976 30 CAL AL CF 29 61 1 0 0 1.000 .984 2.14 2.60 3.03 2.98 22 184.0 1975 29 CAL AL DH 1 1976 30 CAL AL DH 4 1977 31 SEA AL DH 33 1978 32 SEA AL DH 59 1973 27 CAL AL LF 36 60 2 3 1 .954 .976 1.72 1.68 2.05 2.00 30 271.7 1976 30 CAL AL LF 35 32 0 1 0 .970 .979 0.91 1.91 1.63 2.23 17 176.3 1977 31 SEA AL LF 9 16 0 1 0 .941 .976 1.78 1.74 2.12 2.10 9 68.0 1978 32 SEA AL LF 30 55 1 0 0 1.000 .974 1.87 1.78 2.48 2.21 24 203.0 1970 24 NYM NL OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 9.00 1.80 1 1.0 1971 25 NYM NL OF 5 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.80 1.92 1.65 2.19 5 49.0 1972 26 CAL AL OF 124 225 6 4 2 .983 .983 1.86 1.91 2.11 2.22 107 985.0 1973 27 CAL AL OF 107 160 5 6 2 .965 .979 1.54 2.02 1.96 2.29 76 758.7 1974 28 CAL AL OF 114 226 11 6 0 .975 .980 2.08 2.12 2.21 2.41 109 963.3 1975 29 CAL AL OF 131 230 16 10 2 .961 .979 1.88 2.10 2.08 2.37 115 1064.0 1976 30 CAL AL OF 79 128 1 2 0 .985 .981 1.63 2.21 2.05 2.47 60 565.3 1977 31 SEA AL OF 91 175 9 9 2 .953 .978 2.02 2.03 2.21 2.34 88 748.3 1978 32 SEA AL OF 30 59 1 0 0 1.000 .979 2.00 2.13 2.63 2.47 24 205.0 1971 25 NYM NL RF 5 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.80 1.80 1.65 2.08 5 49.0 1972 26 CAL AL RF 123 221 6 4 2 .983 .980 1.85 1.76 2.11 2.12 105 969.0 1973 27 CAL AL RF 80 102 4 3 1 .972 .976 1.32 1.73 1.96 2.09 46 487.0 1974 28 CAL AL RF 110 211 9 6 0 .973 .976 2.00 1.86 2.20 2.18 104 899.3 1975 29 CAL AL RF 127 216 15 10 2 .959 .976 1.82 1.84 2.02 2.11 110 1027.0 1976 30 CAL AL RF 27 36 0 1 0 .973 .981 1.33 1.92 1.58 2.21 21 205.0 1977 31 SEA AL RF 85 159 8 8 2 .954 .974 1.96 1.71 2.21 2.08 79 680.3 1978 32 SEA AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.25 0 2.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 682 1213 49 37 8 .972 .980 1.85 2.06 2.13 2.35 585 5339.7 110 47 558# RF* 558 954 42 32 7 .969 .977 1.78 1.79 2.08 2.12 470 4318.7 LF* 110 163 3 5 1 .971 .976 1.51 1.79 2.08 2.13 80 719.0 DH 97 Games not counted in Overall Total below CF* 47 95 3 0 0 1.000 .984 2.09 2.57 2.92 2.93 35 302.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 682 1213 49 37 8 .972 .980 1.85 2.06 2.13 2.35 585 5340
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Strikeouts
1972 AL-100-8
1974 AL-107-5
1977 AL-115-9

Grounded into Double Plays
1972 AL-16-9

Power/Speed Number
1975 AL-15.8-7

At Bats per Home Run
1977 AL-16.8-7

HOF Standards: Batting - 4.0 (2752) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

Before 1965 Season: Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent.

December 10, 1971: Traded by the New York Mets with Frank Estrada, Don Rose, and Nolan Ryan to the California Angels for Jim Fregosi.

November 5, 1976: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners from the California Angels as the 40th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

Before 1980 Season: Released by the Seattle Mariners.

February 3, 1981: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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