Buck Leonard

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 185lb (178cm, 83kg)

Born: September 8, 1907 in Rocky Mount, NC us

Died: November 27, 1997 in Rocky Mount, NC

Buried: Garden of Gethsemane Cemetery, Rocky Mount, NC

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1972. (Voted by Negro League Committee)
View Buck Leonard's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1935 season

Full Name: Walter Fenner Leonard

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

30.4

2280

785

.344

563

RBI

572

OBP

.450

SLG

.583

OPS

1.034

OPS+

177

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1933	25	-6.9	Brooklyn	BLK	Non		1	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		.250	.250	.250	.500	1		0	0
1934	26	-4.0	Homestead	BLK	Non		20	86	78	12	26	3	0	3	17	0		6		.333	.381	.487	.868	38		0	2
1935	27	-2.3	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	44	195	171	33	70	19	3	4	41	5		19		.409	.471	.626	1.097	107		1	4
1936	28	-1.5	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	40	178	145	37	48	3	4	6	36	2		30		.331	.446	.531	.977	77		0	3
1937	29	0.0	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	44	207	177	54	66	14	3	13	56	3		26		.373	.459	.706	1.165	125		2	2
1938	30	0.8	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	46	197	166	44	69	12	5	9	56	1		26		.416	.495	.711	1.206	118		0	5
1939	31	1.4	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	33	144	121	36	44	11	1	11	48	2		20		.364	.454	.744	1.198	90		0
1940	32	3.1	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	54	228	185	49	70	14	5	8	42	1		39		.378	.491	.638	1.129	118		2	2
1941	33	3.8	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	57	241	196	60	68	12	7	13	50	5		40		.347	.462	.679	1.141	133		2	3
1942	34	3.6	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	38	149	125	19	27	6	1	0	21	3		24		.216	.342	.280	.622	35		0	0
1943	35	3.5	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	68	310	255	71	84	18	8	4	61	2		49		.329	.443	.510	.953	130		3	3
1944	36	5.0	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	50	225	184	49	63	16	7	7	40	1		31		.342	.450	.620	1.070	114		5	5
1945	37	5.3	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	40	179	155	31	53	6	3	5	34	0		22		.342	.430	.516	.946	80		2	0
1946	38	7.9	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	50	209	169	37	56	6	4	7	45	3		39		.331	.459	.538	.998	91		1	0
1947	39	9.8	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	35	138	109	20	33	5	1	6	24	4		28		.303	.449	.532	.981	58		1	0
1948	40	11.3	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	37	150	122	23	34	8	0	4	18	1		26		.279	.413	.443	.856	54		2	0

1951	43	16.9	Torreon	MEX	Ind
1952	44	17.7	Torreon	MEX	Ind
1953	45	20.5	Portsmouth	PIED	B		10	46	33	5	11	2	0	0	4	1		12	4	.333	.511	.394	.905	13		0	1
1953	45	18.0	Torreon	MEX	Ind

1955	47		Durango	CMXL	C
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (14 seasons)					Majors		636	2750	2280	563	785	150	52	97	572	33		419		.344	.450	.583	1.034	1330		21	27
Minors (2 seasons)					Minors		10	46	33	5	11	2	0	0	4	1		12	4					13		0	1
Black Baseball (2 seasons)					Black Baseball		21	90	82	13	27	3	0	3	17	0		6		.329	.375	.476	.851	39		0	2
Foreign (3 seasons)					Foreign
All Levels (20 Seasons)							667	2886	2395	581	823	155	52	100	593	34		437	4					1382		21	30

B (1 season)					Minors		10	46	33	5	11	2	0	0	4	1		12	4	.333	.511	.394	.905	13		0	1
C (1 season)					Minors