Jim Leyritz

Positions: Catcher, First Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: December 27, 1963 in Lakewood, OH us

High School: Turpin HS (Cincinnati, OH)

Schools: Middle Georgia State University (Macon, GA), University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY)

Debut: June 8, 1990 (Age 26-163d, 15,772nd in major league history)
vs. BAL 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 13, 2000 (Age 36-261d)
vs. ARI 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1990 season

Agents: Tom Reich, Adam Katz • Previously: David Lihn

Full Name: James Joseph Leyritz

Nicknames: The King

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2x World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.9

2527

667

.264

325

RBI

387

OBP

.362

SLG

.415

OPS

.777

OPS+

106

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	18-10 / in Starts: 10-5
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	9 games
Most Games w/o HR	7 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1995	ALDS g2	Oct 4	NYY		SEA	W,7-5	CG(15)	7	6	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.167	.286	.667	.952	7	1.73	0.194	28.79	1.77%	0.93	C
2	1995	ALDS g5	Oct 8	NYY	@	SEA	L,5-6	11-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.571	.821	1	1.02	-0.030	42.50	-0.80%	-0.39	PH C
1996 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	1996	ALDS g2	Oct 2	NYY		TEX	W,5-4	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	8	1.57	0.035	22.68	0.32%	0.11	C
4	1996	ALDS g4	Oct 5	NYY	@	TEX	W,6-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	5	.24	-0.007	5.34	-0.10%	-0.14	PH
5	1996	ALCS g1	Oct 9	NYY		BAL	W,5-4	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	8	1.52	-0.038	39.57	-0.67%	-0.11	C
6	1996	ALCS g2	Oct 10	NYY		BAL	L,3-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	7	1.32	-0.035	34.92	-0.59%	-0.20	PH RF
7	1996	ALCS g5	Oct 13	NYY	@	BAL	W,6-4	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.308	.455	.762	8	.39	0.096	7.04	1.11%	1.00	C
8	1996	WS g1	Oct 20	NYY		ATL	L,1-12	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.353	.429	.782	9	.24	0.019	12.41	0.64%	0.18	C
9	1996	WS g3	Oct 22	NYY	@	ATL	W,5-2	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.400	.733	9	1.40	-0.035	58.33	-0.92%	-0.34	PH
10	1996	WS g4	Oct 23	NYY	@	ATL	W,8-6	6-GF(10)	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.350	.588	.938	8	2.33	0.246	148.93	8.81%	1.80	C
11	1996	WS g5	Oct 24	NYY	@	ATL	W,1-0	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.263	.417	.579	.996	8	1.12	0.086	93.05	4.74%	0.89	C
1998 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	1998	NLDS g1	Sep 29	SDP	@	HOU	W,2-1	GS-8	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.250	.333	.583	5	1.05	0.032	16.50	0.31%	0.06	1B
13	1998	NLDS g2	Oct 1	SDP	@	HOU	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.400	1.250	1.650	6	1.23	0.361	18.80	3.08%	1.87	PH 1B
14	1998	NLDS g3	Oct 3	SDP		HOU	W,2-1	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.375	1.286	1.661	5	.99	0.186	20.66	2.19%	0.63	1B
15	1998	NLDS g4	Oct 4	SDP		HOU	W,6-1	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.364	1.300	1.664	5	.95	0.060	21.18	0.74%	0.54	C
16	1998	NLCS g1	Oct 7	SDP	@	ATL	W,3-2	8-GF(10)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.308	1.083	1.391	5	1.89	0.132	49.24	2.23%	0.58	PH 1B
17	1998	NLCS g3	Oct 10	SDP		ATL	W,4-1	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.313	.929	1.241	6	1.40	-0.074	29.24	-0.85%	-0.85	C
18	1998	NLCS g4	Oct 11	SDP		ATL	L,3-8	GS-7	3	3	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.353	.368	1.059	1.427	5	1.18	0.259	13.05	1.62%	1.72	1B
19	1998	NLCS g5	Oct 12	SDP		ATL	L,6-7	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.350	1.000	1.350	6	.28	-0.007	6.68	-0.11%	-0.10	PH 1B
20	1998	NLCS g6	Oct 14	SDP	@	ATL	W,5-0	GS-7	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.292	.818	1.110	5	1.37	-0.005	60.85	-0.04%	-0.48	C
21	1998	WS g1	Oct 17	SDP	@	NYY	L,6-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.250	.692	.942	5	.97	-0.097	50.41	-2.86%	-1.27	DH
22	1998	WS g2	Oct 18	SDP	@	NYY	L,3-9	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.241	.667	.908	5	.08	-0.002	4.23	-0.06%	-0.46	PH 1B
23	1998	WS g3	Oct 20	SDP		NYY	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.226	.621	.846	7	1.05	-0.055	43.75	-1.28%	-0.46	C
24	1998	WS g4	Oct 21	SDP		NYY	L,0-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.229	.563	.791	5	1.80	-0.138	34.71	-1.71%	-0.87	1B
1999 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
25	1999	ALDS g1	Oct 5	NYY		TEX	W,8-0	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	.02	-0.001	.24	-0.01%	-0.82	PH
26	1999	ALDS g2	Oct 7	NYY		TEX	W,3-1	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	6	1.76	0.070	28.19	0.63%	1.00	PH
27	1999	WS g1	Oct 23	NYY	@	ATL	W,4-1	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	7	1.63	0.064	85.14	2.14%	1.00	PH
28	1999	WS g4	Oct 27	NYY		ATL	W,4-1	8-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.600	1.333	1.933	6	.28	0.043	6.21	0.53%	1.00	PH
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