Buck Leonard

Positions: First Baseman, Rightfielder and Leftfielder

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

30.0

2163

748

.346

549

RBI

548

OBP

.453

SLG

.593

OPS

1.046

OPS+

180

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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	-2.4	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	40	179	157	30	61	18	3	4	36	5		17		.389	.451	.618	1.069	97		1	4
1936	28	-1.5	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	35	156	124	35	43	3	4	6	34	2		29		.347	.471	.581	1.051	72		0	3
1937	29	-0.1	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	42	199	170	54	64	15	3	13	55	2		25		.377	.462	.729	1.191	124		2	2		0
1938	30	0.8	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	42	178	150	41	63	11	5	9	53	1		24		.420	.500	.740	1.240	111		0	4
1939	31	1.3	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	30	135	109	35	42	10	0	11	48	2		21		.385	.485	.780	1.264	85
1940	32	3.1	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	54	228	185	49	70	14	5	8	41	1		39		.378	.491	.638	1.129	118	2	2	2		1
1941	33	3.8	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	54	229	184	59	64	12	7	13	47	5		39		.348	.467	.701	1.168	129	0	2	4		1
1942	34	3.7	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	30	119	100	16	22	5	0	0	12	3		19		.220	.345	.270	.615	27			0
1943	35	3.5	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	67	306	254	71	84	16	8	4	63	2		47		.331	.439	.504	.943	128		2	3	0
1944	36	5.0	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	49	221	179	48	61	15	7	7	39	1		31		.341	.451	.620	1.071	111	0	5	6		0
1945	37	5.2	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	39	174	151	31	51	6	3	5	33	0		21		.338	.425	.517	.942	78		2	0		0
1946	38	7.9	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	50	209	169	37	56	6	4	7	45	3		39		.331	.459	.539	.998	91		1	0		0
1947	39	9.8	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	35	136	109	20	33	5	1	6	24	4		26		.303	.441	.532	.973	58		1	0
1948	40	11.2	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		604	2619	2163	549	748	144	50	97	548	32		403		.346	.453	.593	1.046	1283		20	28	0	2
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)							635	2755	2278	567	786	149	50	100	569	33		421	4					1335		20	31	0	2

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