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Sam Leever
Samuel Leever (Deacon or The Goshen Schoolmaster)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Weight 175 lb.

Debut May 26, 1898
Final Game September 26, 1910
Born December 23, 1871 in Goshen, OH
Died May 19, 1953 in Goshen, OH

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Pitching  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1898 26 PIT NL   1   0   5   3   2   0   2  0   33.0   26   10    9   0    5   15   1   0     0       0  2.45  3.53  144 0.939
 1899 27 PIT NL  21  23  51  39  35   4  11  3  379.0  353  191  134   7  122  121  11   8     0       1  3.18  3.81  120 1.253
 1900 28 PIT NL  15  13  30  29  25   3   1  0  232.7  236  101   70   2   48   84  10  10     0       0  2.71  3.62  134 1.221
 1901 29 PIT NL  14   5  21  20  18   2   1  0  176.0  182   82   56   2   39   82   7   5     0       0  2.86  3.25  114 1.256
 1902 30 PIT NL  15   7  28  26  23   4   2  2  222.0  203   73   59   2   31   86   8   3     0       0  2.39  2.75  115 1.054
 1903 31 PIT NL  25   7  36  34  30   7   2  1  284.3  255   99   65   2   60   90   5   6  1153       0  2.06  3.23  157 1.108
 1904 32 PIT NL  18  11  34  32  26   1   2  0  253.3  224   85   61   2   54   63   5   2  1003       2  2.17  2.73  126 1.097
 1905 33 PIT NL  20   5  33  29  20   3   3  1  229.7  199   94   69   3   54   81  12   5   928       1  2.70  2.99  111 1.102
 1906 34 PIT NL  22   7  36  31  25   6   4  0  260.3  232   84   67   3   48   76   7   3  1011       0  2.32  2.68  116 1.076
 1907 35 PIT NL  14   9  31  24  17   5   7  0  216.7  182   70   40   3   46   65   8   1   848       0  1.66  2.44  147 1.052
 1908 36 PIT NL  15   7  38  20  14   4  14  2  192.7  179   60   45   1   41   28   6   3   767       0  2.10  2.30  109 1.142
 1909 37 PIT NL   8   1  19   4   2   0  12  2   70.0   74   30   22   0   14   23   4   0   286       0  2.83  2.56   91 1.257
 1910 38 PIT NL   6   5  26   8   4   0  14  2  111.0  104   45   34   2   25   33   6   0   432       0  2.76  3.14  114 1.162
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 13 Yr WL% .660 194 100 388 299 241  39  75 13 2660.7 2449 1024  731  29  587  847  90  46  6428       4  2.47  3.04  123 1.141
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    19   9  38  29  23   3   7  1  263.3  242  101   72   2   58   83   8   4   636   0   0  2.47  3.04  123 1.141
 Career High     25  23  51  39  35   7  14  3  379.0  353  191  134   7  122  121  12  10  1153   0   2  1.66  3.81  157 1.052

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1898 26 PIT NL   5   12    2    3   0  0   0    1   0      1      .250  .357  .250   76    3   0           1    
 1899 27 PIT NL  51  146   15   33   6  4   0   18   0      8      .226  .271  .322   63   47   6           1    
 1900 28 PIT NL  30   88    9   18   2  2   1    5   1      2      .205  .222  .307   44   27   0           0    
 1901 29 PIT NL  21   71   10   13   1  0   0    4   1      5      .183  .247  .197   28   14   2           1    
 1902 30 PIT NL  29   90    6   16   3  2   0    8   1      3      .178  .204  .256   39   23   0           0    
 1903 31 PIT NL  36  115   11   19   0  1   0   12   0      4      .165  .193  .183    6   21   4           0    
 1904 32 PIT NL  34   99   12   26   2  2   1   14   0      4      .263  .305  .354  100   35   2           2    
 1905 33 PIT NL  33   88    4    9   2  1   0    5   0      4      .102  .141  .148  -15   13   2           0    
 1906 34 PIT NL  36   95    9   20   1  1   0    5   0      5      .211  .257  .242   53   23   1           1    
 1907 35 PIT NL  31   73    3   11   0  0   0    2   0      4      .151  .195  .151    7   11   4           0    
 1908 36 PIT NL  38   61    5    9   0  1   0    3   1      4      .148  .212  .180   26   11   2           1    
 1909 37 PIT NL  19   24    2    4   0  0   0    1   0      3      .167  .259  .167   30    4   0           0    
 1910 38 PIT NL  26   31    2    2   0  0   0    0   0      2   8  .065  .121  .065  -47    2   2           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 13 Seasons     389  993   90  183  17 14   2   78   4  0  49   8  .184  .228  .236   36  234  25   0   0   7   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        414   37   76   7  6   1   32   2  0  20   3  .184  .228  .236   36   97  10   0   0   3   0
 Career High     51  146   15   33   6  4   1   18   1  0   8   8                          47   6   0   0   2   0
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1898 26 PIT NL   14    9    1   2.9    90| .250  .275| .357  .340| .250  .353| .607  .693|  76  .362  -0.2   0.0     
 1899 27 PIT NL  161  119   13   2.8    99| .226  .289| .271  .351| .322  .376| .593  .727|  63  .316  -8.1  -0.8     
 1900 28 PIT NL   90   70    6   2.2    99| .205  .288| .222  .350| .307  .380| .529  .729|  44  .235  -7.4  -0.8     
 1901 29 PIT NL   79   60    3   1.3    91| .183  .279| .247  .335| .197  .364| .444  .699|  28  .120  -6.5  -0.7     
 1902 30 PIT NL   93   74    5   1.8    81| .178  .271| .204  .327| .256  .334| .460  .660|  39  .234  -7.0  -0.8     
 1903 31 PIT NL  123  100    4   1.1    94| .165  .281| .193  .345| .183  .366| .376  .711|   6  .082 -14.8  -1.6     
 1904 32 PIT NL  107   75   10   3.5    80| .263  .261| .305  .320| .354  .337| .659  .657| 100  .530  -0.4   0.0     
 1905 33 PIT NL   94   81    2   0.7    86| .102  .268| .141  .330| .148  .350| .289  .680| -15  .044 -12.8  -1.5     
 1906 34 PIT NL  102   76    6   2.1    79| .211  .257| .257  .325| .242  .328| .499  .652|  53  .321  -5.5  -0.7     
 1907 35 PIT NL   81   66    2   0.8    77| .151  .254| .195  .321| .151  .323| .346  .644|   7  .079  -8.0  -1.0     
 1908 36 PIT NL   68   54    2   1.0    72| .148  .247| .212  .308| .180  .318| .392  .626|  26  .119  -5.2  -0.6     
 1909 37 PIT NL   27   20    1   1.4    80| .167  .258| .259  .326| .167  .332| .426  .658|  30  .168  -1.9  -0.2     
 1910 38 PIT NL   35   31    0   0.0    93| .065  .271| .121  .346| .065  .359| .186  .705| -47  .000  -6.0  -0.7     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 13 Seasons     1074  835   55   1.7    87| .184  .271| .228  .333| .236  .350| .464  .684|  36  .205 -84.1  -9.4     

* 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    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1898 26 PIT NL P 5 3 5 0 0 1.000 .920 1.60 2.24 2.18 2.65 3 33.0 1899 27 PIT NL P 51 10 100 6 2 .948 .909 2.16 2.24 2.61 2.68 39 379.0 1900 28 PIT NL P 30 8 52 4 0 .938 .922 2.00 2.17 2.32 2.67 29 232.7 1901 29 PIT NL P 21 3 54 2 0 .966 .934 2.71 2.39 2.91 2.75 20 176.0 1902 30 PIT NL P 28 3 42 2 0 .957 .934 1.61 2.41 1.82 2.72 26 222.0 OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 1.90 1 0 0 1903 31 PIT NL P 36 12 76 4 1 .957 .924 2.44 2.43 2.79 2.87 34 284.3 1904 32 PIT NL P 34 11 67 1 2 .987 .940 2.29 2.62 2.77 3.03 32 253.3 1905 33 PIT NL P 33 7 70 8 1 .906 .942 2.33 2.42 3.02 2.97 29 229.7 1906 34 PIT NL P 36 11 52 3 1 .955 .947 1.75 2.40 2.18 3.05 31 260.3 1907 35 PIT NL P 31 4 39 2 1 .956 .949 1.39 2.27 1.79 2.97 24 216.7 1908 36 PIT NL P 38 8 44 2 0 .963 .952 1.37 2.13 2.43 2.99 20 192.7 1909 37 PIT NL P 19 0 23 0 0 1.000 .939 1.21 1.95 2.96 2.84 4 70.0 1910 38 PIT NL P 26 3 35 0 3 1.000 .945 1.46 1.77 3.08 2.82 8 111.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1902 30 PIT NL OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 1.90 1 0 0 1898 26 PIT NL P 5 3 5 0 0 1.000 .920 1.60 2.24 2.18 2.65 3 33.0 1899 27 PIT NL P 51 10 100 6 2 .948 .909 2.16 2.24 2.61 2.68 39 379.0 1900 28 PIT NL P 30 8 52 4 0 .938 .922 2.00 2.17 2.32 2.67 29 232.7 1901 29 PIT NL P 21 3 54 2 0 .966 .934 2.71 2.39 2.91 2.75 20 176.0 1902 30 PIT NL P 28 3 42 2 0 .957 .934 1.61 2.41 1.82 2.72 26 222.0 1903 31 PIT NL P 36 12 76 4 1 .957 .924 2.44 2.43 2.79 2.87 34 284.3 1904 32 PIT NL P 34 11 67 1 2 .987 .940 2.29 2.62 2.77 3.03 32 253.3 1905 33 PIT NL P 33 7 70 8 1 .906 .942 2.33 2.42 3.02 2.97 29 229.7 1906 34 PIT NL P 36 11 52 3 1 .955 .947 1.75 2.40 2.18 3.05 31 260.3 1907 35 PIT NL P 31 4 39 2 1 .956 .949 1.39 2.27 1.79 2.97 24 216.7 1908 36 PIT NL P 38 8 44 2 0 .963 .952 1.37 2.13 2.43 2.99 20 192.7 1909 37 PIT NL P 19 0 23 0 0 1.000 .939 1.21 1.95 2.96 2.84 4 70.0 1910 38 PIT NL P 26 3 35 0 3 1.000 .945 1.46 1.77 3.08 2.82 8 111.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Position Total P* 388 83 659 34 11 .956 .933 1.91 2.28 299 2660.7 OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 1.90 1 0 0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Overall Total 389 84 659 34 11 .956 .933 1.91 2.28
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1903   WS    PIT BOS     L   2   2   5.40  0  2  0  1  10    13   6   3   2 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1903   WS    PIT BOS     L   2   4   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
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.

ERA
1900 NL-2.71-4
1901 NL-2.86-10
1903 NL-2.06-1
1907 NL-1.66-4
Car-2.47-37

Wins
1903 NL-25-3
1904 NL-18-10
1905 NL-20-5
1906 NL-22-4

Won-Loss %
1901 NL-.737-1
1902 NL-.682-6
1903 NL-.781-1
1905 NL-.800-1
1906 NL-.759-3
1908 NL-.682-5
Car-.660-20

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1899 NL-1.253-10
1900 NL-1.221-6
1902 NL-1.054-4
1903 NL-1.108-3
1904 NL-1.097-9
1905 NL-1.102-8
1906 NL-1.076-6
1907 NL-1.052-8
Car-1.141-49

Hits Allowed/9IP
1899 NL-8.38-5
1900 NL-9.13-8
1903 NL-8.07-4

Bases on Balls/9IP
1900 NL-1.86-5
1902 NL-1.26-5
1903 NL-1.90-5
1904 NL-1.92-8
1905 NL-2.12-7
1906 NL-1.66-2
1907 NL-1.91-7
1908 NL-1.92-7
Car-1.99-87

Strikeouts/9IP
1899 NL-2.87-8
1900 NL-3.25-5
1901 NL-4.19-9

Games
1899 NL-51-1
1903 NL-36-8

Saves
1899 NL-3-1
1902 NL-2-2
1905 NL-1-7
1908 NL-2-6
1909 NL-2-9
1910 NL-2-9

Innings
1899 NL-379.0-1
1903 NL-284.3-10

Strikeouts
1899 NL-121-3
1900 NL-84-9

Games Started
1899 NL-39-5
1903 NL-34-6

Comp. Games
1899 NL-35-7
1903 NL-30-8
Car-241-94

Shutouts
1899 NL-4-2
1900 NL-3-5
1901 NL-2-10
1902 NL-4-7
1903 NL-7-1
1906 NL-6-3
1907 NL-5-8
Car-39-51

Bases On Balls Allow.
1899 NL-122-3

Hits Allowed
1899 NL-353-10

SO to Walk
1900 NL-1.75-4
1902 NL-2.77-3
1903 NL-1.50-10

Losses
1899 NL-23-3

Earned Runs Allow.
1899 NL-134-9

Wild Pitches
1899 NL-8-10
1900 NL-10-4

Hit Batsmen
Car-90-84

Batters Faced
1903 NL-1153-10

Games Finished
1899 NL-11-1
1908 NL-14-2
1909 NL-12-9
1910 NL-14-6

Adjusted ERA+
1900 NL-134-4
1903 NL-157-1
1907 NL-147-7
Car-123-81

Oldest Player
1908 NL-36-8
1909 NL-37-6
1910 NL-38-4

         

Black Ink: Pitching - 21 (83) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 119 (157) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 46.0 (48) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 97.0 (99) (Likely HOFer > 100)
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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