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Hank Leiber
Henry Edward Leiber

Bats Right, Throws Right
Weight 205 lb.
School University of Arizona

Debut April 16, 1933
Final Game September 25, 1942
Born January 17, 1911 in Phoenix, AZ
Died November 8, 1993 in Tucson, AZ

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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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1933 22 NYG NL   6   10    1    2   0  0   0    0   0      0   2  .200  .200  .200   15    2   0           0   1
 1934 23 NYG NL  63  187   17   45   5  3   2   25   1      4  13  .241  .257  .332   57   62   4           0   4
 1935 24 NYG NL 154  613  110  203  37  4  22  107   0     48  29  .331  .389  .512  142  314   9          10  20 MVP-11
 1936 25 NYG NL 101  337   44   94  19  7   9   67   1     37  41  .279  .352  .457  117  154   9           1   5
 1937 26 NYG NL  51  184   24   54   7  3   4   32   1     15  27  .293  .347  .429  109   79   3           0   9
 1938 27 NYG NL  98  360   50   97  18  4  12   65   0     31  45  .269  .327  .442  109  159   3           0   5 AS
 1939 28 CHC NL 112  365   65  113  16  1  24   88   1     59  42  .310  .411  .556  156  203   3           4  14
 1940 29 CHC NL 117  440   68  133  24  2  17   86   1     45  68  .302  .371  .482  135  212   3           3   8 AS
 1941 30 CHC NL  53  162   20   35   5  0   7   25   0     16  25  .216  .291  .377   90   61   5           1   3 AS
 1942 31 NYG NL  58  147   11   32   6  0   4   23   0     19  27  .218  .315  .340   91   50   1           2   9
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     813 2805  410  808 137 24 101  518   5  0 274 319  .288  .356  .462  122 1296  40   0   0  21  78
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        559   82  161  27  5  20  103   1  0  55  64  .288  .356  .462  122  258   8   0   0   4  16
 Career High    154  613  110  203  37  7  24  107   1  0  59  68  .331  .411  .556  156  314   9   0   0  10  20
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1933 22 NYG NL   10    9    0   0.0    91| .200  .273| .200  .326| .200  .374| .400  .699|  15  .000  -1.1  -0.1     
 1934 23 NYG NL  195  150   16   2.8   103| .241  .285| .257  .340| .332  .405| .589  .744|  57  .281 -12.1  -1.2     
 1935 24 NYG NL  680  439  119   7.2   102| .331  .283| .389  .338| .512  .403| .901  .741| 142  .690  37.0   3.6     
 1936 25 NYG NL  384  257   54   5.6   102| .279  .285| .352  .344| .457  .398| .809  .742| 117  .584   7.8   0.8     
 1937 26 NYG NL  202  142   27   5.1   102| .293  .281| .347  .343| .429  .399| .776  .742| 109  .553   1.8   0.2     
 1938 27 NYG NL  394  271   52   5.2   100| .269  .276| .327  .340| .442  .393| .769  .733| 109  .572   3.2   0.3     
 1939 28 CHC NL  431  269   82   8.1   105| .310  .283| .411  .349| .556  .404| .967  .753| 156  .742  30.1   2.9     
 1940 29 CHC NL  491  318   78   6.6    96| .302  .269| .371  .334| .482  .388| .853  .721| 135  .681  21.5   2.2     
 1941 30 CHC NL  184  135   17   3.4    91| .216  .261| .291  .331| .377  .368| .668  .699|  90  .406  -2.6  -0.3     
 1942 31 NYG NL  169  125   15   3.2    88| .218  .257| .315  .329| .340  .357| .655  .686|  91  .425  -1.4  -0.2     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     3140 2115  460   5.8   100| .288  .277| .356  .339| .462  .394| .818  .733| 122  .617  84.1   8.2     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1942 31 NYG NL   0   1   1   1   1   0   0  0    9.0    9    9    6   0    5    5   1   0    42       0  6.00  3.35   56 1.556
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  1 Yr WL  .000   0   1   1   1   1   0   0  0    9.0    9    9    6   0    5    5   1   0    42       0  6.00  3.35   56 1.556
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     0  34  34  34  34   0   0  0  306.0  306  306  204   0  170  170  34   0  1428   0   0  6.00  3.35   56 1.556

* 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 ------+
1933 22 NYG NL OF 1 3 1 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 2.40 1 0 0 1934 23 NYG NL OF 51 99 3 3 1 .971 .973 2.00 2.26 2 49 0 1935 24 NYG NL OF 154 357 5 13 2 .965 .971 2.35 2.31 0 154 0 1936 25 NYG NL OF 86 165 9 7 3 .961 .973 2.02 2.25 7 78 1 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 9.90 1937 26 NYG NL OF 46 78 1 1 0 .988 .974 1.72 2.13 1 42 3 1938 27 NYG NL OF 89 181 6 5 3 .974 .976 2.10 2.22 2 86 4 AS 1939 28 CHC NL OF 98 249 5 6 0 .977 .975 2.59 2.17 0 98 0 1940 29 CHC NL OF 103 187 8 3 0 .985 .977 1.89 2.17 0 53 52 AS 1B 12 115 11 2 10 .984 .990 10.50 10.08 AS 1941 30 CHC NL OF 29 52 1 2 0 .964 .974 1.83 2.15 23 2 5 AS 1B 15 140 7 3 13 .980 .989 9.80 9.73 AS 1942 31 NYG NL OF 41 93 2 1 1 .990 .981 2.32 2.15 1 40 0 P 1 0 4 1 0 .800 .976 4.00 1.20 4.00 2.40 1 9.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1936 25 NYG NL 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 9.90 1940 29 CHC NL 1B 12 115 11 2 10 .984 .990 10.50 10.08 1941 30 CHC NL 1B 15 140 7 3 13 .980 .989 9.80 9.73 1933 22 NYG NL OF 1 3 1 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 2.40 1 0 0 1934 23 NYG NL OF 51 99 3 3 1 .971 .973 2.00 2.26 2 49 0 1935 24 NYG NL OF 154 357 5 13 2 .965 .971 2.35 2.31 0 154 0 1936 25 NYG NL OF 86 165 9 7 3 .961 .973 2.02 2.25 7 78 1 1937 26 NYG NL OF 46 78 1 1 0 .988 .974 1.72 2.13 1 42 3 1938 27 NYG NL OF 89 181 6 5 3 .974 .976 2.10 2.22 2 86 4 1939 28 CHC NL OF 98 249 5 6 0 .977 .975 2.59 2.17 0 98 0 1940 29 CHC NL OF 103 187 8 3 0 .985 .977 1.89 2.17 0 53 52 1941 30 CHC NL OF 29 52 1 2 0 .964 .974 1.83 2.15 23 2 5 1942 31 NYG NL OF 41 93 2 1 1 .990 .981 2.32 2.15 1 40 0 1942 31 NYG NL P 1 0 4 1 0 .800 .976 4.00 1.20 4.00 2.40 1 9.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Position Total OF 698 1464 41 41 10 .973 .974 2.16 2.22 37 602 65 1B 28 255 18 5 23 .982 .989 9.75 9.89 P* 1 0 4 1 0 .800 .976 4.00 1.20 1 9.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Overall Total 727 1719 63 47 33 .974 .977 2.45 2.51
An Important note about our fielding stats

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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1936   WS    NYG NYY     L   2   6   0   0  0  0  0   0   2   2  .000  .250  .000   0  0   1   0   0 
 1937   WS    NYG NYY     L   3  11   2   4  0  0  0   2   1   1  .364  .417  .364   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        0-2   5  17   2   4  0  0  0   2   3   3  .235  .350  .235   0  0   1   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1938   NYG NL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1940   CHC NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1941   CHC NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/3      0   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
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.

All-Star
1938 *
1940
1941

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1935-NL-11-0.14
Car-805-0.14 shares

Batting Average
1935 NL-.331-7
1939 NL-.310-10

On-base %
1935 NL-.389-7
1939 NL-.411-3

Slugging %
1935 NL-.512-8
1939 NL-.556-3

OPS
1935 NL-.901-8
1939 NL-.967-3

Games
1935 NL-154-4

At Bats
1935 NL-613-7

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1935 NL-680-6

Runs
1935 NL-110-6

Hits
1935 NL-203-3

Total Bases
1935 NL-314-5

Doubles
1935 NL-37-7

Home Runs
1935 NL-22-6
1939 NL-24-4
1940 NL-17-8

RBI
1935 NL-107-5
1939 NL-88-5

Strikeouts
1940 NL-68-5

Singles
1935 NL-140-7

Adjusted OPS+
1935 NL-142-7
1939 NL-156-3
1940 NL-135-10

Runs Created
1935 NL-119-5

Adjusted Batting Runs
1935 NL-37-5
1939 NL-30-4

Batting Wins
1935 NL-3.6-4
1939 NL-2.9-4
1940 NL-2.2-10

Extra-Base Hits
1935 NL-63-7

Times on Base
1935 NL-261-6

Offensive Win%
1935 NL-.690-7
1939 NL-.742-3

Hit By Pitch
1935 NL-10-1

Grounded into Double Plays
1935 NL-20-1

At Bats per Home Run
1935 NL-27.9-9
1939 NL-15.2-2
1940 NL-25.9-7

Outs
1935 NL-439-10

   

Gray Ink: Batting - 44 (559) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 17.0 (813) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 29.5 (593) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

December 6, 1938: Traded by the New York Giants with Dick Bartell and Gus Mancuso to the Chicago Cubs for Frank Demaree, Billy Jurges, and Ken O'Dea.

December 3, 1941: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the New York Giants for Bob Bowman.


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