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Dennis Leonard
Dennis Patrick Leonard

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 190 lb.
School Iona College

Debut September 4, 1974
  vs. CHW 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER
Final Game September 27, 1986
Born May 8, 1951 in Brooklyn, NY

Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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        Dennis was a model of consistency for the Royals. 3 time 20 game winner, lifetime ERA of 3.70 and 622-BB to 1323-K's is OUTSTANDING!

Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ 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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1974 23 KCR AL   0   4   5   4   0   0   0  0   22.0   28   15   13   0   12    8   3   0   105   0   0  5.32  3.81   72 1.818
 1975 24 KCR AL  15   7  32  30   8   0   1  0  212.3  212   98   89  18   90  146   9   4   916   4   0  3.77  3.86  102 1.422
 1976 25 KCR AL  17  10  35  34  16   2   0  0  259.0  247  113  101  16   70  150  11   7  1072   5   1  3.51  3.52  100 1.224
 1977 26 KCR AL  20  12  38  37  21   5   1  1  292.7  246  117   99  18   79  244   8  14  1186   0   2  3.04  4.07  134 1.110 MVP-29,CYA-4
 1978 27 KCR AL  21  17  40  40  20   4   0  0  294.7  283  125  109  27   78  183   9  12  1218   7   0  3.33  3.85  116 1.225 CYA-7
 1979 28 KCR AL  14  12  32  32  12   5   0  0  236.0  226  117  107  33   56  126   2   8   966   3   0  4.08  4.27  105 1.195
 1980 29 KCR AL  20  11  38  38   9   3   0  0  280.3  271  127  118  30   80  155   1  12  1172   5   1  3.79  4.04  107 1.252
 1981 30 KCR AL  13  11  26  26   9   2   0  0  201.7  202   79   67  15   41  107   3   5   837   5   1  2.99  3.59  120 1.205
 1982 31 KCR AL  10   6  21  21   2   0   0  0  130.7  145   82   74  20   46   58   2   4   579   3   0  5.10  4.08   80 1.462
 1983 32 KCR AL   6   3  10  10   1   0   0  0   63.0   69   29   26   3   19   31   0   1   270   1   0  3.71  4.08  110 1.397
 1985 34 KCR AL   0   0   2   0   0   0   1  0    2.0    1    0    0   0    0    1   0   0     7   0   0  0.00  4.15  inf 0.500
 1986 35 KCR AL   8  13  33  30   5   2   0  0  192.7  207  106   95  22   51  114   4   6   821   6   1  4.44  4.23   95 1.339
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 12 Yr WL% .576 144 106 312 302 103  23   3  1 2187.0 2137 1008  898 202  622 1323  52  73  9149  39   6  3.70  3.94  107 1.262
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    15  11  34  33  11   2   0  0  242.0  236  111   99  22   68  146   5   8  1013   4   0  3.70  3.94  107 1.262
 Career High     21  17  40  40  21   5   1  1  294.7  283  127  118  33   90  244  11  14  1218   7   2  2.99  4.27  134 1.110

* 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  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1974 23 KCR AL   P    5      3    7    0    1 1.000  .943  2.00  0.82  4.09  1.80    4   22.0
 1975 24 KCR AL   P   32     14   28    2    4  .955  .940  1.31  0.85  1.78  1.87   30  212.3
 1976 25 KCR AL   P   35     11   23    6    2  .850  .950  0.97  0.85  1.18  1.87   34  259.0
 1977 26 KCR AL   P   38     21   29    4    2  .926  .949  1.32  0.84  1.54  1.95   37  292.7
                 DH    1
 1978 27 KCR AL   P   40     16   43    1    2  .983  .955  1.48  0.85  1.80  1.90   40  294.7
 1979 28 KCR AL   P   32     19   32    1    2  .981  .950  1.59  0.81  1.94  1.92   32  236.0
 1980 29 KCR AL   P   38      9   41    1    4  .980  .958  1.32  0.77  1.61  1.85   38  280.3
 1981 30 KCR AL   P   26     13   31    0    3 1.000  .963  1.69  0.81  1.96  1.98   26  201.7
 1982 31 KCR AL   P   21     16   18    3    2  .919  .958  1.62  0.73  2.34  1.80   21  130.7
 1983 32 KCR AL   P   10      2   11    2    2  .867  .956  1.30  0.73  1.86  1.80   10   63.0
 1985 34 KCR AL   P    2      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.70  0.00  1.80    0    2.0
 1986 35 KCR AL   P   33     11   29    4    4  .909  .957  1.21  0.68  1.87  1.83   30  192.7

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1977 26 KCR AL  DH    1

 1974 23 KCR AL   P    5      3    7    0    1 1.000  .943  2.00  0.82  4.09  1.80    4   22.0
 1975 24 KCR AL   P   32     14   28    2    4  .955  .940  1.31  0.85  1.78  1.87   30  212.3
 1976 25 KCR AL   P   35     11   23    6    2  .850  .950  0.97  0.85  1.18  1.87   34  259.0
 1977 26 KCR AL   P   38     21   29    4    2  .926  .949  1.32  0.84  1.54  1.95   37  292.7
 1978 27 KCR AL   P   40     16   43    1    2  .983  .955  1.48  0.85  1.80  1.90   40  294.7
 1979 28 KCR AL   P   32     19   32    1    2  .981  .950  1.59  0.81  1.94  1.92   32  236.0
 1980 29 KCR AL   P   38      9   41    1    4  .980  .958  1.32  0.77  1.61  1.85   38  280.3
 1981 30 KCR AL   P   26     13   31    0    3 1.000  .963  1.69  0.81  1.96  1.98   26  201.7
 1982 31 KCR AL   P   21     16   18    3    2  .919  .958  1.62  0.73  2.34  1.80   21  130.7
 1983 32 KCR AL   P   10      2   11    2    2  .867  .956  1.30  0.73  1.86  1.80   10   63.0
 1985 34 KCR AL   P    2      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.70  0.00  1.80    0    2.0
 1986 35 KCR AL   P   33     11   29    4    4  .909  .957  1.21  0.68  1.87  1.83   30  192.7

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 312    135  292   24   28  .947  .953  1.37  0.80  1.76  1.89  302 2187.0
                 DH    1   Games not counted in Overall Total below            
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       312    135  292   24   28  .947  .953  1.37  0.80  1.76  1.89  302   2187
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1976   ALCS  KCR NYY     L   2   2  19.29  0  0  0  0   2.1   9   5   2   0 
 1977   ALCS  KCR NYY     L   2   1   3.00  1  1  0  1   9     5   3   2   4 
 1978   ALCS  KCR NYY     L   2   2   3.75  0  2  0  1  12    13   5   2  11 
 1980   ALCS  KCR NYY     W   1   1   2.25  1  0  0  0   8     7   2   1   8 
        WS    KCR PHI     L   2   2   6.75  1  1  0  0  10.2  15   8   2   5 
 1981   ALDS  KCR OAK     L   1   1   1.12  0  1  0  0   8     7   1   1   3 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  4 Lg Champ Series     1-3   7   6   4.31  2  3  0  2  31.1  34  15   7  23 
  6 Postseason Ser      1-5  10   9   4.32  3  5  0  2  50    56  24  10  31 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1976   ALCS  KCR NYY     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1977   ALCS  KCR NYY     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1978   ALCS  KCR NYY     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1980   ALCS  KCR NYY     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    KCR PHI     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1981   ALDS  KCR OAK     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  4 Lg Champ Series     1-3   7   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
  6 Postseason Series   1-5  10   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     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.

Awards
1986-ML-Hutch Award

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1977-AL-29-0.00

CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1977-AL-4-0.32
1978-AL-7-0.01
Car-122-0.33 shares

ERA
1977 AL-3.04-6

Wins
1976 AL-17-8
1977 AL-20-1
1978 AL-21-3
1980 AL-20-4
1981 AL-13-5

Won-Loss %
1975 AL-.682-3
1976 AL-.630-9
1980 AL-.645-9

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1977 AL-1.110-4
1979 AL-1.195-5

Hits Allowed/9IP
1977 AL-7.56-6

Bases on Balls/9IP
1979 AL-2.14-6
1981 AL-1.83-4
1986 AL-2.38-8

Strikeouts/9IP
1975 AL-6.19-6
1976 AL-5.21-9
1977 AL-7.50-4
1978 AL-5.59-7

Innings
1976 AL-259.0-10
1977 AL-292.7-4
1978 AL-294.7-2
1980 AL-280.3-4
1981 AL-201.7-1

Strikeouts
1976 AL-150-8
1977 AL-244-2
1978 AL-183-3
1980 AL-155-4
1981 AL-107-3

Games Started
1977 AL-37-5
1978 AL-40-1
1980 AL-38-1
1981 AL-26-1

Comp. Games
1977 AL-21-3
1978 AL-20-2
1981 AL-9-9

Shutouts
1977 AL-5-2
1978 AL-4-5
1979 AL-5-1
1980 AL-3-6
1981 AL-2-8
1986 AL-2-9

Home Runs Allow.
1978 AL-27-3
1979 AL-33-2
1980 AL-30-1
1981 AL-15-5

Hits Allowed
1976 AL-247-9
1977 AL-246-8
1978 AL-283-1
1980 AL-271-5
1981 AL-202-1

SO to Walk
1976 AL-2.14-9
1977 AL-3.09-4
1978 AL-2.35-5
1979 AL-2.25-6
1981 AL-2.61-4

Losses
1978 AL-17-2
1981 AL-11-5

Earned Runs Allow.
1976 AL-101-6
1978 AL-109-4
1980 AL-118-1
1981 AL-67-9

Wild Pitches
1976 AL-7-9
1977 AL-14-3
1978 AL-12-2
1980 AL-12-3

Hit Batsmen
1975 AL-9-4
1976 AL-11-2
1977 AL-8-7
1978 AL-9-2

Batters Faced
1977 AL-1186-4
1978 AL-1218-1
1980 AL-1172-2
1981 AL-837-1

Adjusted ERA+
1977 AL-134-6

Black Ink: Pitching - 11 (202) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 92 (236) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 21.0 (265) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 39.0 (336) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

June 6, 1972: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft.

December 22, 1986: Released by the Kansas City Royals.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Kansas City Royals$871,429
1986Kansas City Royals$883,333
Career (may be incomplete)$1,754,762
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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