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Dennis Leonard

Dennis Leonard

1974–1986  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  6'1", 190 lb  ·  b. 1951 Brooklyn, NY

Career 144–106 · 3.70 ERA · 1,323 SO · 2187.0 IP

Seasons leading his league
4
3 best in baseball 1 league only
22 Top-5 finishes
3 Title seasons
4 Categories led
1981 Best season

Spanning 1977–1981, peaking at 2 titles in 1981.

Clubs 20 Win Seasons ×3
Team records #1 Royals 1977 SO #1 Royals 1978 IP #2 Royals career W #3 Royals career SO #3 Royals career IP #3 Royals 1978 W #4 Royals career WHIP #6 Royals career ERA

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 1,384th League titles 4
  • 897th Best in baseball 3
  • 1,356th Top-5 finishes 22

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Pitcher Fielding Percentage 1 1st — 1981 1.000
Shutouts 1 1st — 1979 5 1977 #2
Innings Pitched 1 1st — 1981 201.2 1978 #2
Wins 1 1st — 1977 AL 20 1978 #3
Complete Games — #2 — 1977 #3 1978 #2
Strikeouts — #2 — 1977 #2 1978 #3 1981 #3

Title Seasons

3 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1981 2 IP 201.2 P FPCT 1.000
1979 1 SHO 5
1977 1 W 20

Pitching

  led the league   12 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1974 KCA AL 0 4 5.32 5 4 0 22.0 28 13 0 12 8 1.82
1975 KCA AL 15 7 3.77 32 30 0 212.1 212 89 18 90 146 1.42
1976 KCA AL 17 10 3.51 35 34 0 259.0 247 101 16 70 150 1.22
1977 KCA AL 20 12 3.04 38 37 1 292.2 246 99 18 79 244 1.11
1978 KCA AL 21 17 3.33 40 40 0 294.2 283 109 27 78 183 1.23
1979 KCA AL 14 12 4.08 32 32 0 236.0 226 107 33 56 126 1.19
1980 KCA AL 20 11 3.79 38 38 0 280.1 271 118 30 80 155 1.25
1981 KCA AL 13 11 2.99 26 26 0 201.2 202 67 15 41 107 1.20
1982 KCA AL 10 6 5.10 21 21 0 130.2 145 74 20 46 58 1.46
1983 KCA AL 6 3 3.71 10 10 0 63.0 69 26 3 19 31 1.40
1985 KCA AL 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0.50
1986 KCA AL 8 13 4.44 33 30 0 192.2 207 95 22 51 114 1.34
Career — — 144 106 3.70 312 302 1 2187.0 2,137 898 202 622 1,323 1.26

Fielding

1 position
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1974 KCA AL P 5 4 22.0 3 7 0 1 10 1.000 2.00
1975 KCA AL P 32 30 212.1 14 28 2 4 44 .955 1.31
1976 KCA AL P 35 34 259.0 11 23 6 2 40 .850 0.97
1977 KCA AL P 38 37 292.2 21 29 4 2 54 .926 1.32
1978 KCA AL P 40 40 294.2 16 43 1 2 60 .983 1.48
1979 KCA AL P 32 32 236.0 19 32 1 2 52 .981 1.59
1980 KCA AL P 38 38 280.1 9 41 1 4 51 .980 1.32
1981 KCA AL P 26 26 201.2 13 31 0 3 44 1.000 1.69
1982 KCA AL P 21 21 130.2 16 18 3 2 37 .919 1.62
1983 KCA AL P 10 10 63.0 2 11 2 2 15 .867 1.30
1985 KCA AL P 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0.00
1986 KCA AL P 33 30 192.2 11 29 4 4 44 .909 1.21
Career — — P 312 302 2187.0 135 292 24 28 451 .947 1.37