Buck Leonard

#23 RANKED AT POSITION

1933—1948

First Base

BORN

September 8, 1907, in Rocky Mount, NC

BATS / THROWS

Left / Left

HEIGHT / WEIGHT

5-10 / 185

PRIMARY TEAM

Homestead Grays

.346

BATTING AVERAGE

604 GAMES

72.6 WAR

.453

ON-BASE PCT

549 RUNS

38.9 WAR7

.593

SLUGGING

748 HITS

20.0 WAR3

1.046 ON-BASE + SLUGGING

97 HOME RUNS

WAR PER SEASON

Leonard hit cleanup directly behind teammate Josh Gibson for numerous seasons on the Homestead Grays, arguably the greatest teams in the history of the negro leagues. Leonard and Gibson were compared to Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth, and some even called Buck “The Black Lou Gehrig.” He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972, the same year Gibson was honored.

Hall of Fame

1943, 1944, 1948 Homestead Grays
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Compared to Hall of Fame First Basemen

	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS	WAR PER
Leonard	CAREER 72.6	LONG PEAK 38.9	PRIME 28.7	SHORT PEAK 20.0	JAWS 55.8	WAR PER NR
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER	CAREER 61.0	LONG PEAK 42.1	PRIME 30.8	SHORT PEAK 21.0	JAWS 51.6	WAR PER 4.7

Where Does Buck Leonard Rank Among First Basemen?

RANKING	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS
RANKING 23	CAREER 6	LONG PEAK 22	PRIME 20	SHORT PEAK 24	JAWS 8
RANKING EGG RANKING	CAREER WAR	LONG PEAK WAR7	PRIME WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE	SHORT PEAK WAR3	JAWS JAWS

Hall of Fame First Basemen Wins Above Replacement Comparison

Buck Leonard

#23 RANKED AT POSITION

1933—1948

First Base

BORN

September 8, 1907, in Rocky Mount, NC

BATS / THROWS

Left / Left

HEIGHT / WEIGHT

5-10 / 185

PRIMARY TEAM

Homestead Grays

.346

BATTING AVERAGE

604

GAMES

72.6

WAR

.453

ON-BASE PCT

549

RUNS

38.9

WAR7

.593

SLUGGING

748

HITS

20.0

WAR3

1.046

ON-BASE + SLUGGING

97

HOME RUNS