Dutch Leonard

Pitcher

1933—1953

PITCHER LeveL

Star

Pitcher rank

#173

ALL-TIME

Player Detail

March 25, 1909, in Auburn, IL

BORN

April 17, 1983, in Springfield, IL

DIED

1933—1953

Playing Career

Played from 24-44

PLAYING AGE

Right-Handed

THREW

Finesse

PITCHING STYLE

Senators

Primary Team

NONE

World Series Titles

NONE

Nickname

6-0

HEIGHT

175 WEIGHT

August 31, 1933

MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT

September 25, 1953

FINAL GAME

WHO IS Dutch Leonard?

A right-handed knuckleballer who pitched for four teams before and after World War II. With the Senators in 1945, Leonard was part of the only four-man rotation in baseball history to have been all knuckleball pitchers, joining Mickey Haefner, Johnny Niggeling, and Roger Wolff.

Career Stats

WINS	LOSSES	IP	STRIKEOUTS	WALKS	ERA
191	181	3218.1	1170	737	3.25

4 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

Dutch Leonard PITCHES

1. Knuckleball

2. Slow Curve

3. Sinking Fastball

1947 Phillies

38 Years Old

WINS

LOSSES

2.68

ERA

149

ERA+

235.0

IP

224

HITS

103

SO

BB

STARTS

SHO

SAVES

6.7

WAR

Greatest Game

May 4, 1938

Pitching for the Senators

VS THE Indians

GAME SCORE	FINAL	DECISION	IP	H	ER	BB	K
100	W 1-0	SHO(13) W	13	6			5

PITCHER LUCK

MORRIS WINS*	deGROM LOSSES*
NA	21

*MORRIS WIN: ALLOWED 5+ ER BUT STILL GOT THE WIN.

*DEGROM LOSS: WENT 7+ IP & ALLOWED 1 ER OR LESS, BUT DID NOT GET A WIN.

Rate Stats

ERA+	K/BB RATIO
119	1.59

QUALITY START: MINIMUM OF 6 IP WITH 3 ER OR LESS.

K/BB RATIO: HOW MANY STRIKEOUTS THE PITCHER RECORDS PER WALK.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS	HOF JAWS
41.3	61.4

JAWS: AVERAGE OF WAR & WAR7 (BEST 7 SEASONS).

PITCHING TEAMMATES

COMING SOON

FAVORITE CATCHER

Darrell Porter

Learn More About Leonard

Dutch Leonard Rankings

AMONG PITCHERS According to these sources

BASEBALL EGG	HALL OF STATS	POSNANSKI	JAWS	BILL JAMES
173	116	UNK	NR	NR

NR = NOT RANKED UNK = Unknown

Among Pitchers All-Time (Top 100)

CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK
NR	NR	NR	NR

CAREER WAR

WAR7

WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE

WAR3

Dutch Leonard Pitcher Value

WINS ABOVE REPLACEMENT

CAREER	WAR7	WAR5C	WAR3	WAR PER SN
48.7	33.9	19.4	18.1	3.03
73.0	49.8	30.3	21.5	3.71

BLUE = Dutch Leonard

GRAY= AVERAGE HALL OF FAME PITCHER

WIN SHARES

CAREER	WIN SHARES 7	WIN SHARES 5C	WIN SHARES 3	WS PER SN
235.4	139.5	UNK	65.0	UNK
302.1	173.9	UNK	86.0	UNK

BLUE = Dutch Leonard

GRAY= AVERAGE HALL OF FAME PITCHER

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

WINS ABOVE REPLACEMANT

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

WAR7

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

WAR5C

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

WAR3

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

WAR PER SN

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

WIN SHARES

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

WS7

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

WS5C

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

WS3

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

WS PER SN

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).