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Dennis Leonard

Birthdate:

5/8/1951

Height / Weight:

6' 1" / 190 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Brooklyn, NY, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

One of the most underrated pitchers of his time, Dennis Leonard won more games from 1975 through 1982 than any major league pitcher except Steve Carlton, but never made an All-Star team. In his first full season, 1975, Leonard was 15-7, and he followed up with a 17-10 record in 1976. Starting in 1977, he won at least 20 games in 3 of the next 4 years. Leonard was the ace of the Royals' pitching staff that dominated the AL West from 1976-78, when the Royals won 3-consecutive division championships. Leonard also helped the Royals win the pennant in 1980 with his 20-11 record.

In May 1983, Leonard's left-knee imploded on a pitch to Cal Ripkin, which forced Leonard to miss the rest of the year and all of 1984. Leonard pitched only two innings in 1985, before returning for a full season in 1986, his last before retiring.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1974	KCR (AL)	5	4	0	4	0	0	0	22.0	28	15	13	0	12	0	8	0	3	0	5.32
1975	KCR (AL)	32	30	15	7	0	8	0	212.1	212	98	89	18	90	4	146	4	9	0	3.77
1976	KCR (AL)	35	34	17	10	0	16	2	259.0	247	113	101	16	70	5	150	7	11	1	3.51
1977	KCR (AL)	38	37	20	12	1	21	5	292.2	246	117	99	18	79	0	244	14	8	2	3.04
1978	KCR (AL)	40	40	21	17	0	20	4	294.2	283	125	109	27	78	7	183	12	9	0	3.33
1979	KCR (AL)	32	32	14	12	0	12	5	236.0	226	117	107	33	56	3	126	8	2	0	4.08
1980	KCR (AL)	38	38	20	11	0	9	3	280.1	271	127	118	30	80	5	155	12	1	1	3.79
1981	KCR (AL)	26	26	13	11	0	9	2	201.2	202	79	67	15	41	5	107	5	3	1	2.99
1982	KCR (AL)	21	21	10	6	0	2	0	130.2	145	82	74	20	46	3	58	4	2	0	5.10
1983	KCR (AL)	10	10	6	3	0	1	0	63.0	69	29	26	3	19	1	31	1	0	0	3.71
1985	KCR (AL)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.00
1986	KCR (AL)	33	30	8	13	0	5	2	192.2	207	106	95	22	51	6	114	6	4	1	4.44
12 years		312	302	144	106	1	103	23	2187.0	2137	1008	898	202	622	39	1323	73	52	6	3.70

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1974	KCR (AL)	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1975	KCR (AL)	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1976	KCR (AL)	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1977	KCR (AL)	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1978	KCR (AL)	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1979	KCR (AL)	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1980	KCR (AL)	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1981	KCR (AL)	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1982	KCR (AL)	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1983	KCR (AL)	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1985	KCR (AL)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1986	KCR (AL)	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
12 years		313	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.SLG

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