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Lefty
Leifield		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 170
 
Born: September 5, 1883 in Usa, IL, TRENTON
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1905 21 CHA AL   9 2 1 2 6 4 5 10 9 9
1906 22 CHA AL   9 2 2 2 6 5 5 10 9 10
1907 23 CHA AL $ 300,000 9 3 3 3 7 5 6 10 10 10
1908 24 CHA AL   9 4 3 4 8 6 7 10 10 10
1909 25 CHA AL   9 4 3 4 8 6 7 10 9 9
1910 26 CHA AL $ 300,000 9 5 4 4 8 7 7 10 9 9
1911 27 CHA AL $ 300,000 9 5 4 4 8 7 7 9 9 9
1912 28 CHA AL $ 300,000 9 5 4 4 8 7 7 9 9 9
1913 29 CHA AL $ 300,000 9 5 4 4 8 7 7 10 9 9
1914 30 CHA AL $ 350,000 9 4 4 4 8 7 7 10 10 10
1915 31 BRO NL $ 350,000 9 5 4 4 8 7 7 10 9 9
1916 32 BRO NL $ 1,900,000 9 4 4 4 8 6 7 10 9 9
1917 33 BRO NL $ 1,900,000 9 4 3 3 7 6 6 10 9 9
1918 34 PHA AL $ 315,000 9 4 3 3 7 6 6 8 8 8
1919 35 SLA AL $ 551,001 9 3 3 3 7 5 6 9 8 8
1920 36 SLA AL   8 3 3 3 7 5 6 9 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 2 1 2 6 4 5 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,900,000 9 5 4 4 8 7 7 10 10 10
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1905 21 CHA AL     5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1906 22 CHA AL     5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1907 23 CHA AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1908 24 CHA AL     5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1909 25 CHA AL     5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1910 26 CHA AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1911 27 CHA AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1912 28 CHA AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1913 29 CHA AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1914 30 CHA AL $ 350,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1915 31 BRO NL $ 350,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1916 32 BRO NL $ 1,900,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1917 33 BRO NL $ 1,900,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1918 34 PHA AL $ 315,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1919 35 SLA AL $ 551,001   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1920 36 SLA AL     5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,900,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1905 21 AA   0 2 .000 3 3 2 0 0 25.0 17 9 1 11 50 3.24 .191 .280 .270 .550  
    A   13 6 .684 23 23 13 4 0 198.7 145 44 7 57 282 1.99 .201 .260 .275 .534  
1906 22 AAA   2 0 1.000 2 2 1 0 0 17.0 11 3 0 11 25 1.59 .186 .314 .220 .535  
    AA   12 2 .857 17 17 11 6 0 144.3 78 18 6 41 228 1.12 .155 .218 .232 .450  
1907 23 CHA AL 1 2 .333 3 3 1 0 0 21.0 23 12 0 11 11 5.14 .271 .351 .294 .645 0.0
    AAA   8 11 .421 20 20 10 1 0 156.3 136 47 5 66 197 2.71 .232 .309 .298 .607  
1908 24 AAA   16 5 .762 23 23 17 9 0 200.0 119 32 2 67 222 1.44 .171 .243 .204 .447  
1909 25 AAA   12 6 .667 20 20 10 2 0 164.7 127 46 5 61 216 2.51 .211 .284 .275 .559  
1910 26 CHA AL 1 5 .167 9 6 0 0 0 41.7 51 20 1 12 29 4.32 .300 .351 .418 .769 0.0
    AAA   3 4 .429 9 9 2 0 0 66.0 45 22 4 27 66 3.00 .193 .277 .309 .586  
1911 27 CHA AL 8 7 .533 41 13 3 0 1 137.3 142 59 3 48 52 3.87 .265 .328 .359 .687 8.4
1912 28 CHA AL 16 15 .516 38 38 8 1 0 291.7 294 133 11 100 143 4.10 .264 .328 .371 .699 14.8
1913 29 CHA AL 1 4 .200 13 4 2 0 1 42.7 50 28 0 20 21 5.91 .296 .373 .379 .752 0.0
1914 30 CHA AL 2 1 .667 9 0 0 0 0 19.7 13 5 0 12 7 2.29 .197 .321 .197 .517 2.0
1915 31 CHA AL 0 0 .000 2 2 1 0 0 2.3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.4
  BRO NL 18 12 .600 36 34 23 2 0 305.7 242 97 8 134 151 2.86 .219 .307 .301 .609 25.6
  TOT   18 12 .600 38 36 24 2 0 308.0 242 97 8 134 151 2.83 .218 .306 .299 .605 26.0
1916 32 BRO NL 15 13 .536 34 34 22 1 0 288.0 276 128 11 126 129 4.00 .254 .332 .363 .695 16.1
1917 33 BRO NL 11 11 .500 26 25 16 0 0 212.0 219 102 7 87 67 4.33 .267 .341 .350 .691 9.5
1918 34 PHA AL 2 5 .286 13 0 0 0 0 16.0 16 7 1 8 5 3.94 .267 .353 .317 .670 0.7
1919 35 SLA AL 1 0 1.000 8 0 0 0 0 9.3 12 3 0 4 2 2.89 .300 .364 .400 .764 0.4
1920 36 SLA AL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 7.7 8 6 0 4 2 7.05 .267 .353 .367 .720 0.0
12 Years Sim 76 75 .503 235 159 76 4 2 1395.0 1346 600 42 566 619 3.87 .255 .329 .348 .677 77.9
5 Years AAA 41 26 .612 74 74 40 12 0 604.0 438 150 16 232 726 2.24 .201 .278 .260 .539  
2 Years AA 12 4 .750 20 20 13 6 0 169.3 95 27 7 52 278 1.44 .160 .228 .238 .466  
1 Years A 13 6 .684 23 23 13 4 0 198.7 145 44 7 57 282 1.99 .201 .260 .275 .534  
8 Years Minors 66 36 .647 117 117 66 22 0 972.0 678 221 30 341 1286 2.05 .194 .266 .260 .525  
Season Average 6 6 .500 19 13 6 0 0 116.2 112 50 3 47 51 3.87 .255 .329 .348 .677  
Career Highs 18 15 1.000 41 38 24 2 1 308.0 294 133 11 134 151 7.05 .300 .373 .418 .769  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   841 357 28 355 392   .258 .331 .350 .681
vs LH   505 243 14 211 227   .249 .320 .344 .664
Home 42 40 .512 125 78 43 3 1 721.3 694 309 23 279 309 3.86 .255 .325 .347 .672
Away 34 35 .493 110 81 33 1 1 673.6 652 291 19 287 310 3.89 .254 .329 .348 .678
Mar/Apr 7 4 .636 23 11 6 0 0 106.3 93 40 5 44 30 3.39 .243 .322 .330 .651
May 14 17 .452 53 31 17 2 1 287.6 284 120 6 110 111 3.75 .260 .328 .349 .677
June 10 16 .385 43 28 8 0 1 226.0 227 100 6 115 108 3.98 .259 .344 .352 .696
July 14 11 .560 35 27 15 0 0 242.0 234 119 7 97 121 4.43 .250 .321 .352 .673
August 16 7 .696 35 27 12 1 0 225.7 192 80 9 87 108 3.19 .235 .309 .326 .635
Sep/Oct 15 20 .429 46 35 18 1 0 307.3 316 141 9 113 141 4.13 .267 .331 .361 .693
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1907 23 CHA AL 3 9 2 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 .444 .444 .444 .889 1.7 0.6
1910 26 CHA AL 9 13 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 .077 .077 .154 .231 -0.4 0.0
1911 27 CHA AL 41 42 2 10 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 .238 .238 .286 .524 2.1 0.0
1912 28 CHA AL 38 115 8 21 2 0 0 7 2 1 1 51 .183 .188 .200 .388 2.2 0.0
1913 29 CHA AL 13 12 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .167 .167 .167 .333 -0.3 0.0
1914 30 CHA AL 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1915 31 CHA AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
  BRO NL 36 107 10 24 2 0 0 9 0 0 4 45 .224 .250 .243 .493 6.2 0.0
  TOT   38 107 10 24 2 0 0 9 0 0 4 45 .224 .250 .243 .493 6.2 0.0
1916 32 BRO NL 34 119 11 29 2 2 0 10 0 2 2 54 .244 .256 .294 .550 7.6 0.3
1917 33 BRO NL 26 81 11 17 3 2 0 9 0 0 1 30 .210 .220 .296 .516 4.2 0.0
1919 35 SLA AL 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6 0.0
1920 36 SLA AL 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4 0.2
11 Years Sim 222 506 46 109 12 4 0 40 3 3 8 219 .215 .227 .255 .482 22.8 1.2
162 Game Average 369 33 79 8 2 0 29 2 2 5 159 .215 .227 .255 .482 16.6  
Career Highs 41 119 11 29 3 2 0 10 2 2 4 54 .500 .500 .500 1.000 7.6  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   419 39 87 11 3 0 31 3 3 7 184 .208 .220 .248 .468 17.6
vs LH   87 7 22 1 1 0 9 0 0 1 35 .253 .261 .287 .549 5.9
Home 117 240 22 50 6 1 0 14 1 0 5 106 .208 .224 .242 .465 10.5
Away 105 266 24 59 6 3 0 26 2 3 3 113 .222 .230 .267 .497 13.0
RISP   145 0 30 2 1 0 37 0 0 2 62 .207 .215 .234 .449 5.6
Close/Late   50 3 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 24 .140 .140 .160 .300 -0.4
Mar/Apr 12 37 4 6 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 20 .162 .162 .162 .324 -0.3
May 34 101 10 18 3 1 0 5 1 0 1 40 .178 .186 .228 .414 2.8
June 29 76 8 22 1 2 0 11 1 0 3 35 .289 .313 .355 .668 8.3
July 33 96 9 26 2 0 0 10 1 1 2 36 .271 .283 .292 .574 7.3
August 30 83 4 15 0 1 0 4 0 1 1 40 .181 .190 .205 .395 1.5
Sep/Oct 42 113 11 22 6 0 0 7 0 0 1 48 .195 .202 .248 .450 3.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1907 23 CHA AL P 3 3 21.0 1 9 1 0 .909 4.29    
1910 26 CHA AL P 9 6 41.7 3 7 0 1 1.000 2.16    
1911 27 CHA AL P 41 13 137.3 10 23 1 2 .971 2.16    
1912 28 CHA AL P 38 38 291.7 13 64 2 6 .975 2.38    
1913 29 CHA AL P 13 4 42.7 1 8 0 0 1.000 1.90    
1914 30 CHA AL P 9 0 19.7 1 7 0 3 1.000 3.66    
1915 31 CHA AL P 2 2 2.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  BRO NL P 36 34 305.7 24 52 1 6 .987 2.24    
  TOT   P 38 36 308.0 24 52 1 6 .987 2.22    
1916 32 BRO NL P 34 34 288.0 19 53 1 3 .986 2.25    
1917 33 BRO NL P 26 25 212.0 14 51 1 5 .985 2.76    
1918 34 PHA AL P 13 0 16.0 0 5 0 0 1.000 2.81    
1919 35 SLA AL P 8 0 9.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1920 36 SLA AL P 3 0 7.7 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.35    
Career Totals   235 159 1395.0 87 280 7 26 .981 2.37    
Career Highs   41 38 308.0 24 64 2 6 1.000 4.29    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1915-9-2.86
 Wins
1915-10-18
 Losses
1912-10-15
 Winning Pct
1915-5-.600
 Games Started
1912-9-38
 Homeruns Allowed
1912-3-11
1915-7-8
1916-2-11
1917-9-7
Strikeouts
1912-8-143
 Walks Allowed
1912-8-100
1915-5-134
1916-9-126
 Hits per 9IP
1915-4-7.1
CAR-45-8.7
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1912-10-4.4
 OAVG
1915-3-.219
 OSLG
1915-7-.301
OOPS
1915-10-.609
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 45)
   Gray Ink Test: 20    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 231)
 
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  1. Earl Whitehill (954)
  2. Bill Cristall (951)
  3. Pug Cavet (947)
  4. Stan Baumgartner (943)
  5. Zaza Harvey (940)
  6. Suds Sutherland (938)
  7. Slim Sallee (937)
  8. Guy Morton (937)
  9. Jeff Tesreau (934)
  10. Ned Garvin (934)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Emil Frisk (997)
  2. Jack Chesbro (992)
  3. Bill Cristall (988)
  4. Heinie Meine (980)
  5. Frank Smith (979)
  6. Carl Mays (979)
  7. Chet Brewer (975)
  8. Rats Henderson (974)
  9. Zaza Harvey (971)
  10. Norwood Gibson (971)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 18th overall pick, by Chicago (A) in 1905
Injured on 6/29/1906 with a Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Had first career hit on 6/17/1907, off Eddie Plank (SLA)
Earned first career win on 6/21/1907
Injured on 7/19/1907 with a Blister On Finger, out for 6 days
Injured on 5/8/1909 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 6-7 weeks
2/8/1914: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/13/1915: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from Chicago (A) to Brooklyn on 5/1/1915 (Going to BRO: 1B Lee Magee, P Lefty Leifield. Going to CHA: CF Armando Marsans, LF Irish Meusel)
8/1/1915: Signed a contract extension with Brooklyn, $1,900,000 per year, for 2 years
Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia (A) on 3/6/1918 to a 1-year deal worth $315,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by St. Louis (A) on 2/28/1919 to a 1-year deal worth $551,001 per year
Signed as a free agent by St. Louis (A) on 3/5/1920 to a 1-year deal worth $551,001 per year
Released by St. Louis (A) on 7/31/1920
 
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