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Season Age Team Lg WAR W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ FIP WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/BB Awards
1934 17 BBS NN2 -0.6 0 0 36.00 2 1 0 0 0 3.0 11 12 12 0 2 2 2 0 0 25 14 5.88 4.333 33.0 0.0 6.0 6.0 1.00
1935 18 BE NN2 2.4 8 5 .615 4.36 19 15 0 10 0 2 119.2 121 67 58 7 45 73 11 0 0 517 118 4.14 1.387 9.1 0.5 3.4 5.5 1.62 AS
1936 19 NE NN2 2.9 7 5 .583 3.38 15 14 1 8 1 0 101.1 93 44 38 3 42 71 2 0 0 431 148 3.63 1.332 8.3 0.3 3.7 6.3 1.69
1937 20 2TM NN2 0.0 3 1 .750 6.51 7 4 3 2 1 1 37.1 41 30 27 4 13 25 2 0 0 169 78 4.48 1.446 9.9 1.0 3.1 6.0 1.92 AS
1937 20 NE NN2 0.3 3 1 .750 5.23 6 3 3 2 1 1 32.2 32 21 19 1 12 20 2 0 0 145 97 3.68 1.347 8.8 0.3 3.3 5.5 1.67
1937 20 HG NN2 -0.3 0 0 15.43 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.2 9 9 8 3 1 5 0 0 0 24 35 10.08 2.143 17.4 5.8 1.9 9.6 5.00
1938 21 NE NN2 0.4 1 1 .500 2.79 2 2 0 1 1 0 9.2 6 3 3 2 2 3 0 0 0 37 186 5.79 0.828 5.6 1.9 1.9 2.8 1.50
1939 22 NE NN2 1.1 9 6 .600 4.26 18 13 4 9 2 0 105.2 101 57 50 8 44 61 1 0 1 456 115 4.18 1.372 8.6 0.7 3.7 5.2 1.39 AS,AS
1941 24 NE NN2 0.3 3 3 .500 5.03 6 5 1 3 0 0 39.1 45 25 22 1 22 32 0 0 0 175 88 3.19 1.703 10.3 0.2 5.0 7.3 1.45
1942 25 2TM NN2 3.8 9 2 .818 1.72 12 10 2 10 2 0 94.0 58 20 18 3 31 87 0 0 1 366 230 2.13 0.947 5.6 0.3 3.0 8.3 2.81 AS,AS
1942 25 NE NN2 3.4 8 2 .800 1.80 11 9 2 9 2 0 85.0 53 19 17 3 30 75 0 0 1 335 219 2.33 0.976 5.6 0.3 3.2 7.9 2.50
1942 25 HG NN2 0.5 1 0 1.000 1.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 5 1 1 0 1 12 0 0 0 31 409 0.24 0.667 5.0 0.0 1.0 12.0 12.00
1943 26 NE NN2 0.9 4 2 .667 4.27 10 6 4 2 0 0 52.2 50 30 25 1 20 39 0 0 0 214 113 2.56 1.329 8.5 0.2 3.4 6.7 1.95 AS
1944 Did not play - Military Service
1945 Did not play - Military Service
1946 29 NE NN2 4.4 13 2 .867 2.44 15 15 0 14 3 0 133.0 98 42 36 3 51 109 2 0 0 552 182 2.44 1.120 6.6 0.2 3.5 7.4 2.14 AS,AS
10 Yrs 15.7 57 27 .679 3.74 106 85 15 59 10 3 695.2 624 330 289 32 272 502 20 0 2 2942 126 3.35 1.288 8.1 0.4 3.5 6.5 1.85
162 Game Avg 5.6 20 10 .679 3.74 38 30 21 4 1 248 222 117 103 11 97 179 7 0 1 1047 126 3.35 1.288 8.1 0.4 3.5 6.5 1.85
NE (9 Yrs) 16.1 56 27 .675 3.55 102 82 15 58 10 3 679.0 599 308 268 29 268 483 18 0 2 2862 133 3.33 1.277 7.9 0.4 3.6 6.4 1.80
HG (2 Yrs) 0.2 1 0 1.000 5.93 2 2 0 1 0 0 13.2 14 10 9 3 2 17 0 0 0 55 76 3.60 1.171 9.2 2.0 1.3 11.2 8.50
BBS (1 Yr) -0.6 0 0 36.00 2 1 0 0 0 3.0 11 12 12 0 2 2 2 0 0 25 14 5.88 4.333 33.0 0.0 6.0 6.0 1.00
Standard Pitching Table
Season Age Team Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP WP BF FIP WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/BB Awards
1939 22 NE NN2 0 1 .000 7.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 10 9 5 5 0 1 1 0 2.500 15.0 7.5 1.5 0.20
1946 29 NE WS 0 0 4.50 2 2 0 0 0 0 6.0 7 6 3 1 4 0 6 1 0 30 5.25 1.833 10.5 1.5 6.0 9.0 1.50
2 Yrs 0 1 .000 6.00 3 3 0 0 0 0 12.0 17 15 8 1 9 0 7 2 0 30 2.63 2.167 12.8 0.8 6.8 5.3 0.78
162 Game Avg 0 11 .000 6.00 34 34 0 0 0 0 136 193 170 91 102 0 79 23 0 2.167 12.8 6.8 5.3 0.78
WS (1 Yr) 0 0 4.50 2 2 0 0 0 0 6.0 7 6 3 1 4 0 6 1 0 30 5.25 1.833 10.5 1.5 6.0 9.0 1.50
NN2 (1 Yr) 0 1 .000 7.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 10 9 5 5 0 1 1 0 2.500 15.0 7.5 1.5 0.20

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Season Age Team Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Awards
1934 17 BBS NN2 3.0 2 1 12 36.00 4.75 -2.66 0.00 100 7.40 -10 -0.6 1.00 0.0 -0.6 -9 .196 .496
1935 18 BE NN2 119.2 19 15 67 5.04 5.92 -0.10 0.00 100 6.03 13 1.5 1.00 -0.1 2.4 29 .579 .509 AS
1936 19 NE NN2 101.1 15 14 44 3.91 5.72 -0.16 0.00 100 5.87 22 2.2 1.00 -0.1 2.9 34 .647 .514
1937 20 2TM NN2 37.1 7 4 30 7.23 5.72 0.09 0.00 100 5.63 -7 -0.3 1.00 -0.1 0.0 -2 .458 .500 AS
1937 20 NE NN2 32.2 6 3 21 5.79 5.79 0.04 0.00 100 5.76 0 0.1 1.00 0.0 0.3 4 .509 .500
1937 20 HG NN2 4.2 1 1 9 17.36 5.19 0.46 0.00 100 4.73 -7 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 -6 .157 .498
1938 21 NE NN2 9.2 2 2 3 2.79 5.72 0.37 0.00 100 5.36 3 0.3 0.0 0.4 4 .642 .502
1939 22 NE NN2 105.2 18 13 57 4.85 5.41 0.33 0.00 100 5.08 3 0.4 1.00 -0.2 1.1 15 .522 .502 AS,AS
1941 24 NE NN2 39.1 6 5 25 5.72 4.95 -0.37 0.00 100 5.32 -2 0.0 1.00 -0.1 0.3 3 .502 .500
1942 25 2TM NN2 94.0 12 10 20 1.91 4.84 0.08 0.00 100 4.76 30 3.3 1.00 -0.1 3.8 38 .772 .516 AS,AS
1942 25 NE NN2 85.0 11 9 19 2.01 4.86 0.09 0.00 100 4.76 26 2.9 1.00 -0.1 3.4 34 .759 .518
1942 25 HG NN2 9.0 1 1 1 1.00 4.69 -0.02 0.00 100 4.71 4 0.4 0.0 0.5 5 .908 .503
1943 26 NE NN2 52.2 10 6 30 5.13 5.99 -0.14 0.00 100 6.13 6 0.6 1.00 -0.1 0.9 12 .557 .504 AS
1944 Did not play - Military Service
1945 Did not play - Military Service
1946 29 NE NN2 133.0 15 15 42 2.84 4.79 -0.03 0.00 100 4.82 29 3.4 -0.2 4.4 44 .726 .521 AS,AS
10 Yrs 695.2 106 85 330 4.27 5.38 -0.02 0.00 100 5.40 88 10.7 1.00 -1.0 15.7 167 .601 .509
162 Game Avg 248 38 30 117 4.27 5.38 -0.02 0.00 100 5.40 31 3.8 1.00 -0.4 5.6 59 .601 .509
NE (9 Yrs) 679.0 102 82 308 4.08 5.40 -0.01 0.00 100 5.41 100 11.3 1.00 -1.0 16.1 178 .610 .510
HG (2 Yrs) 13.2 2 2 10 6.59 4.86 0.14 0.00 100 4.72 -3 0.1 0.0 0.2 -1 .532 .500
BBS (1 Yr) 3.0 2 1 12 36.00 4.75 -2.66 0.00 100 7.40 -10 -0.6 1.00 0.0 -0.6 -9 .196 .496

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Season Age Team Lg IP HR% K% BB% Awards
1934 17 BBS NN2 3.0 0.0 8.0 8.0
1935 18 BE NN2 119.2 1.4 14.1 8.7 AS
1936 19 NE NN2 101.1 0.7 16.5 9.7
1937 20 2TM NN2 37.1 2.4 14.8 7.7 AS
1937 20 NE NN2 32.2 0.7 13.8 8.3
1937 20 HG NN2 4.2 12.5 20.8 4.2
1938 21 NE NN2 9.2 5.4 8.1 5.4
1939 22 NE NN2 105.2 1.8 13.4 9.6 AS,AS
1941 24 NE NN2 39.1 0.6 18.3 12.6
1942 25 2TM NN2 94.0 0.8 23.8 8.5 AS,AS
1942 25 NE NN2 85.0 0.9 22.4 9.0
1942 25 HG NN2 9.0 0.0 38.7 3.2
1943 26 NE NN2 52.2 0.5 18.2 9.3 AS
1944 Did not play - Military Service
1945 Did not play - Military Service
1946 29 NE NN2 133.0 0.5 19.7 9.2 AS,AS
10 Yrs 695.2 1.1 17.1 9.2
MLB Average 1.3 9.0 8.8
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Batting Against Pitching Ratios
Season Age Team Lg IP OBP BAbip HR% K% BB% Awards
1939 22 NE NN2 6.0 2.667
1946 29 NE WS 6.0 2.400 -0.857 3.3 20.0 13.3
2 Yrs 12.0 2.545 -0.857 3.3
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Advanced Batting

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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1934 17 BBS NN2 1 .000 -100 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /1
1935 18 BE NN2 53 .268 44 .224 .082 0.0 5.7 50.0 1/9 AS
1936 19 NE NN2 49 .312 70 .304 .043 0.0 2.0 46.7 1
1937 20 2TM NN2 28 .407 133 .375 .042 0.0 10.7 58.3 /147 AS
1937 20 NE NN2 26 .440 153 .409 .045 0.0 11.5 58.3 /147
1937 20 HG NN2 2 .000 -110 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /1
1938 21 NE NN2 4 .236 31 .250 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /1
1939 22 NE NN2 53 .414 137 .353 .196 0.0 3.8 40.0 1/9 AS,AS
1941 24 NE NN2 213 .399 140 .318 .173 1.9 6.6 33.3 48/19
1942 25 2TM NN2 158 .379 125 .308 .110 1.3 8.2 42.1 81/74 AS,AS
1942 25 NE NN2 154 .380 126 .309 .106 1.3 8.4 42.9 8/174
1942 25 HG NN2 4 .338 100 .250 .250 0.0 0.0 0.0 /1
1943 26 2TM NN2 125 .320 77 .268 .063 0.0 7.2 37.5 41/87 AS
1943 26 NE NN2 110 .295 63 .237 .052 0.0 8.2 33.3 41/87
1943 26 PS NN2 15 .499 180 .467 .133 0.0 0.0 57.1 /4
1944 Did not play - Military Service
1945 Did not play - Military Service
1946 29 NE NN2 65 .434 153 .351 .121 1.5 10.8 51.9 1/49 AS,AS
10 Yrs 749 .370 113 .306 .118 0.9 6.9 41.0 1847/9
MLB Average .333 100 .283 .111 1.3 8.7 33.9
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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1939 22 NE NN2 2 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /1
1946 29 NE WS 5 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /1
2 Yrs 7 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /1
MLB Average .259 .110 1.6 7.6 32.1

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Standard Range Factor
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
1934 17 BBS NN2 P 2 1 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 3.05
1935 18 BE NN2 P 19 15 119.2 41 5 36 0 2 1.000 .956 3.08 2.66 2.16 2.11 AS
1935 18 BE NN2 RF 1 1 8.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .943 3.38 1.80 3.00 1.40 AS
1936 19 NE NN2 P 15 14 101.1 16 0 16 0 0 1.000 .955 1.42 2.54 1.07 1.91
1937 20 2TM NN2 P 7 4 37.1 9 1 8 0 1 1.000 .961 2.17 2.68 1.29 1.89 AS
1937 20 NE NN2 P 6 3 32.2 9 1 8 0 1 1.000 .961 2.48 2.67 1.50 1.88
1937 20 HG NN2 P 1 1 4.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 1.90
1937 20 NE NN2 2B 1 1 9.0 10 5 5 0 1 1.000 .953 10.00 5.60 10.00 4.00 AS
1937 20 NE NN2 LF 1 1 9.0 3 2 0 1 0 .667 .943 2.00 1.70 2.00 1.20 AS
1938 21 NE NN2 P 2 2 9.2 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 .947 2.79 2.51 1.50 1.80
1939 22 NE NN2 P 18 13 105.2 38 4 32 2 3 .947 .951 3.07 2.50 2.00 1.62 AS,AS
1939 22 NE NN2 RF 2 1 17.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .963 1.59 1.80 1.50 1.20 AS,AS
1941 24 NE NN2 2B 27 27 233.0 162 68 87 7 12 .957 .950 5.99 5.41 5.74 7.06
1941 24 NE NN2 CF 21 18 154.2 46 42 2 2 1 .957 .973 2.56 2.33 2.10 3.04
1941 24 NE NN2 P 6 5 39.1 11 2 9 0 0 1.000 .953 2.52 2.45 1.83 3.20
1941 24 NE NN2 RF 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .940 4.50 1.35 1.00 2.00
1942 25 NE NN2 CF 15 15 122.0 43 40 0 3 0 .930 .962 2.95 2.52 2.67 3.74 AS,AS
1942 25 2TM NN2 P 12 10 94.0 23 4 19 0 1 1.000 .949 2.20 2.45 1.92 3.63 AS,AS
1942 25 NE NN2 P 11 9 85.0 22 4 18 0 1 1.000 .949 2.33 2.45 2.00 3.64
1942 25 HG NN2 P 1 1 9.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .950 1.00 2.50 1.00 3.60
1942 25 NE NN2 LF 10 7 74.2 10 9 0 1 0 .900 .952 1.08 1.62 0.90 2.41 AS,AS
1942 25 NE NN2 2B 3 3 21.0 19 5 12 2 0 .895 .938 7.29 5.31 5.67 7.90 AS,AS
1942 25 NE NN2 1B 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 10.50 0.00 15.60 AS,AS
1943 26 2TM NN2 2B 15 15 115.0 79 36 38 5 6 .937 .946 5.79 5.51 4.93 7.27 AS
1943 26 NE NN2 2B 12 12 91.0 56 23 29 4 6 .929 .946 5.14 5.51 4.33 7.27
1943 26 PS NN2 2B 3 3 24.0 23 13 9 1 0 .957 .946 8.25 5.51 7.33 7.27
1943 26 NE NN2 P 10 6 52.2 20 4 15 1 0 .950 .923 3.25 2.39 1.90 3.15 AS
1943 26 NE NN2 CF 8 6 61.2 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 .961 1.61 2.34 1.38 3.08 AS
1943 26 NE NN2 LF 2 0 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .930 1.13 1.69 0.50 2.25 AS
1944 Did not play - Military Service
1945 Did not play - Military Service
1946 29 NE NN2 P 15 15 133.0 39 8 31 0 1 1.000 .948 2.64 2.51 2.60 2.46 AS,AS
1946 29 NE NN2 2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.40 0.00 5.40 AS,AS
1946 29 NE NN2 RF 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .950 9.00 1.80 1.00 1.60 AS,AS
Standard Range Factor
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
10 Yrs 154 131 1077.2 470 142 311 17 27 .964 .949 3.78 3.58 2.94 3.90
P (10 Yrs) P 106 85 695.2 200 28 169 3 8 .985 .949 2.55 2.53 1.86 2.38
2B (5 Yrs) 2B 47 46 379.0 270 114 142 14 19 .948 .948 6.08 5.44 5.45 7.08
RF (4 Yrs) RF 5 2 28.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 .951 2.57 1.77 1.60 1.48
CF (3 Yrs) CF 44 39 338.1 100 93 2 5 1 .950 .967 2.53 2.40 2.16 3.28
LF (3 Yrs) LF 13 8 91.2 14 12 0 2 0 .857 .949 1.18 1.63 0.92 2.29
1B (1 Yr) 1B 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 10.50 0.00 15.60
Standard Fielding Table
Standard Range Factor
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G CS Awards
1939 22 NE NN2 P 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.00 0
1946 29 NE WS P 2 2 0 18.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.50 0.50 0
1946 29 NE WS CF 1 0 0 24.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.50 4.00 0
2 Yrs 4 2 0 42.0 5 4 1 0 0 1.000 1.07 1.25 0
P (2 Yrs) P 3 2 0 18.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.50 0.33 0
CF (1 Yr) CF 1 0 0 24.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.50 4.00 0

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Leon Day born?

Leon Day was born on October 30, 1916.

Where was Leon Day born?

Leon Day was born in Alexandria, VA.

How tall was Leon Day?

Leon Day was 5-9 (175 cm) tall.

How much did Leon Day weigh when playing?

Leon Day weighed 170 lbs (77 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Leon Day play?

Leon Day played 10 seasons.

Is Leon Day in the Hall of Fame?

Leon Day was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1995.

What position did Leon Day play?

Leon Day was a Pitcher, Centerfielder and Second Baseman.

How many strikeouts did Leon Day have?

Leon Day had 502 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Leon Day played for?

Leon Day played for 4 teams; the Baltimore Black Sox, Homestead Grays, Newark Eagles and Philadelphia Stars.

How many World Series has Leon Day won?

Leon Day won 1 World Series.

When did Leon Day retire?

Leon Day last played in 1946.

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