Leon Day

Pitcher · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (Final season: 1949)

⭐ Hall of Fame 1995
W–L 54–25
ERA 3.74
WHIP 1.29
SO 474
Pitcher PIV 11366.0
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'9" / 170 lb
Born
10/30/1916 in Alexandria, VA, USA
Died
3/13/1995 in Baltimore, MD, USA
Last Game
1949-09-27
Hall of Fame
Inducted 1995 (Veterans)
Awards
6× All-Star
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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
872.0 806.0 136.0 254.0 39.0 15.0 7.0 84.0 59.0 10.0 12.0 .315 .362 .427 .789

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
73 36 110 78 28 6 867.0 684 367 150 48 260 428 1.56 1.09

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1949 151.0 134.0 22.0 39.0 6.0 3.0 1.0 20.0 13.0 5.0 2.0 .291 .356 .403 .759
Listed seasons · 1 151 134 22 39 6 3 1 20 13 5 2 .291 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1949 5 3 9 7 1 0 76.1 66 26 11 5 18 34 1.30 1.10
Listed seasons · 1 5 3 9 7 1 0 76.1 66 26 11 5 18 34 1.30 1.10

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
54 25 100 80 55 10 3 651.3 576 271 30 264 474 3.74 11366.0

Career ERA 3.74 vs. league average 4.07 across their career seasons — 8.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1934 BBS NN2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3.0 11 12 2 2 36.00 — 0.0
1935 BE NN2 7 4 17 13 8 0 2 103.7 103 50 41 62 4.34 4.35 (avg) 662.6
1936 NE NN2 5 5 12 11 6 1 0 76.3 69 34 39 54 4.01 4.59 (+13%) 1088.2
1937 NE NN2 3 0 5 3 2 1 1 29.3 26 13 11 20 3.99 4.34 (+8%) 687.3
1937 HG NN2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4.7 9 8 1 5 15.43 — 0.0
1938 NE NN2 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 9.7 6 3 2 3 2.79 4.35 (+36%) 0.0
1939 NE NN2 9 6 18 13 9 2 0 105.7 101 50 44 61 4.26 4.28 (+1%) 292.7
1941 NE NN2 3 3 6 5 3 0 0 39.3 45 22 22 32 5.03 3.94 (-28%) 743.9
1942 NE NN2 8 2 11 9 9 2 0 85.0 53 17 30 75 1.80 3.57 (+50%) 2680.4
1942 HG NN2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 9.0 5 1 1 12 1.00 3.57 (+72%) 0.0
1943 NE NN2 4 2 10 6 2 0 0 52.7 50 25 20 39 4.27 3.50 (-22%) 1260.3
1946 NE NN2 13 2 15 15 14 3 0 133.0 98 36 51 109 2.44 3.59 (+32%) 3950.6
Career · 12 seasons 54 25 100 80 55 10 3 651.1 576 271 264 474 3.74 — 11,366

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
222 661 108 207 33 13 6 94 7 51 5 .313 .363 .430 .793 1,379

Career AVG .313 vs. league average .269 across their career seasons — +16.3% above league average.

Career OBP .363 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — +7.9% above league average.

Career SLG .430 vs. league average .381 across their career seasons — +12.9% above league average.

Career OPS .793 vs. league average .717 across their career seasons — +10.5% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1934 BBS NN2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1935 BE NN2 18 43 7 9 3 0 0 4 0 3 0 .209 — — — — 0.0
1936 NE NN2 16 36 6 13 2 0 0 6 0 1 0 .361 — — — — 0.0
1937 NE NN2 8 21 7 9 1 0 0 6 0 2 0 .429 — — — — 0.0
1937 HG NN2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1938 NE NN2 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1939 NE NN2 22 51 8 18 2 4 0 7 0 2 1 .353 .274 (+29%) .342 (+10%) .393 (+40%) .735 (+26%) 183.2
1941 NE NN2 52 188 24 60 12 5 3 23 4 14 2 .319 .262 (+22%) .332 (+10%) .373 (+30%) .705 (+21%) 592.4
1942 NE NN2 45 141 26 45 5 2 2 28 1 13 2 .319 .253 (+26%) .323 (+17%) .349 (+22%) .672 (+19%) 437.9
1942 HG NN2 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 — — — — 437.9
1943 NE NN2 27 97 11 23 3 1 0 6 2 9 0 .237 .255 (-7%) .324 (-5%) .346 (-17%) .671 (-11%) -151.5
1943 PS NN2 3 15 4 7 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 .467 — — — — -151.5
1946 NE NN2 24 58 15 21 2 1 1 10 0 7 0 .362 .256 (+41%) .328 (+31%) .358 (+35%) .687 (+33%) 317.4
Career · 13 seasons 222 661 108 207 33 13 6 94 7 51 5 .313 — — — — 1,666

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1946 NWS NE 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1939 NLP1 NE 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 3 3 0 11.3 17 9 9 7 7.15

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1946 NWS NE 0 0 2 2 0 6.0 7 3 4 6 4.50
1939 NLP1 NE 0 1 1 1 0 5.3 10 6 5 1 10.12

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home13635654103240.289
Away1113145398124.312

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home70487.1403951441561.75
Away57336.1276601001911.61

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1949-09-05 BLGPH5W 522000000
1949-09-02 BLGPH5W 101000200
1949-08-28 BLGKCML 100000000
1949-08-28 BLGKCMW 312000000
1949-08-26 BLGPH5W 411000000
1949-08-23 BLGMEML 000000010
1949-08-19 BLGHOEW 301100100
1949-08-15 BLGHOEL 522000100
1949-08-09 BLGIN9W 422110000
1949-08-07 BLGBIRW 322110200

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1949-09-05 BLGPH5 — 7.01144231
1949-08-28 BLGKCM W 9.0911130
1949-08-19 BLGHOE W 9.01040440
1949-07-19 BLGKCM — 5.2511061
1949-06-26 BLGLCB W 7.0310110
1949-06-10 BLGCAG W 6.2830350
1949-06-05 BLGBIR L 7.0611231
1949-05-29 BLGMEM L 7.0050002
1949-05-19 BLGPH5 W 9.0921230
1949-05-04 BLGKCM L 9.0543360

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2B 45 44 110 139 14 19
OF 62 49 113 2 7 1
P 100 80 26 163 3 8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1934 BBS P 2 1 0 0 0 0
1935 BE OF 1 1 3 0 0 0
1935 BE P 17 13 3 34 0 2
1936 NE P 12 11 0 12 0 0
1937 NE 2B 1 1 5 5 0 1
1937 NE OF 1 1 2 0 1 0
1937 NE P 5 3 1 8 0 1
1937 HG P 1 1 0 0 0 0
1938 NE P 2 2 0 3 0 0
1939 NE OF 2 1 3 0 0 0
1939 NE P 18 13 4 32 2 3
1941 NE 2B 25 25 64 84 7 12
1941 NE OF 22 18 43 2 2 1
1941 NE P 6 5 2 9 0 0
1942 NE 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1942 NE 2B 3 3 5 12 2 0
1942 NE OF 25 22 49 0 4 0
1942 NE P 11 9 4 18 0 1
1942 HG P 1 1 0 1 0 0
1943 NE 2B 12 12 23 29 4 6
1943 NE OF 10 6 12 0 0 0
1943 NE P 10 6 4 15 1 0
1943 PS 2B 3 3 13 9 1 0
1946 NE 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1946 NE OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
1946 NE P 15 15 8 31 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 100
First Base 1
Second Base 45
Left Field 13
Center Field 44
Right Field 5

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

  1. 98
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  2. 88
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    46-49, 3.56 ERA
  3. 87
    Tommy Greene
    38-25, 4.14 ERA
  4. 85
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    53-38, 3.72 ERA
  5. 85
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    38-31, 3.89 ERA
  6. 84
    Chris Nabholz
    37-35, 3.94 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Leon Day

Was Leon Day a pitcher?
Yes. Leon Day pitched in the major leagues, recording 54 wins and 474 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Leon Day hit?
Leon Day hit 6 career home runs with 207 hits.
Is Leon Day in the Hall of Fame?
Yes. Leon Day was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995.