What years did Charlie Leibrandt play?

Charlie Leibrandt played in Major League Baseball from 1979 to 1993.

Was Charlie Leibrandt a pitcher?

Yes. Charlie Leibrandt pitched in the major leagues, recording 140 wins and 1121 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Charlie Leibrandt hit?

Charlie Leibrandt hit 0 career home runs with 32 hits.

What teams did Charlie Leibrandt play for?

Charlie Leibrandt played for 4 teams: the Cincinnati Reds (1979–1982), the Kansas City Royals (1984–1989), the Atlanta Braves (1990–1992), and the Texas Rangers (1993).

What were Charlie Leibrandt's career stats?

In 394 games, Charlie Leibrandt went 140-119 with a 3.71 ERA, 1,121 strikeouts, 2,308.0 innings pitched, and 2 saves. At the plate he had 32 hits and 0 home runs.

What was Charlie Leibrandt's salary?

Charlie Leibrandt's last recorded salary was $2,833,334, in 1993. His highest recorded salary was $3,183,333, in 1992, and his lowest was $225,000, in 1985. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1993.

What position did Charlie Leibrandt play?

Charlie Leibrandt played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Charlie Leibrandt and how much did he weigh?

Charlie Leibrandt was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 195 pounds.

What was Charlie Leibrandt's career ERA?

Charlie Leibrandt finished with a 3.71 career ERA, going 140-119 with 1,121 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Charlie Leibrandt have?

Charlie Leibrandt recorded 1,121 career strikeouts.

Is Charlie Leibrandt in the Hall of Fame?

No. Charlie Leibrandt has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Charlie Leibrandt

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1979-1993)

Charlie Leibrandt was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1979 to 1993 for 4 teams, including the Cincinnati Reds, a span of 15 seasons. Across 394 career appearances, he went 140-119 with a 3.71 ERA and 1,121 strikeouts. He also batted .120 with 0 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 13084.1.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 15, 2026

W–L 140–119

ERA 3.71

WHIP 1.32

SO 1,121

Pitcher PIV 13084.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 195 lb
Born: 10/4/1956 in Chicago, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1979-09-17
Last Game: 1993-09-21

Full name: Charles Louis Leibrandt

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Career Pitching Statistics

Charlie Leibrandt — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
140	119	394	346	52	18	2	2308.0	2,390	952	172	656	1,121	3.71	13084.1

Career ERA 3.71 vs. league average 3.90 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Charlie Leibrandt Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1979	CIN	NL	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	4.1	2	0	2	1	0.00	—	0.0
1980	CIN	NL	10	9	36	27	5	2	0	173.2	200	82	54	62	4.25	3.84 (-11%)	-1245.0
1981	CIN	NL	1	1	7	4	1	1	0	30.0	28	12	15	9	3.60	3.58 (avg)	62.8
1982	CIN	NL	5	7	36	11	0	0	2	107.2	130	61	48	34	5.10	3.86 (-32%)	-264.4
1984	KCA	AL	11	7	23	23	0	0	0	143.2	158	58	38	53	3.63	3.81 (+5%)	-254.7
1985	KCA	AL	17	9	33	33	8	3	0	237.2	223	71	68	108	2.69	3.89 (+31%)	1897.8
1986	KCA	AL	14	11	35	34	8	1	0	231.1	238	105	63	108	4.09	3.97 (-3%)	1543.7
1987	KCA	AL	16	11	35	35	8	3	0	240.1	235	91	74	151	3.41	4.29 (+21%)	3144.9
1988	KCA	AL	13	12	35	35	7	2	0	243.0	244	86	62	125	3.19	3.73 (+15%)	693.2
1989	KCA	AL	5	11	33	27	3	1	0	161.0	196	92	54	73	5.14	3.71 (-39%)	-961.4
1990	ATL	NL	9	11	24	24	5	2	0	162.1	164	57	35	76	3.16	3.86 (+18%)	2297.6
1991	ATL	NL	15	13	36	36	1	1	0	229.2	212	89	56	128	3.49	3.91 (+11%)	2210.1
1992	ATL	NL	15	7	32	31	5	2	0	193.0	191	72	42	104	3.36	3.75 (+10%)	3527.9
1993	TEX	AL	9	10	26	26	1	0	0	150.1	169	76	45	89	4.55	4.19 (-9%)	431.4
Career · 14 seasons			140	119	394	346	52	18	2	2,308.0	2,390	952	656	1,121	3.71	—	13,084

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

Charlie Leibrandt — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
394	267	7	32	3	2	0	14	0	13	72	.120	.160	.146	.306	-2,037

Career AVG .120 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 53.8% below league average.

Career OBP .160 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 50.9% below league average.

Career SLG .146 vs. league average .389 across their career seasons — 62.4% below league average.

Career OPS .306 vs. league average .713 across their career seasons — 57.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Charlie Leibrandt Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1979	CIN	NL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	CIN	NL	36	56	2	11	0	1	4	3	14	.196	.264 (-26%)	.326 (-29%)	.387 (-40%)	.714 (-35%)	-317.5
1981	CIN	NL	7	8	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	CIN	NL	36	25	1	2	0	0	1	1	13	.080	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	KCA	AL	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	KCA	AL	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	KCA	AL	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	KCA	AL	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	KCA	AL	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	KCA	AL	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	ATL	NL	24	50	2	9	0	0	3	3	11	.180	.257 (-30%)	.324 (-30%)	.385 (-53%)	.710 (-43%)	-326.8
1991	ATL	NL	36	70	1	3	2	1	2	3	18	.043	.255 (-83%)	.323 (-75%)	.384 (-74%)	.708 (-74%)	-829.6
1992	ATL	NL	32	58	1	7	1	0	4	1	12	.121	.255 (-53%)	.322 (-59%)	.377 (-63%)	.699 (-61%)	-562.8
1993	TEX	AL	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			394	267	7	32	3	2	14	13	72	.120	—	—	—	—	-2,037

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

Charlie Leibrandt — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
13	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Charlie Leibrandt — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	SO	AVG
1992	NLCS	ATL	2	1	1	.000
1992	WS	ATL	1	0	0	.000
1991	NLCS	ATL	1	1	0	.000
1991	WS	ATL	2	0	0	.000
1985	ALCS	KCA	3	0	0	.000
1985	WS	KCA	2	4	2	.000
1984	ALCS	KCA	1	0	0	.000
1979	NLCS	CIN	1	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Charlie Leibrandt — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	7	13	7	0	57.1	53	24	19	34	3.77

Playoff Pitching by Year

Charlie Leibrandt — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1992	NLCS	ATL	0	0	2	0	4.2	4	1	3	3	1.93
1992	WS	ATL	0	1	1	0	2.0	3	2	0	0	9.00
1991	NLCS	ATL	0	0	1	1	6.2	8	1	3	6	1.35
1991	WS	ATL	0	2	2	1	4.0	8	5	1	3	11.25
1985	ALCS	KCA	1	2	3	2	15.1	17	9	4	6	5.28
1985	WS	KCA	0	1	2	2	16.1	10	5	4	10	2.76
1984	ALCS	KCA	0	1	1	1	8.0	3	1	4	6	1.12
1979	NLCS	CIN	0	0	1	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Charlie Leibrandt — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	188	127	4	13	0	6	.102
Away	206	140	3	19	0	8	.136

Pitching — Home / Away

Charlie Leibrandt — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	188	1101.0	1170	442	295	483	3.61
Away	206	1207.0	1220	510	361	638	3.80

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Charlie Leibrandt — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1993-09-21	TEX	SEA	L	3.2	6	3	3	2	0	0
1993-09-10	TEX	MIN	—	4.2	4	1	1	2	5	0
1993-08-20	TEX	BAL	L	3.2	5	5	5	3	6	1
1993-08-03	TEX	CHW	L	1.1	8	6	6	1	0	1
1993-07-29	TEX	KCR	L	5.0	6	5	5	2	1	0
1993-07-24	TEX	TOR	L	7.0	5	3	3	1	1	1
1993-07-18	TEX	DET	L	7.0	8	2	2	2	6	0
1993-07-11	TEX	TOR	W	6.2	10	6	6	1	3	0
1993-07-06	TEX	MIL	W	7.0	6	1	1	1	6	0
1993-07-01	TEX	DET	—	2.0	4	3	3	3	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Charlie Leibrandt — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	394	346	151	465	25	25

Season-by-Season Fielding

Charlie Leibrandt — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1979	CIN	P	3	0	1	0	0	1
1980	CIN	P	36	27	10	35	3	3
1981	CIN	P	7	4	0	7	0	0
1982	CIN	P	36	11	5	18	1	0
1984	KCA	P	23	23	9	15	3	1
1985	KCA	P	33	33	19	53	1	2
1986	KCA	P	35	34	14	43	1	3
1987	KCA	P	35	35	15	55	4	4
1988	KCA	P	35	35	19	43	3	2
1989	KCA	P	33	27	6	26	2	0
1990	ATL	P	24	24	10	28	0	2
1991	ATL	P	36	36	14	53	2	1
1992	ATL	P	32	31	20	44	3	1
1993	TEX	P	26	26	9	45	2	5

Career Games by Position

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Charlie Leibrandt Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	394

Awards & Honors

Charlie Leibrandt — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1990	Player of the Week	Week of 1990-09-01
1985	Pitcher of the Month	April
1985	Pitcher of the Month	September

Salary History

Charlie Leibrandt's recorded salaries total $13,195,000 over 9 seasons, 1985 to 1993. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Leibrandt's career ran from 1979 to 1993. His seasons before 1985 are not included.

Charlie Leibrandt — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1993	TEX	AL	$2,833,334
1992	ATL	NL	$3,183,333
1991	ATL	NL	$1,833,333
1990	ATL	NL	$1,000,000
1989	KCA	AL	$1,250,000
1988	KCA	AL	$1,250,000
1987	KCA	AL	$850,000
1986	KCA	AL	$770,000
1985	KCA	AL	$225,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$13,195,000

College History

Charlie Leibrandt — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Miami University of Ohio	Oxford	OH	1975, 1976, 1977, 1978

Award Voting History

Charlie Leibrandt — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1985	Cy Young Award	AL	5th	7.0	140	0

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Career Spans

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Charlie Leibrandt: the record in brief

September 17, 1979 and September 21, 1993 bracket Charlie Leibrandt's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The season rows list, in order, the Cincinnati Reds (1979 through 1982), the Kansas City Royals (1984 to 1989), the Atlanta Braves (1990 to 1992), and the Texas Rangers (1993). Leibrandt played primarily as a pitcher and batted right-handed and threw left-handed. Born on October 4, 1956, in Chicago, IL, USA, Leibrandt was listed at 6'3" and 195 pounds. Charlie Leibrandt was the playing name; the full given name is Charles Louis.

The pitching table credits Leibrandt with a 140-119 record and a 3.71 ERA in 394 games. Also on Leibrandt's record: 1,121 strikeouts, 52 complete games, and 18 shutouts. Leibrandt's 3.71 ERA was close to the 3.90 league figure for those seasons. 1985 brought Leibrandt a season-high 17 wins. Leibrandt struck out 151 batters in 1987, a career high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Charlie Leibrandt

What years did Charlie Leibrandt play?: Charlie Leibrandt played in Major League Baseball from 1979 to 1993.
Was Charlie Leibrandt a pitcher?: Yes. Charlie Leibrandt pitched in the major leagues, recording 140 wins and 1121 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Charlie Leibrandt hit?: Charlie Leibrandt hit 0 career home runs with 32 hits.
What teams did Charlie Leibrandt play for?: Charlie Leibrandt played for 4 teams: the Cincinnati Reds (1979–1982), the Kansas City Royals (1984–1989), the Atlanta Braves (1990–1992), and the Texas Rangers (1993).
What were Charlie Leibrandt's career stats?: In 394 games, Charlie Leibrandt went 140-119 with a 3.71 ERA, 1,121 strikeouts, 2,308.0 innings pitched, and 2 saves. At the plate he had 32 hits and 0 home runs.
How much did Charlie Leibrandt earn in his career?: Charlie Leibrandt's recorded salaries total $13,195,000 over 9 seasons, 1985 to 1993. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Leibrandt's career ran from 1979 to 1993. His seasons before 1985 are not included.
What was Charlie Leibrandt's salary?: Charlie Leibrandt's last recorded salary was $2,833,334, in 1993. His highest recorded salary was $3,183,333, in 1992, and his lowest was $225,000, in 1985. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1993.
What position did Charlie Leibrandt play?: Charlie Leibrandt played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Charlie Leibrandt and how much did he weigh?: Charlie Leibrandt was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 195 pounds.
What was Charlie Leibrandt's career ERA?: Charlie Leibrandt finished with a 3.71 career ERA, going 140-119 with 1,121 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Charlie Leibrandt have?: Charlie Leibrandt recorded 1,121 career strikeouts.
Is Charlie Leibrandt in the Hall of Fame?: No. Charlie Leibrandt has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.