Lefty Leifield

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1905-1920)

W–L 124–97
ERA 2.47
WHIP 1.21
SO 616
Pitcher PIV -7551.3
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'1" / 165 lb
Born
9/5/1883 in Trenton, IL, USA
Died
10/10/1970 in Fairfax, VA, USA
MLB Debut
1905-09-03
Last Game
1920-09-24

Full name: Albert Peter Leifield

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
124 97 296 216 138 33 7 1838.0 1,673 505 27 554 616 2.47 -7551.3

Career ERA 2.47 vs. league average 2.92 across their career seasons — 15.2% 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
1905 PIT NL 5 2 8 7 6 1 0 56.0 52 18 14 10 2.89 2.82 (-3%) -437.8
1906 PIT NL 18 13 37 31 24 8 1 255.7 214 53 68 111 1.87 2.68 (+30%) 362.1
1907 PIT NL 20 16 40 33 24 6 1 286.0 270 74 100 112 2.33 2.50 (+7%) -836.5
1908 PIT NL 15 14 34 26 18 5 2 218.7 168 51 86 87 2.10 2.40 (+12%) -1852.7
1909 PIT NL 19 8 32 26 13 3 0 201.7 172 53 54 43 2.37 2.55 (+7%) -2111.5
1910 PIT NL 15 13 40 30 13 3 2 218.3 197 64 67 64 2.64 2.79 (+5%) -2142.2
1911 PIT NL 16 16 42 37 26 2 1 318.0 301 93 82 111 2.63 3.37 (+22%) 511.5
1912 PIT NL 1 2 6 1 1 1 0 23.7 29 11 10 8 4.18 3.36 (-24%) -207.5
1912 CHN NL 7 2 13 9 4 1 0 70.7 68 19 21 23 2.42 3.36 (+28%) 227.2
1913 CHN NL 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 21.3 28 13 5 4 5.48 3.07 (-79%) 79.0
1918 SLA AL 2 6 15 6 3 1 0 67.0 61 19 19 22 2.55 2.83 (+10%) 99.5
1919 SLA AL 6 4 19 9 6 2 0 92.0 96 30 25 18 2.93 3.09 (+5%) -1242.5
1920 SLA AL 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 9.0 17 7 3 3 7.00 3.45 (-103%) 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 124 97 296 216 138 33 7 1,838.0 1,673 505 554 616 2.47 — -7,551

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
298 611 46 107 11 9 0 30 5 48 138 .175 .238 .223 .460 -1,788

Career AVG .175 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 31.4% below league average.

Career OBP .238 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 25.3% below league average.

Career SLG .223 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 33.2% below league average.

Career OPS .460 vs. league average .652 across their career seasons — 29.4% below 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
1905 PIT NL 8 20 2 7 1 1 0 5 0 2 5 .350 — — — — 0.0
1906 PIT NL 37 88 6 11 0 0 0 3 1 6 16 .125 .247 (-49%) .307 (-41%) .315 (-60%) .622 (-51%) -615.3
1907 PIT NL 40 102 5 15 2 3 0 4 0 4 15 .147 .245 (-40%) .304 (-41%) .308 (-27%) .613 (-34%) -517.5
1908 PIT NL 34 75 6 17 1 1 0 2 2 4 14 .227 .240 (-6%) .298 (-11%) .306 (-13%) .605 (-12%) -129.5
1909 PIT NL 32 73 2 14 1 3 0 8 1 3 25 .192 .244 (-21%) .306 (-27%) .312 (-8%) .618 (-17%) -212.2
1910 PIT NL 40 60 6 11 2 0 0 4 0 7 15 .183 .249 (-27%) .317 (-15%) .326 (-34%) .644 (-25%) -202.8
1911 PIT NL 43 102 12 24 2 0 0 2 1 17 17 .235 .266 (-12%) .336 (+6%) .356 (-29%) .693 (-12%) -110.5
1912 PIT NL 6 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .143 — — — — 0.0
1912 CHN NL 13 26 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 12 .115 — — — — 0.0
1913 CHN NL 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
1918 SLA AL 15 19 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 5 .053 — — — — 0.0
1919 SLA AL 19 30 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .100 — — — — 0.0
1920 SLA AL 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 298 611 46 107 11 9 0 30 5 48 138 .175 — — — — -1,788

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
1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1909 WS PIT 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 1 1 0 4.0 7 5 1 0 11.25

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1909 WS PIT 0 1 1 1 0 4.0 7 5 1 0 11.25

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1482662153014.199
Away1503462554014.156

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home148880.17971582392841.62
Away148951.18781563173451.48

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1920-09-24 SLADETL 000000000
1920-08-03 SLAPHAL 000000000
1920-07-03 SLACHWL 000000000
1920-05-18 SLAMINL 200000002
1919-09-20 SLAPHAW 410000000
1919-09-16 SLAMINL 301000000
1919-09-13 SLANYYL 000000000
1919-09-13 SLANYYL 000000000
1919-09-11 SLABOSL 200000000
1919-09-06 SLADETW 400000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1920-09-24 SLADET — 1.0211000
1920-08-03 SLAPHA — 2.0100010
1920-07-03 SLACHW — 2.0444100
1920-05-18 SLAMIN — 4.01073220
1919-09-20 SLAPHA W 9.0400120
1919-09-16 SLAMIN L 8.01054020
1919-09-13 SLANYY L 2.0533110
1919-09-13 SLANYY — 1.0100100
1919-09-11 SLABOS L 6.0731310
1919-09-06 SLADET W 6.21277310

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
P 296 153 85 558 27 23

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1905 PIT P 8 7 5 19 0 0
1906 PIT P 37 31 12 78 3 3
1907 PIT P 40 33 18 94 6 3
1908 PIT P 34 26 6 62 5 4
1909 PIT P 32 26 6 53 3 1
1910 PIT P 40 30 13 75 2 2
1911 PIT OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1911 PIT P 42 0 12 82 7 6
1912 PIT P 6 0 4 10 0 0
1912 CHN P 13 0 6 21 1 2
1913 CHN P 6 0 0 10 0 0
1918 SLA P 15 0 2 23 0 1
1919 SLA P 19 0 1 30 0 1
1920 SLA P 4 0 0 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 296
Left Field 1

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Lefty Leifield (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Ed Killian
    103-78, 2.38 ERA
  2. 95
    Ray Fisher
    100-94, 2.82 ERA
  3. 92
    Bob Rhoads
    97-82, 2.61 ERA
  4. 92
    Luther Taylor
    116-106, 2.75 ERA
  5. 91
    Fred Toney
    139-102, 2.69 ERA
  6. 89
    Barney Pelty
    92-117, 2.63 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Lefty Leifield

What years did Lefty Leifield play?
Lefty Leifield played in Major League Baseball from 1905 to 1920.
Was Lefty Leifield a pitcher?
Yes. Lefty Leifield pitched in the major leagues, recording 124 wins and 616 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Lefty Leifield hit?
Lefty Leifield hit 0 career home runs with 107 hits.