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.

What was Lefty Leifield's career batting average?

Lefty Leifield batted .175 over his career, with 107 hits in 611 at bats.

How many RBI did Lefty Leifield have?

Lefty Leifield drove in 30 runs in his career.

What was Lefty Leifield's career ERA?

Lefty Leifield finished with a 2.47 career ERA, going 124-97 with 616 strikeouts.

Lefty Leifield

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

Lefty Leifield was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1905 to 1920 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Chicago Cubs, and the St. Louis Browns, a span of 16 seasons. Across 296 career appearances, he went 124-97 with a 2.47 ERA and 616 strikeouts. He also batted .175 with 0 home runs.

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 12, 2026

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

Lefty Leifield — 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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Lefty Leifield Stats, Bio & Career Records
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	255.2	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	218.2	168	51	86	87	2.10	2.40 (+12%)	-1852.7
1909	PIT	NL	19	8	32	26	13	3	0	201.2	172	53	54	43	2.37	2.55 (+7%)	-2111.5
1910	PIT	NL	15	13	40	30	13	3	2	218.1	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	23.2	29	11	10	8	4.18	3.36 (-24%)	-207.5
1912	CHN	NL	7	2	13	9	4	1	0	70.2	68	19	21	23	2.42	3.36 (+28%)	227.2
1913	CHN	NL	0	1	6	1	0	0	0	21.1	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

Lefty Leifield — 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

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Lefty Leifield Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1905	PIT	NL	8	20	2	7	1	1	5	0	2	5	.350	—	—	—	—	0.0
1906	PIT	NL	37	88	6	11	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	4	0	4	15	.147	.245 (-40%)	.304 (-41%)	.308 (-27%)	.613 (-34%)	-517.5
1908	PIT	NL	34	75	6	17	1	1	2	2	4	14	.227	.240 (-6%)	.298 (-11%)	.306 (-13%)	.605 (-12%)	-129.5
1909	PIT	NL	32	73	2	14	1	3	8	1	3	25	.192	.244 (-21%)	.306 (-27%)	.312 (-8%)	.618 (-17%)	-212.2
1910	PIT	NL	40	60	6	11	2	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	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	2	4	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1912	CHN	NL	13	26	3	3	1	1	1	0	1	12	.115	—	—	—	—	0.0
1913	CHN	NL	7	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1918	SLA	AL	15	19	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	5	.053	—	—	—	—	0.0
1919	SLA	AL	19	30	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	5	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
1920	SLA	AL	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			298	611	46	107	11	9	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

Lefty Leifield — 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

Lefty Leifield — 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

Lefty Leifield — 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

Lefty Leifield — 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

Lefty Leifield — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	148	266	21	53	0	14	.199
Away	150	346	25	54	0	14	.156

Pitching — Home / Away

Lefty Leifield — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	148	880.1	797	158	239	284	1.62
Away	148	951.1	878	156	317	345	1.48

Last 10 Games — Batting

Lefty Leifield — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	SO
1920-09-24	SLA	DET	L	0	0	0	0
1920-08-03	SLA	PHA	L	0	0	0	0
1920-07-03	SLA	CHW	L	0	0	0	0
1920-05-18	SLA	MIN	L	2	0	0	2
1919-09-20	SLA	PHA	W	4	1	0	0
1919-09-16	SLA	MIN	L	3	0	1	0
1919-09-13	SLA	NYY	L	0	0	0	0
1919-09-13	SLA	NYY	L	0	0	0	0
1919-09-11	SLA	BOS	L	2	0	0	0
1919-09-06	SLA	DET	W	4	0	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Lefty Leifield — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1920-09-24	SLA	DET	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0
1920-08-03	SLA	PHA	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	1
1920-07-03	SLA	CHW	—	2.0	4	4	4	1	0
1920-05-18	SLA	MIN	—	4.0	10	7	3	2	2
1919-09-20	SLA	PHA	W	9.0	4	0	0	1	2
1919-09-16	SLA	MIN	L	8.0	10	5	4	0	2
1919-09-13	SLA	NYY	L	2.0	5	3	3	1	1
1919-09-13	SLA	NYY	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
1919-09-11	SLA	BOS	L	6.0	7	3	1	3	1
1919-09-06	SLA	DET	W	6.2	12	7	7	3	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Lefty Leifield — 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

Lefty Leifield — 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

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Lefty Leifield Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	296
Left Field	1

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Lefty Leifield: the record in brief

Lefty Leifield played a first major league game on September 3, 1905 and a last one on September 24, 1920. The season rows list, in order, the Pittsburgh Pirates (1905 to 1912), the Chicago Cubs (1912 through 1913), and the St. Louis Browns (1918 to 1920). The bio lists Leifield as a pitcher who threw and hit left-handed. The recorded size is 165 pounds on a 6-foot-1 frame. Leifield was born on September 5, 1883, in Trenton, IL, USA. Leifield died on October 10, 1970, in Fairfax, VA, USA. The given name on file is Albert Peter Leifield.

Leifield pitched in 296 games, starting 216, and finished with a 124-97 record and 2.47 ERA. Leifield had 616 strikeouts, 138 complete games, and 33 shutouts. Against a 2.92 league ERA for the same years, Leifield was 15.2% better. No season topped the 20 wins of 1907. 1906 was Leifield's sharpest full season, a 1.87 ERA against the league's 2.68.

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.
What was Lefty Leifield's career batting average?: Lefty Leifield batted .175 over his career, with 107 hits in 611 at bats.
How many RBI did Lefty Leifield have?: Lefty Leifield drove in 30 runs in his career.
What was Lefty Leifield's career ERA?: Lefty Leifield finished with a 2.47 career ERA, going 124-97 with 616 strikeouts.