What years did George Leitner play?

George Leitner played in Major League Baseball from 1901 to 1902.

Was George Leitner a pitcher?

Yes. George Leitner pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 4 strikeouts.

How many home runs did George Leitner hit?

George Leitner hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

George Leitner

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1901-1902)

W–L 0–2

ERA 5.34

WHIP 1.75

SO 4

Pitcher PIV 27.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'7" / 120 lb
Born: 6/19/1871 in Parkton, MD, USA
Died: 2/20/1960 in Baltimore, MD, USA
MLB Debut: 1901-06-29
Last Game: 1902-08-25

Full name: George Michael Leitner

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	2	5	3	2	0	0	32.0	48	19	0	8	4	5.34	27.4

Career ERA 5.34 vs. league average 3.33 across their career seasons — 60.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1901	PHA	AL	0	1	0	0	2.0	1	0	1	1	0.00	—	0.0
1901	NY1	NL	2	2	2	2	18.0	27	9	4	3	4.50	3.49 (-29%)	27.4
1902	CLE	AL	0	1	1	0	8.0	11	4	1	0	4.50	—	0.0
1902	CHA	AL	0	1	0	0	4.0	9	6	2	0	13.50	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			2	5	3	2	32.0	48	19	8	4	5.34	—	27

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
5	15	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.133	.188	.133	.321	0

Career AVG .133 vs. league average .269 across their career seasons — 50.5% below league average.

Career OBP .188 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 42.2% below league average.

Career SLG .133 vs. league average .352 across their career seasons — 62.1% below league average.

Career OPS .321 vs. league average .676 across their career seasons — 52.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	RBI	BB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1901	PHA	AL	1	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1901	NY1	NL	2	7	1	0	0	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1902	CLE	AL	1	4	1	1	0	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1902	CHA	AL	1	3	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			5	15	2	1	1	.133	—	—	—	—	0

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	2	7	0	1	0	0	.143
Away	3	8	0	1	0	1	.125

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	2	18.0	27	9	4	3	4.50
Away	3	14.0	21	10	4	1	6.43

Last 5 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	BB
1902-08-25	CHW	BLA	L	3	0	0	1
1902-08-19	CLE	MIN	L	4	1	1	0
1901-08-17	NY1	BRO	L	4	0	0	0
1901-08-15	NY1	BSN	L	3	1	0	0
1901-06-29	PHA	BLA	L	1	0	0	0

Last 5 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1902-08-25	CHW	BLA	—	4.0	9	7	6	2	0
1902-08-19	CLE	MIN	—	8.0	11	4	4	1	0
1901-08-17	NY1	BRO	L	9.0	16	6	6	2	0
1901-08-15	NY1	BSN	L	9.0	11	3	3	2	3
1901-06-29	PHA	BLA	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	5	0	1	8	0	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	DP
1901	PHA	P	1	0	0	0
1901	NY1	P	2	0	3	0
1902	CLE	P	1	0	4	1
1902	CHA	P	1	1	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	5

Frequently Asked Questions about George Leitner

What years did George Leitner play?: George Leitner played in Major League Baseball from 1901 to 1902.
Was George Leitner a pitcher?: Yes. George Leitner pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 4 strikeouts.
How many home runs did George Leitner hit?: George Leitner hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.