Sandy Leon

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2012-2026)

Sandy Leon is a catcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2012 for 7 teams, including the Washington Nationals, a span of 15 seasons. In 583 career games, he has hit .204 with 327 hits, 32 home runs, and 152 RBI.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

Active Player
AVG .204
HR 32
RBI 152
H 327
OPS .575
PIV thru 2025 -4,562

PIV is computed through the 2025 season, so it does not yet include 2026. Every other career total on this page includes 2026 through October 12, 2026.

Position
Catcher
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 235 lb
Born
3/13/1989 in Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela
MLB Debut
2012-05-14

Full name: Sandy David Leon

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Career Batting Statistics

Sandy Leon — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
583 1,605 159 327 62 2 32 152 1 133 477 .204 .270 .305 .575 -4,562

Career AVG .204 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — 18.4% below league average.

Career OBP .270 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 15.2% below league average.

Career SLG .305 vs. league average .408 across their career seasons — 25.4% below league average.

Career OPS .575 vs. league average .727 across their career seasons — 20.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Sandy Leon Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2012 WAS NL 12 30 2 8 2 0 0 2 0 4 11 .267 — — — — 0.0
2013 WAS NL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 WAS NL 20 64 7 10 1 0 1 3 0 6 20 .156 .251 (-38%) .313 (-27%) .386 (-43%) .700 (-36%) -348.5
2015 BOS AL 41 114 8 21 2 0 0 3 0 7 28 .184 .254 (-28%) .316 (-25%) .404 (-50%) .721 (-39%) -682.6
2016 BOS AL 78 252 36 78 17 2 7 35 0 23 66 .310 .255 (+21%) .321 (+15%) .417 (+14%) .738 (+14%) 685.5
2017 BOS AL 85 271 32 61 14 0 7 39 0 25 74 .225 .254 (-12%) .324 (-11%) .425 (-17%) .750 (-14%) -646.9
2018 BOS AL 89 265 30 47 12 0 5 22 1 15 75 .177 .247 (-28%) .318 (-27%) .409 (-32%) .727 (-30%) -1282.6
2019 BOS AL 65 172 14 33 3 0 5 19 0 13 47 .192 .252 (-24%) .322 (-22%) .434 (-32%) .757 (-28%) -787.5
2020 CLE AL 25 66 4 9 1 0 2 4 0 14 21 .136 .244 (-44%) .321 (-8%) .417 (-42%) .739 (-27%) -256.1
2021 MIA NL 84 202 15 37 5 0 4 14 0 12 65 .183 .243 (-25%) .317 (-25%) .410 (-35%) .727 (-31%) -1003.9
2022 CLE AL 9 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 .133 — — — — 0.0
2022 MIN AL 25 56 6 10 3 0 0 4 0 7 23 .179 .242 (-26%) .311 (-13%) .394 (-41%) .706 (-29%) 0.0
2023 TEX AL 22 41 4 6 2 0 0 4 0 1 20 .146 — — — — 0.0
2025 ATL NL 5 12 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 .083 — — — — 0.0
2026 ATL NL 21 44 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 .091 — — — — 0
Career · 15 seasons 583 1,605 159 327 62 2 32 152 1 133 477 .204 — — — — -4,323

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 Pitching Statistics

Sandy Leon — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 8 0 0 0 0 9.0 8 7 4 1 2 7.00 0.0

Career ERA 7.00 vs. league average 4.19 across their career seasons — 67.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Sandy Leon — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2021 MIA NL 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 6.0 7 5 1 2 7.50 — 0.0
2022 CLE AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 — 0.0
2023 TEX AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 2 0 0 18.00 — 0.0
Career · 3 seasons 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 9.0 8 7 1 2 7.00 — 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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Sandy Leon — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
17 32 2 8 1 0 1 3 2 11 .250

Playoff Batting by Year

Sandy Leon — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2020 ALWC2 CLE 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2018 ALCS BOS 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2018 ALDS1 BOS 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2018 WS BOS 3 6 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 .500
2017 ALDS2 BOS 2 8 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 .500
2016 ALDS2 BOS 3 10 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 5 .100

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Sandy Leon — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home274748851701481.227
Away288813741531871.188

Pitching — Home / Away

Sandy Leon — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home22.012009.00
Away67.075126.43

Last 10 Games — Batting

Sandy Leon — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2025-09-20 ATLDETW 400000001
2025-09-16 ATLWASW 300000001
2025-09-14 ATLHOUW 411001301
2025-08-12 ATLNYNL 100000001
2025-07-22 ATLSFGL 000000000
2023-06-13 TEXLAAL 000000000
2023-06-12 TEXLAAL 100000001
2023-06-09 TEXTBRL 100000001
2023-06-07 TEXSTLL 201000001
2023-06-04 TEXSEAW 100000000

Last 8 Games — Pitching

Sandy Leon — Last 8 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2023-05-15 TEXATL — 1.0122001
2022-07-05 CLEDET — 2.0000000
2021-09-30 MIANYN — 0.1111001
2021-09-24 MIATBR — 1.0100010
2021-08-18 MIAATL — 1.0000000
2021-08-06 MIACOL — 1.0433111
2021-07-19 MIAWAS — 1.2111001
2021-06-04 MIAPIT — 1.0000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Sandy Leon — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1 0 4 0 0 0
3B 2 0 0 0 0 0
C 523 441 4167 226 25 21
P 8 0 0 1 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Sandy Leon — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2012 WAS C 12 9 73 5 1 1
2013 WAS C 1 0 2 0 0 0
2014 WAS C 20 17 154 9 1 1
2015 BOS 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2015 BOS C 37 33 258 28 1 4
2016 BOS C 74 67 561 35 1 6
2017 BOS C 84 77 767 42 6 2
2018 BOS C 87 78 776 37 1 4
2019 BOS 1B 1 0 4 0 0 0
2019 BOS C 65 50 535 30 3 0
2020 CLE C 24 20 213 14 5 0
2021 MIA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2021 MIA C 60 48 444 20 3 3
2021 MIA P 6 0 0 1 0 0
2022 CLE C 8 6 50 2 0 0
2022 CLE P 1 0 0 0 0 0
2022 MIN C 25 22 183 3 2 0
2023 TEX C 21 11 117 1 1 0
2023 TEX P 1 0 0 0 0 0
2025 ATL C 5 3 34 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Sandy Leon Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 8
Catcher 523
First Base 1
Third Base 2
Designated Hitter 8

Salary History

Sandy Leon — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2015 BOS AL $510,400
2014 WAS NL $501,000
Total Career Earnings $1,011,400

Most Similar Players

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

  1. 98
    Luke Maile
    .208 avg, 23 HR
  2. 92
    Steve Swisher
    .216 avg, 20 HR
  3. 81
    John Boccabella
    .219 avg, 26 HR
  4. 73
    Jose Lobaton
    .213 avg, 21 HR
  5. 73
    Tom Prince
    .208 avg, 24 HR
  6. 68
    Phil Roof
    .215 avg, 43 HR

Sandy Leon: the record in brief

Sandy Leon's major league record starts with the debut on May 14, 2012 and remains open, because the career is ongoing. Leon played for the Washington Nationals (2012 through 2014), the Boston Red Sox (2015 to 2019), the Cleveland Indians (2020), the Miami Marlins (2021), the Cleveland Guardians (2022), the Minnesota Twins (2022), the Texas Rangers (2023), and the Atlanta Braves (2025 to 2026). Leon, a catcher by primary position, batted from both sides and threw right-handed. Leon is listed at 5 feet, 10 inches and 235 pounds. The birth record reads March 13, 1989, in Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela. The bio lists the given name Sandy David.

Leon has collected 327 hits in 1,605 at bats across 583 games, good for a .204 batting average; the totals also include 32 home runs and 152 RBI. Leon's career OPS of .575 combines a .270 on-base mark with .305 slugging. Leon's .204 average ran 18.4% below the .250 that the league posted over the same seasons. In OPS terms, Leon's .575 stands 20.9% below the league's .727.

Frequently Asked Questions about Sandy Leon

What years did Sandy Leon play?
Sandy Leon played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2026.
Was Sandy Leon a pitcher?
No. Sandy Leon was a position player (Catcher), though he did pitch in 8 career games.
How many home runs did Sandy Leon hit?
Sandy Leon hit 32 career home runs with 327 hits.
What was Sandy Leon's career batting average?
Sandy Leon batted .204 over his career, with 327 hits in 1,605 at bats.
How many RBI did Sandy Leon have?
Sandy Leon drove in 152 runs in his career.
What was Sandy Leon's career ERA?
Sandy Leon finished with a 7.00 career ERA, going 0-0 with 2 strikeouts.