Dutch Leonard

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1933-1953)

W–L 191–181
ERA 3.25
WHIP 1.26
SO 1,170
Pitcher PIV 44834.0
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 175 lb
Born
3/25/1909 in Auburn, IL, USA
Died
4/17/1983 in Springfield, IL, USA
MLB Debut
1933-08-31
Last Game
1953-09-25
Awards
5× All-Star

Full name: Emil John Leonard

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
191 181 640 374 192 30 44 3218.3 3,304 1,162 158 737 1,170 3.25 44834.0

Career ERA 3.25 vs. league average 4.00 across their career seasons — 18.8% 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
1933 BRO NL 2 3 10 3 2 0 0 40.0 42 13 10 6 2.92 3.86 (+24%) 499.2
1934 BRO NL 14 11 44 20 11 2 5 183.7 210 67 33 58 3.28 4.29 (+24%) 1187.5
1935 BRO NL 2 9 43 11 4 0 8 137.7 152 60 29 41 3.92 4.35 (+10%) 212.5
1936 BRO NL 0 0 16 0 0 0 1 32.0 34 13 5 8 3.66 4.59 (+20%) 360.8
1938 WS1 AL 12 15 33 31 15 3 0 223.3 221 85 53 68 3.43 4.35 (+21%) 2442.8
1939 WS1 AL 20 8 34 34 21 2 0 269.3 273 106 59 88 3.54 4.28 (+17%) 2735.6
1940 WS1 AL 14 19 35 35 23 2 0 289.0 328 112 78 124 3.49 4.21 (+17%) 2939.6
1941 WS1 AL 18 13 34 33 19 4 0 256.0 271 98 54 91 3.45 3.94 (+12%) 5874.7
1942 WS1 AL 2 2 6 5 1 1 0 35.0 28 16 5 15 4.11 3.57 (-15%) 924.5
1943 WS1 AL 11 13 31 30 15 2 1 219.7 218 80 46 51 3.28 3.50 (+6%) 577.1
1944 WS1 AL 14 14 32 31 17 3 0 229.3 222 78 37 62 3.06 3.57 (+14%) 2770.5
1945 WS1 AL 17 7 31 29 12 4 1 216.0 208 51 35 96 2.12 3.67 (+42%) 5787.0
1946 WS1 AL 10 10 26 23 7 2 0 161.7 182 64 36 62 3.56 3.59 (+1%) 1278.2
1947 PHI NL 17 12 32 29 19 3 0 235.0 224 70 57 103 2.68 3.97 (+33%) 3855.8
1948 PHI NL 12 17 34 30 16 1 0 225.7 226 63 54 92 2.51 4.10 (+39%) 5062.5
1949 CHN NL 7 16 33 28 10 1 0 180.0 198 83 43 83 4.15 4.12 (-1%) 6577.7
1950 CHN NL 5 1 35 1 0 0 6 74.0 70 31 27 28 3.77 4.36 (+13%) 236.9
1951 CHN NL 10 6 41 1 0 0 3 81.7 69 24 28 30 2.64 4.04 (+35%) 1487.0
1952 CHN NL 2 2 45 0 0 0 11 66.7 56 16 24 37 2.16 3.70 (+42%) 1051.7
1953 CHN NL 2 3 45 0 0 0 8 62.7 72 32 24 27 4.60 4.14 (-11%) -1027.7
Career · 20 seasons 191 181 640 374 192 30 44 3,218.1 3,304 1,162 737 1,170 3.25 — 44,834

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
640 1,054 53 177 18 4 0 69 1 20 183 .168 .185 .193 .378 -6,493

Career AVG .168 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 36.8% below league average.

Career OBP .185 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 44.9% below league average.

Career SLG .193 vs. league average .379 across their career seasons — 49.1% below league average.

Career OPS .378 vs. league average .714 across their career seasons — 47.1% 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
1933 BRO NL 10 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1934 BRO NL 44 67 3 12 3 1 0 4 0 0 16 .179 .278 (-36%) .340 (-47%) .392 (-35%) .733 (-41%) -463.6
1935 BRO NL 43 39 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 9 .026 — — — — 0.0
1936 BRO NL 16 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 — — — — 0.0
1938 WS1 AL 33 82 10 19 3 2 0 5 0 2 12 .232 .272 (-15%) .341 (-27%) .392 (-19%) .734 (-23%) -330.7
1939 WS1 AL 34 95 2 21 3 0 0 2 0 1 12 .221 .274 (-19%) .342 (-33%) .393 (-36%) .735 (-34%) -540.4
1940 WS1 AL 35 101 6 16 0 0 0 4 0 1 11 .158 .267 (-41%) .335 (-50%) .387 (-59%) .722 (-55%) -885.1
1941 WS1 AL 34 88 1 9 2 0 0 8 0 1 13 .102 .262 (-61%) .332 (-66%) .373 (-66%) .705 (-66%) -921.9
1942 WS1 AL 6 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .100 — — — — 0.0
1943 WS1 AL 31 67 0 7 0 0 0 3 1 2 10 .104 .255 (-59%) .324 (-60%) .346 (-70%) .671 (-65%) -653.5
1944 WS1 AL 32 79 6 18 1 0 0 1 0 4 10 .228 .261 (-13%) .325 (-19%) .357 (-33%) .683 (-26%) -308.5
1945 WS1 AL 31 78 9 18 2 0 0 9 0 1 5 .231 .260 (-12%) .328 (-27%) .354 (-28%) .683 (-27%) -336.6
1946 WS1 AL 26 53 2 9 0 0 0 7 0 2 17 .170 .256 (-34%) .328 (-39%) .358 (-53%) .687 (-46%) -374.6
1947 PHI NL 32 80 4 14 1 0 0 12 0 2 16 .175 .262 (-33%) .336 (-39%) .376 (-50%) .712 (-45%) -570.7
1948 PHI NL 34 83 1 12 0 1 0 4 0 0 22 .145 .263 (-45%) .340 (-54%) .379 (-56%) .719 (-55%) -739.4
1949 CHN NL 33 59 4 12 1 0 0 5 0 2 15 .203 .262 (-23%) .343 (-33%) .384 (-43%) .727 (-38%) -368.2
1950 CHN NL 35 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .062 — — — — 0.0
1951 CHN NL 41 21 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 .000 — — — — 0.0
1952 CHN NL 45 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 — — — — 0.0
1953 CHN NL 45 10 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 .300 — — — — 0.0
Career · 20 seasons 640 1,054 53 177 18 4 0 69 1 20 183 .168 — — — — -6,493

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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home3315152891036.177
Away3095382586033.160

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home3311690.017065713746393.04
Away3091528.216046033615303.55

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1953-09-25 CHCSTL — 2.0533012
1953-09-20 CHCSTL — 1.0100020
1953-09-17 CHCPHI — 2.0222101
1953-09-09 CHCPIT — 2.1100000
1953-09-02 CHCPIT — 2.0100000
1953-08-31 CHCNY1 — 2.2533121
1953-08-25 CHCBRO — 0.2111101
1953-08-23 CHCATL — 2.0100010
1953-08-16 CHCATL — 1.2000010
1953-08-15 CHCATL — 1.0000010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 640 0 174 719 32 41

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1933 BRO P 10 0 4 10 2 0
1934 BRO P 44 0 11 42 0 4
1935 BRO P 43 0 2 26 1 0
1936 BRO P 16 0 1 12 0 0
1938 WS1 P 33 0 9 46 4 3
1939 WS1 P 34 0 10 56 2 3
1940 WS1 P 35 0 15 72 4 7
1941 WS1 P 34 0 20 37 3 7
1942 WS1 P 6 0 1 7 0 0
1943 WS1 P 31 0 10 55 2 5
1944 WS1 P 32 0 7 53 3 2
1945 WS1 P 31 0 8 44 2 0
1946 WS1 P 26 0 4 47 3 2
1947 PHI P 32 0 18 51 0 2
1948 PHI P 34 0 15 57 2 2
1949 CHN P 33 0 13 36 3 1
1950 CHN P 35 0 5 15 0 1
1951 CHN P 41 0 6 21 0 2
1952 CHN P 45 0 6 22 1 0
1953 CHN P 45 0 9 10 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 640

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1941 Baseball Magazine All-Star P5
1939 Baseball Magazine All-Star P3

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1947 Most Valuable Player NL 13th 32.0 336 1
1945 Most Valuable Player AL 18th 16.0 336 0
1941 Most Valuable Player AL 20th 7.0 336 0
1939 Most Valuable Player AL 7th 71.0 336 1

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Career Spans

Dutch Leonard (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Charlie Root
    201-160, 3.59 ERA
  2. 89
    Lew Burdette
    203-144, 3.66 ERA
  3. 89
    Hooks Dauss
    222-182, 3.30 ERA
  4. 86
    Dolf Luque
    194-179, 3.24 ERA
  5. 83
    Wilbur Wood
    164-156, 3.24 ERA
  6. 83
    Waite Hoyt HOF
    237-182, 3.59 ERA

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Frequently Asked Questions about Dutch Leonard

What years did Dutch Leonard play?
Dutch Leonard played in Major League Baseball from 1933 to 1953.
Was Dutch Leonard a pitcher?
Yes. Dutch Leonard pitched in the major leagues, recording 191 wins and 1170 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dutch Leonard hit?
Dutch Leonard hit 0 career home runs with 177 hits.