What years did Jeffrey Leonard play?

Jeffrey Leonard played in Major League Baseball from 1977 to 1990.

Was Jeffrey Leonard a pitcher?

No. Jeffrey Leonard was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Jeffrey Leonard hit?

Jeffrey Leonard hit 144 career home runs with 1342 hits.

Jeffrey Leonard

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1977-1990)

AVG .266

HR 144

RBI 723

H 1,342

OPS .723

PIV 767

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 200 lb
Born: 9/22/1955 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1977-09-02
Last Game: 1990-10-03
Awards: 2× All-Star · NLCS MVP

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,415	5,045	614	1,342	223	37	144	723	163	342	1,000	.266	.312	.411	.723	767

Career AVG .266 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .312 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .411 vs. league average .389 across their career seasons — +5.6% above league average.

Career OPS .723 vs. league average .713 across their career seasons — near 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
1977	LAN	NL	11	10	1	3	0	1	0	2	0	1	4	.300	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	HOU	NL	8	26	2	10	2	0	0	4	0	1	2	.385	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	HOU	NL	134	411	47	119	15	5	0	47	23	46	68	.290	.265 (+9%)	.329 (+9%)	.397 (-12%)	.727 (-2%)	-50.3
1980	HOU	NL	88	216	29	46	7	5	3	20	4	19	46	.213	.264 (-20%)	.326 (-16%)	.387 (-14%)	.714 (-15%)	-553.5
1981	HOU	NL	7	18	1	3	1	1	0	3	1	0	4	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	SFN	NL	37	127	20	39	11	3	4	26	4	12	21	.307	.255 (+20%)	.320 (+16%)	.368 (+45%)	.688 (+32%)	0.0
1982	SFN	NL	80	278	32	72	16	1	9	49	18	19	65	.259	.261 (-1%)	.324 (-6%)	.388 (+8%)	.712 (+2%)	10.1
1983	SFN	NL	139	516	74	144	17	7	21	87	26	35	116	.279	.260 (+7%)	.324 (-1%)	.389 (+18%)	.714 (+10%)	816.6
1984	SFN	NL	136	514	76	155	27	2	21	86	17	47	123	.302	.259 (+16%)	.322 (+11%)	.384 (+26%)	.707 (+19%)	1842.2
1985	SFN	NL	133	507	49	122	20	3	17	62	11	21	107	.241	.257 (-6%)	.323 (-16%)	.390 (avg)	.714 (-7%)	-686.7
1986	SFN	NL	89	341	48	95	11	3	6	42	16	20	62	.279	.257 (+8%)	.325 (-1%)	.395 (-4%)	.720 (-3%)	-161.9
1987	SFN	NL	131	503	70	141	29	4	19	63	16	21	68	.280	.262 (+7%)	.331 (-7%)	.415 (+12%)	.746 (+4%)	181.1
1988	SFN	NL	44	160	12	41	8	1	2	20	7	9	24	.256	.254 (+1%)	.317 (-8%)	.377 (-6%)	.695 (-7%)	-200.2
1988	ML4	AL	94	374	45	88	19	0	8	44	10	16	68	.235	.254 (-7%)	.317 (-15%)	.377 (-7%)	.695 (-11%)	-200.2
1989	SEA	AL	150	566	69	144	20	1	24	93	6	38	125	.254	.254 (avg)	.319 (-6%)	.375 (+12%)	.694 (+4%)	218.6
1990	SEA	AL	134	478	39	120	20	0	10	75	4	37	97	.251	.257 (-3%)	.324 (-6%)	.385 (-8%)	.710 (-7%)	-560.1
Career · 16 seasons			1,415	5,045	614	1,342	223	37	144	723	163	342	1,000	.266	—	—	—	—	656

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
10	27	5	10	0	0	4	5	3	6	.370

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1987	NLCS	SFN	7	24	5	10	0	0	4	5	3	4	.417
1980	NLCS	HOU	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000

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	705	2461	304	650	69	328	.264
Away	710	2584	310	692	75	395	.268

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1990-10-03	SEA	MIN	L	3	1	1	1	1	0	1
1990-10-01	SEA	MIN	L	1	0	1	0	2	0	0
1990-09-26	SEA	DET	W	4	2	3	0	2	1	0
1990-09-25	SEA	DET	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1990-09-20	SEA	CHW	W	4	0	2	0	1	0	0
1990-09-19	SEA	TEX	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1990-09-16	SEA	LAA	W	2	1	0	0	0	2	2
1990-09-15	SEA	LAA	W	3	0	2	0	2	1	0
1990-09-09	SEA	BOS	W	4	0	3	0	0	1	0
1990-09-08	SEA	BOS	L	3	0	2	0	1	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	19	17	146	6	5	12
OF	1147	1065	2045	75	57	12

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1977	LAN	OF	10	0	7	0	0	0
1978	HOU	OF	8	7	16	1	0	1
1979	HOU	OF	123	107	227	6	10	1
1980	HOU	1B	11	9	74	3	1	7
1980	HOU	OF	56	37	87	6	2	0
1981	HOU	1B	2	2	23	1	0	0
1981	HOU	OF	2	2	3	0	0	0
1981	SFN	1B	5	5	47	2	1	5
1981	SFN	OF	28	27	79	2	0	0
1982	SFN	1B	1	1	2	0	3	0
1982	SFN	OF	74	72	135	2	6	0
1983	SFN	OF	136	135	253	17	7	2
1984	SFN	OF	131	126	247	14	8	4
1985	SFN	OF	126	124	203	10	5	0
1986	SFN	OF	87	84	158	4	5	1
1987	SFN	OF	127	114	193	7	7	2
1988	SFN	OF	43	40	74	0	1	0
1988	ML4	OF	91	91	191	4	3	1
1989	SEA	OF	26	25	54	2	1	0
1990	SEA	OF	79	74	118	0	2	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	19
Left Field	896
Center Field	104
Right Field	171
Designated Hitter	173

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1987	NLCS MVP
1983	Player of the Week	Week of 1983-07-01
1983	Player of the Week	Week of 1983-08-26
1979	TSN Rookie Player of the Year

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1990	SEA	AL	$800,000
1989	SEA	AL	$1,000,000
1988	SFN	NL	$900,000
1987	SFN	NL	$975,000
1986	SFN	NL	$900,000
1985	SFN	NL	$900,000
Total Career Earnings			$5,475,000

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1984	Most Valuable Player	NL	21th	1.0	336	0
1983	Most Valuable Player	NL	20th	2.0	336	0
1979	Rookie of the Year	NL	2nd	3.0	24	3

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jeffrey Leonard

What years did Jeffrey Leonard play?: Jeffrey Leonard played in Major League Baseball from 1977 to 1990.
Was Jeffrey Leonard a pitcher?: No. Jeffrey Leonard was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Jeffrey Leonard hit?: Jeffrey Leonard hit 144 career home runs with 1342 hits.