What years did Curt Leskanic play?

Curt Leskanic played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 2004.

Was Curt Leskanic a pitcher?

Yes. Curt Leskanic pitched in the major leagues, recording 50 wins and 641 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Curt Leskanic hit?

Curt Leskanic hit 1 career home run with 7 hits.

What teams did Curt Leskanic play for?

Curt Leskanic played for 4 teams: the Colorado Rockies (1993–1999), the Milwaukee Brewers (2000–2001, 2003), the Kansas City Royals (2003–2004), and the Boston Red Sox (2004).

What were Curt Leskanic's career stats?

In 603 games, Curt Leskanic went 50-34 with a 4.36 ERA, 641 strikeouts, 712.2 innings pitched, and 55 saves.

What was Curt Leskanic's salary?

Curt Leskanic's last recorded salary was $1,250,000, in 2004. His highest recorded salary was $3,700,000, in 2003, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1993. The Salary History table lists each season from 1993 to 2004.

What position did Curt Leskanic play?

Curt Leskanic played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Curt Leskanic and how much did he weigh?

Curt Leskanic was listed at 6 feet and 180 pounds.

What was Curt Leskanic's career ERA?

Curt Leskanic finished with a 4.36 career ERA, going 50-34 with 641 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Curt Leskanic have?

Curt Leskanic recorded 641 career strikeouts.

Is Curt Leskanic in the Hall of Fame?

No. Curt Leskanic has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Curt Leskanic

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1993-2004)

Curt Leskanic was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 2004 for 4 teams, including the Colorado Rockies, a span of 12 seasons. Across 603 career appearances, he went 50-34 with a 4.36 ERA, 641 strikeouts, and 55 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 2701.4.

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 15, 2026

W–L 50–34

ERA 4.36

WHIP 1.46

SO 641

Pitcher PIV 2701.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 180 lb
Born: 4/2/1968 in Homestead, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1993-06-27
Last Game: 2004-10-02

Full name: Curtis John Leskanic

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Career Pitching Statistics

Curt Leskanic — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
50	34	603	11	0	0	55	712.2	678	345	80	362	641	4.36	2701.4

Career ERA 4.36 vs. league average 4.49 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Curt Leskanic Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1993	COL	NL	1	5	18	8	0	57.0	59	34	27	30	5.37	4.19 (-28%)	-1236.8
1994	COL	NL	1	1	8	3	0	22.1	27	14	10	17	5.64	4.51 (-25%)	221.9
1995	COL	NL	6	3	76	0	10	98.0	83	37	33	107	3.40	4.45 (+24%)	3980.8
1996	COL	NL	7	5	70	0	6	73.2	82	51	38	76	6.23	4.61 (-35%)	-449.2
1997	COL	NL	4	0	55	0	2	58.1	59	36	24	53	5.55	4.39 (-27%)	118.4
1998	COL	NL	6	4	66	0	2	75.2	75	37	40	55	4.40	4.43 (+1%)	-805.0
1999	COL	NL	6	2	63	0	0	85.0	87	48	49	77	5.08	4.71 (-8%)	886.0
2000	MIL	NL	9	3	73	0	12	77.1	58	22	51	75	2.56	4.77 (+46%)	596.1
2001	MIL	NL	2	6	70	0	17	69.1	63	28	31	64	3.63	4.42 (+18%)	-478.1
2003	MIL	NL	4	0	26	0	0	26.2	22	8	18	28	2.70	4.40 (+39%)	565.2
2003	KCA	AL	1	0	27	0	2	26.0	16	5	11	22	1.73	4.40 (+61%)	843.8
2004	KCA	AL	0	3	19	0	2	15.2	23	14	14	15	8.04	4.46 (-80%)	-1370.6
2004	BOS	AL	3	2	32	0	2	27.2	24	11	16	22	3.58	4.46 (+20%)	-171.0
Career · 13 seasons			50	34	603	11	55	712.2	678	345	362	641	4.36	—	2,701

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

Curt Leskanic — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
603	39	4	7	3	0	1	7	0	1	17	.179	.200	.333	.533	0

Career AVG .179 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 32.8% below league average.

Career OBP .200 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 40.7% below league average.

Career SLG .333 vs. league average .424 across their career seasons — 21.3% below league average.

Career OPS .533 vs. league average .761 across their career seasons — 29.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Curt Leskanic Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1993	COL	NL	18	13	0	2	1	0	1	1	6	.154	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	COL	NL	8	6	1	1	1	0	2	0	2	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	COL	NL	76	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	COL	NL	70	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	COL	NL	55	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	COL	NL	66	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	COL	NL	63	4	1	2	0	1	3	0	2	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	MIL	NL	73	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	MIL	NL	70	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	MIL	NL	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	KCA	AL	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	KCA	AL	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	BOS	AL	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			603	39	4	7	3	1	7	1	17	.179	—	—	—	—	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

Curt Leskanic — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Curt Leskanic — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2004	ALCS	BOS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1995	NLDS1	COL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Curt Leskanic — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	1	6	0	0	5.2	6	5	3	6	7.94

Playoff Pitching by Year

Curt Leskanic — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2004	ALCS	BOS	1	0	3	0	0	2.2	3	3	3	2	10.12
1995	NLDS1	COL	0	1	3	0	0	3.0	3	2	0	4	6.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Curt Leskanic — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	318	23	3	5	1	5	.217
Away	285	16	1	2	0	2	.125

Pitching — Home / Away

Curt Leskanic — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	318	381.1	381	190	180	324	4.48
Away	285	331.1	297	155	182	317	4.21

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Curt Leskanic — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2004-10-02	BOS	BAL	SV	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
2004-10-01	BOS	BAL	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004-09-27	BOS	TBR	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004-09-25	BOS	NYY	—	1.1	0	0	0	2	1	0
2004-09-22	BOS	BAL	W	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0
2004-09-20	BOS	BAL	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0
2004-09-18	BOS	NYY	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2004-09-15	BOS	TBR	—	0.1	2	2	2	0	1	1
2004-09-14	BOS	TBR	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004-09-10	BOS	SEA	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Curt Leskanic — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	603	11	66	80	7	7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Curt Leskanic — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1993	COL	P	18	8	5	5	1	2
1994	COL	P	8	3	1	2	0	0
1995	COL	P	76	0	9	17	0	1
1996	COL	P	70	0	4	7	1	0
1997	COL	P	55	0	5	5	0	1
1998	COL	P	66	0	5	9	0	0
1999	COL	P	63	0	6	13	3	1
2000	MIL	P	73	0	12	11	0	0
2001	MIL	P	70	0	7	4	2	0
2003	MIL	P	26	0	2	2	0	0
2003	KCA	P	27	0	9	2	0	2
2004	KCA	P	19	0	1	1	0	0
2004	BOS	P	32	0	0	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Curt Leskanic Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	603

Salary History

Curt Leskanic's recorded salaries total $15,027,667 over 12 seasons, 1993 to 2004. Leskanic's career, 1993 to 2004, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.

Curt Leskanic — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2004	KCA	AL	$1,250,000
2003	MIL	NL	$3,700,000
2002	MIL	NL	$3,500,000
2001	MIL	NL	$2,200,000
2000	MIL	NL	$1,450,000
1999	COL	NL	$1,050,000
1998	COL	NL	$730,000
1997	COL	NL	$516,667
1996	COL	NL	$270,000
1995	COL	NL	$130,000
1994	COL	NL	$122,000
1993	COL	NL	$109,000
Total recorded salary			$15,027,667

College History

Curt Leskanic — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Gulf Coast Community College	Panama City	FL	1988
Louisiana State University	Baton Rouge	LA	1989
Community College of Allegheny County - South Campus	West Mifflin	PA	1986, 1987

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Curt Leskanic: the record in brief

According to the bio, Curt Leskanic debuted on June 27, 1993 and played a final game on October 2, 2004. Leskanic played for the Colorado Rockies (1993 through 1999), the Milwaukee Brewers (2000 through 2003), the Kansas City Royals (2003 through 2004), and the Boston Red Sox (2004). Leskanic, born on April 2, 1968, in Homestead, PA, USA, is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio gives 180 pounds on a 6-foot-0 frame. The given name on file is Curtis John Leskanic.

Across 603 games (11 starts), Leskanic recorded 50 wins against 34 losses with a 4.36 ERA. The same table counts 641 strikeouts and 55 saves. Leskanic's 4.36 ERA was close to the 4.49 league figure for those seasons. The best win total was 9, in 2000. Leskanic struck out 107 batters in 1995, a career high. The most saves in one season was 17, in 2001. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.56 in 2000, when the league's was 4.77.

Frequently Asked Questions about Curt Leskanic

What years did Curt Leskanic play?: Curt Leskanic played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 2004.
Was Curt Leskanic a pitcher?: Yes. Curt Leskanic pitched in the major leagues, recording 50 wins and 641 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Curt Leskanic hit?: Curt Leskanic hit 1 career home run with 7 hits.
What teams did Curt Leskanic play for?: Curt Leskanic played for 4 teams: the Colorado Rockies (1993–1999), the Milwaukee Brewers (2000–2001, 2003), the Kansas City Royals (2003–2004), and the Boston Red Sox (2004).
What were Curt Leskanic's career stats?: In 603 games, Curt Leskanic went 50-34 with a 4.36 ERA, 641 strikeouts, 712.2 innings pitched, and 55 saves.
How much did Curt Leskanic earn in his career?: Curt Leskanic's recorded salaries total $15,027,667 over 12 seasons, 1993 to 2004. Leskanic's career, 1993 to 2004, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.
What was Curt Leskanic's salary?: Curt Leskanic's last recorded salary was $1,250,000, in 2004. His highest recorded salary was $3,700,000, in 2003, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1993. The Salary History table lists each season from 1993 to 2004.
What position did Curt Leskanic play?: Curt Leskanic played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Curt Leskanic and how much did he weigh?: Curt Leskanic was listed at 6 feet and 180 pounds.
What was Curt Leskanic's career ERA?: Curt Leskanic finished with a 4.36 career ERA, going 50-34 with 641 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Curt Leskanic have?: Curt Leskanic recorded 641 career strikeouts.
Is Curt Leskanic in the Hall of Fame?: No. Curt Leskanic has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.