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Christopher
Leatherwood		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 175
 
Born: September 7, 1924 in Usa
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 27 HOL CL $ 2,507,143  
1953 28 MIN PL $ 7,250,000  
1954 29 MIN PL $ 7,250,000  
1955 30 HOL CL $ 7,250,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 2,507,143  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,250,000  
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 27 HOL CL $ 2,507,143  
1953 28 MIN PL $ 7,250,000  
1954 29 MIN PL $ 7,250,000  
1955 30 HOL CL $ 7,250,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 2,507,143  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,250,000  
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Arm or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 27 HOL CL 5 3 .625 11 11 6 0 0 80.0 72 32 5 29 61 3.60 .243 .316 .361 .678 6.4
1953 28 MIN PL 14 14 .500 34 34 14 2 0 243.0 283 134 16 76 126 4.96 .292 .345 .428 .773 12.9
1954 29 MIN PL 12 9 .571 29 29 4 1 0 211.7 238 110 21 67 117 4.68 .286 .340 .434 .775 14.1
1955 30 MIN PL 5 12 .294 17 17 7 0 0 129.0 141 67 12 44 68 4.67 .278 .335 .409 .745 6.0
  HOL CL 7 5 .583 14 14 5 0 0 101.0 112 43 9 44 74 3.83 .281 .353 .409 .761 5.2
  TOT   12 17 .414 31 31 12 0 0 230.0 253 110 21 88 142 4.30 .279 .343 .409 .752 11.2
4 Years Sim 43 43 .500 105 105 36 3 0 764.7 846 386 63 260 446 4.54 .282 .340 .418 .758 44.6
Season Average 10 10 .500 26 26 9 0 0 191.2 211 96 15 65 111 4.54 .282 .340 .418 .758  
Career Highs 14 17 .625 34 34 14 2 0 243.0 283 134 21 88 142 4.96 .292 .345 .434 .775  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   443 190 30 118 267   .264 .312 .390 .701
vs LH   403 196 33 142 179   .305 .372 .453 .825
Home 21 20 .512 50 50 17 1 0 361.7 395 177 33 121 211 4.40 .277 .334 .415 .749
Away 22 23 .489 55 55 19 2 0 403.0 451 209 30 139 235 4.67 .286 .344 .420 .764
Mar/Apr 6 5 .545 14 14 5 0 0 109.3 109 46 4 47 69 3.79 .264 .339 .361 .700
May 9 12 .429 23 23 7 0 0 164.0 182 87 24 53 103 4.77 .282 .336 .466 .802
June 9 10 .474 21 21 9 1 0 148.7 169 80 8 38 81 4.84 .287 .331 .420 .751
July 6 6 .500 17 17 5 0 0 120.7 134 69 12 47 58 5.15 .279 .343 .423 .766
August 8 5 .615 17 17 6 1 0 129.7 148 63 9 41 75 4.37 .288 .341 .400 .741
Sep/Oct 5 5 .500 13 13 5 1 0 92.3 104 41 6 34 60 4.00 .287 .348 .410 .758
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 27 HOL CL 11 31 5 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 10 .194 .194 .194 .387 0.4 0.0
1953 28 MIN PL 34 85 7 17 3 0 0 7 0 1 5 33 .200 .244 .235 .480 4.3 0.0
1954 29 MIN PL 29 75 9 15 4 1 0 6 3 0 6 26 .200 .259 .280 .539 5.8 0.0
1955 30 MIN PL 17 45 3 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 20 .089 .109 .089 .198 -2.0 0.0
  HOL CL 14 32 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 12 .094 .194 .094 .288 -0.4 0.0
  TOT   31 77 4 7 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 32 .091 .146 .091 .237 -2.4 0.0
4 Years Sim 105 268 25 45 7 1 0 20 3 3 16 101 .168 .215 .201 .416 8.1 0.0
162 Game Average 413 38 69 10 1 0 30 4 4 24 155 .168 .215 .201 .416 12.5  
Career Highs 34 85 9 17 4 1 0 7 3 2 6 33 .200 .259 .280 .539 5.8  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   235 22 42 5 1 0 18 3 3 11 88 .179 .215 .209 .424 7.4
vs LH   33 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 5 13 .091 .211 .152 .362 0.8
Home 50 120 11 22 5 1 0 11 0 3 9 47 .183 .240 .242 .482 5.3
Away 55 148 14 23 2 0 0 9 3 0 7 54 .155 .194 .169 .362 2.9
RISP   70 0 15 3 0 0 19 0 0 4 25 .214 .257 .257 .514 4.2
Close/Late   27 4 7 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 .259 .286 .370 .656 2.6
Mar/Apr 14 39 3 10 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 16 .256 .275 .282 .557 2.8
May 23 56 8 8 1 0 0 4 0 0 3 23 .143 .186 .161 .347 0.6
June 21 56 3 8 1 1 0 6 1 0 2 19 .143 .172 .196 .369 1.0
July 17 45 3 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 24 .067 .087 .089 .176 -1.8
August 17 39 4 8 1 0 0 1 0 2 7 10 .205 .326 .231 .557 3.0
Sep/Oct 13 33 4 8 2 0 0 2 1 1 2 9 .242 .286 .303 .589 2.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1952 27 HOL CL P 11 11 80.0 4 5 0 0 1.000 1.01    
1953 28 MIN PL P 34 34 243.0 15 32 4 3 .922 1.74    
1954 29 MIN PL P 29 29 211.7 14 29 1 1 .977 1.83    
1955 30 MIN PL P 17 17 129.0 6 13 1 1 .950 1.33    
  HOL CL P 14 14 101.0 4 11 1 0 .938 1.34    
Career Totals   105 105 764.7 43 90 7 5 .950 1.57    
Career Highs   34 34 243.0 15 32 4 3 1.000 1.83    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1955 30 HOL CL 0 1 .000 1 1 1 0 0 9.0 8 2 0 5 8 2.00 .235 .333 .294 .627
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 1 1 1 0 0 9.0 8 2 0 5 8 2.00 .235 .333 .294 .627
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1955 30 HOL CL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
CAR-40-43
 Losses
1955-9-12
CAR-29-43
 Games Started
CAR-41-105
 Complete Games
1953-6-14
CAR-33-36
 Shutouts
1953-8-2
CAR-39-3
 Innings Pitched
CAR-40-764.7
Hits Allowed
CAR-39-846
 Homeruns Allowed
CAR-41-63
 Strikeouts
CAR-46-446
 Walks Allowed
CAR-44-260
 Walks per 9IP
1953-10-2.8
1954-9-2.8
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 7
 
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History
Drafted in 5th round, 98th overall pick, by Hollywood in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/22/1952, off Earle Roberts (SAC)
Earned first career win on 4/22/1952
Injured on 5/13/1952 with a Tender Elbow, out for one week
Injured on 6/7/1952 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Minneapolis on 3/2/1953 to a 3-year deal worth $7,250,000 per year
Traded from Minneapolis to Hollywood on 7/21/1955 (Going to HOL: P Christopher Leatherwood. Going to MIN: P James Weinstock, P Luis Vargas, P Martin Sellman, RF Randy Demar)
Injured on 9/14/1955 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1955, going 2-1, 0.68
 
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