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| Mark Leonard |
Bats: Left Throws: Right Height: 6' 4'' Weight: 215 Born: September 4, 1927 in Usa |
| Awards & Accomplishments | |
| All-Star Selections | 1952 1953 1955 |
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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 | 24 | HOU | PL | $ 1,328,571 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1953 | 25 | HOU | PL | $ 3,357,143 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1954 | 26 | HOU | PL | $ 3,800,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1955 | 27 | HOU | PL | $ 3,800,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| OOTP6 Min Ratings | $ 1,328,571 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| OOTP6 Max Ratings | $ 3,800,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 24 | HOU | PL | 129 | 436 | 72 | 147 | 30 | 0 | 14 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 50 | .337 | .422 | .502 | .924 | 88.7 | 14.2 |
| 1953 | 25 | HOU | PL | 128 | 455 | 71 | 144 | 21 | 1 | 13 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 58 | .316 | .382 | .453 | .835 | 76.1 | 8.8 |
| 1954 | 26 | HOU | PL | 133 | 433 | 72 | 135 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 97 | 4 | 2 | 69 | 53 | .312 | .404 | .425 | .829 | 76.4 | 13.5 |
| 1955 | 27 | HOU | PL | 128 | 426 | 68 | 119 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 87 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 53 | .279 | .361 | .380 | .741 | 62.9 | 8.3 |
| 4 Years Sim | 518 | 1750 | 283 | 545 | 88 | 3 | 44 | 341 | 6 | 4 | 248 | 214 | .311 | .393 | .441 | .833 | 304.2 | 44.8 | |||
| 162 Game Average | 547 | 88 | 170 | 27 | 0 | 13 | 106 | 1 | 1 | 77 | 66 | .311 | .393 | .441 | .833 | 95.1 | |||||
| Career Highs | 133 | 455 | 72 | 147 | 30 | 2 | 14 | 97 | 4 | 2 | 69 | 58 | .337 | .422 | .502 | .924 | 88.7 | ||||
| Career Batting Splits Help | |||||||||||||||||
| Click on a Category to view yearly stats. | |||||||||||||||||
| Category | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | XR |
| vs RH | 1324 | 211 | 409 | 67 | 3 | 33 | 258 | 5 | 3 | 202 | 155 | .309 | .396 | .439 | .834 | 232.7 | |
| vs LH | 426 | 72 | 136 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 83 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 59 | .319 | .383 | .446 | .829 | 70.6 | |
| Home | 260 | 869 | 140 | 275 | 49 | 2 | 17 | 181 | 4 | 2 | 134 | 96 | .316 | .403 | .436 | .839 | 154.0 |
| Away | 258 | 881 | 143 | 270 | 39 | 1 | 27 | 160 | 2 | 2 | 114 | 118 | .306 | .382 | .445 | .827 | 149.3 |
| RISP | 580 | 0 | 185 | 28 | 1 | 14 | 289 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 67 | .319 | .410 | .443 | .853 | 111.2 | |
| Pinch Hitting | 58 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | .310 | .382 | .431 | .813 | 10.0 | |
| Close/Late | 210 | 26 | 65 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 21 | .310 | .429 | .452 | .882 | 42.1 | |
| Mar/Apr | 57 | 202 | 43 | 73 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 17 | .361 | .436 | .515 | .951 | 42.6 |
| May | 103 | 353 | 52 | 115 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 39 | .326 | .400 | .453 | .854 | 63.0 |
| June | 97 | 319 | 51 | 92 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 59 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 43 | .288 | .371 | .420 | .791 | 51.9 |
| July | 86 | 285 | 52 | 78 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 50 | .274 | .383 | .411 | .794 | 47.7 |
| August | 108 | 367 | 52 | 124 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 33 | .338 | .395 | .474 | .869 | 64.1 |
| Sep/Oct | 67 | 224 | 33 | 63 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 32 | .281 | .381 | .366 | .748 | 34.0 |
| 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 | RSA | RTO | RTO% | PB | DWS |
| 1952 | 24 | HOU | PL | C | 122 | 114 | 1028.7 | 728 | 62 | 14 | 1 | .983 | 6.91 | 197 | 36 | .183 | 3 | 3.8 |
| 1953 | 25 | HOU | PL | C | 122 | 111 | 1013.7 | 649 | 53 | 14 | 1 | .980 | 6.23 | 168 | 37 | .220 | 2 | 4.1 |
| 1954 | 26 | HOU | PL | C | 125 | 113 | 1028.0 | 641 | 97 | 14 | 0 | .981 | 6.46 | 203 | 63 | .310 | 2 | 7.0 |
| 1955 | 27 | HOU | PL | C | 121 | 110 | 981.0 | 565 | 71 | 13 | 0 | .980 | 5.83 | 190 | 52 | .274 | 1 | 5.4 |
| Career Totals | 490 | 448 | 4051.3 | 2583 | 283 | 55 | 2 | .981 | 6.37 | 758 | 188 | .248 | 8 | 20.3 | ||||
| Career Highs | 125 | 114 | 1028.7 | 728 | 97 | 14 | 1 | .983 | 6.91 | 203 | 63 | .310 | 3 | |||||
| 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 | 27 | HOU | PL | 7 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | .375 | .467 | .542 | 1.008 |
| Career Post-Season Batting | 7 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | .375 | .467 | .542 | 1.008 | |||
| Batting Leaderboards Help | ||||||
| Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold. (*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances. Season Rankings are League Based. | ||||||
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| History |
| Drafted in 12th round, 229th overall pick, by Houston in 1952 |
| Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/14/1952, off Richard Bush (NO) |
| Won Player of the Week award on 5/5/1952, hitting .550 with 2 HR, 5 RBI |
| Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game |
| 2/13/1953: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,357,143 through salary arbitration |
| Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Omaha on 6/2/1953 |
| Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game |
| 10/7/1953: Signed a contract extension with Houston, $3,800,000 per year, for 3 years |
| Injured on 6/29/1955 with a Scratched Cornea Eye, out for one week |
| Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game |
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