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Leo
Perez		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 9''
Weight: 210
 
Born: February 19, 1926 in Venezuela
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Platinum Glove Award 1955   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 26 HOU PL $ 1,135,714  
1953 27 LAA CL $ 1,135,714  
1954 28 LAA CL $ 2,500,000  
1955 29 LAA CL $ 2,500,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,135,714  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,500,000  
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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 26 HOU PL $ 1,135,714  
1953 27 LAA CL $ 1,135,714  
1954 28 LAA CL $ 2,500,000  
1955 29 LAA CL $ 2,500,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,135,714  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,500,000  
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 26 HOU PL 2 2 .500 39 1 0 0 0 55.0 56 29 3 23 34 4.75 .272 .357 .369 .726 3.2
1953 27 HOU PL 1 4 .200 11 10 3 0 0 71.0 87 43 6 17 39 5.45 .309 .357 .440 .797 2.3
  SLC PL 1 2 .333 3 3 1 0 0 23.0 27 17 2 9 13 6.65 .300 .373 .444 .817 0.1
  LAA CL 6 2 .750 10 9 3 0 0 74.7 96 45 6 21 38 5.42 .320 .373 .450 .823 2.1
  TOT   8 8 .500 24 22 7 0 0 168.7 210 105 14 47 90 5.60 .313 .366 .445 .811 4.5
1954 28 LAA CL 2 3 .400 13 7 1 0 0 65.3 65 34 8 22 39 4.68 .260 .326 .440 .766 2.7
1955 29 LAA CL 8 9 .471 24 23 6 0 0 165.3 205 109 12 51 95 5.93 .307 .369 .435 .803 3.6
5 Years Sim 20 22 .476 100 53 14 0 0 454.3 536 277 37 143 258 5.49 .299 .360 .432 .792 13.9
Season Average 5 5 .500 25 13 3 0 0 113.6 134 69 9 35 64 5.49 .299 .360 .432 .792  
Career Highs 8 9 .500 39 23 7 0 0 168.7 210 109 14 51 95 5.93 .313 .369 .445 .811  
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   265 142 15 84 143   .279 .337 .401 .738
vs LH   271 135 22 59 115   .321 .365 .464 .830
Home 8 12 .400 48 25 7 0 0 212.3 271 145 21 61 126 6.15 .313 .359 .464 .822
Away 12 10 .545 52 28 7 1 0 242.0 265 132 16 82 132 4.91 .285 .343 .400 .743
Mar/Apr 1 1 .500 13 4 1 0 0 37.3 50 23 3 13 24 5.55 .336 .389 .423 .812
May 2 7 .222 20 12 0 0 0 85.7 122 76 7 34 41 7.99 .338 .395 .496 .891
June 5 2 .714 17 8 2 0 0 81.3 89 33 3 23 51 3.65 .282 .330 .370 .701
July 2 6 .250 18 8 2 0 0 80.7 91 54 12 26 47 6.03 .285 .339 .445 .784
August 5 4 .556 17 10 5 1 0 85.7 96 47 6 27 47 4.94 .294 .348 .442 .790
Sep/Oct 5 2 .714 15 11 4 0 0 83.7 88 44 6 20 48 4.73 .272 .314 .395 .709
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 26 HOU PL 40 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.9 0.0
1953 27 HOU PL 11 22 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .136 .174 .182 .356 0.4 0.0
  SLC PL 3 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .125 .222 .125 .347 0.2 0.0
  LAA CL 10 29 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 .034 .097 .034 .131 -1.3 0.0
  TOT   24 59 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 22 .085 .143 .102 .245 -0.8 0.0
1954 28 LAA CL 13 19 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .053 .100 .105 .205 -0.5 0.0
1955 29 LAA CL 24 60 5 6 4 0 0 4 0 0 2 24 .100 .143 .167 .310 0.0 0.0
4 Years Sim 101 147 12 12 6 0 0 4 0 0 7 56 .082 .129 .122 .251 -2.1 0.0
162 Game Average 235 19 19 9 0 0 6 0 0 11 89 .082 .129 .122 .251 -3.4  
Career Highs 40 60 5 6 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 24 .100 .143 .167 .310 0.0  
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   122 11 10 6 0 0 3 1 0 5 50 .082 .132 .131 .263 -2.6
vs LH   25 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 .080 .148 .080 .228 -0.5
Home 48 67 7 6 3 0 0 2 1 0 5 27 .090 .153 .134 .287 -0.3
Away 53 80 5 6 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 29 .075 .119 .113 .232 -2.8
RISP   41 0 3 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 19 .073 .095 .122 .217 -1.4
Close/Late   11 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .182 .182 .364 .545 0.6
Mar/Apr 12 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .083 .083 .083 .167 -0.6
May 18 26 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 .077 .143 .115 .258 -0.7
June 15 26 3 4 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 10 .154 .154 .269 .423 0.5
July 19 25 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 9 .120 .185 .160 .345 0.5
August 11 29 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .000 .065 .000 .065 -2.4
Sep/Oct 15 29 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 .069 .156 .103 .260 -0.4
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  
1952 26 HOU PL P 39 1 55.0 6 5 0 1 1.000 1.80 0 0 .000 0  
    C 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 1 0.0
1953 27 HOU PL P 11 10 71.0 4 15 0 1 1.000 2.41 0 0 .000 0  
  SLC PL P 3 3 23.0 1 5 0 0 1.000 2.35 0 0 .000 0  
  LAA CL P 10 9 74.7 4 16 0 1 1.000 2.41 0 0 .000 0  
  TOT   P 24 22 168.7 9 36 0 2 1.000 2.40    
1954 28 LAA CL P 13 7 65.3 4 16 1 1 .952 2.76 0 0 .000 0  
1955 29 LAA CL P 24 23 165.3 11 35 0 2 1.000 2.50 0 0 .000 0  
  P 100 53 454.3 30 92 1 6 .992 2.42 0 0 .000 0  
  C 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 1 0.0
Career Totals   101 53 455.3 30 92 1 6 .992 2.41 0 0 .000 1  
Career Highs   40 23 168.7 11 36 1 2 1.000 2.76 0 0 .000 1  
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
1954 28 LAA CL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 0.7 3 0 0 0 2 0.00 .600 .600 .800 1.400
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 0.7 3 0 0 0 2 0.00 .600 .600 .800 1.400
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History
Drafted in 14th round, 269th overall pick, by Houston in 1952
Earned first career win on 4/24/1952
2/13/1953: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,135,714 through salary arbitration
Had first career hit on 4/25/1953, off Christian Schwandt (KC)
Traded from Houston to Salt Lake City on 7/7/1953 (Going to SLC: P Leo Perez, C Richard Dubose, SS Timothy Deese. Going to HOU: SS Pedro Rico, P Josiah Mayle)
Traded from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles on 7/31/1953 (Going to SLC: P Pat Ogren. Going to LAA: P Leo Perez, C Jamal Dawe, P Evan Bare)
8/4/1953: Signed a contract extension with Los Angeles, $2,500,000 per year, for 2 years
3/15/1955: Signed a contract extension with Los Angeles, $2,750,000 per year, for 2 years
Won Platinum Glove Award at Pitcher in 1955
 
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