League Leaders
Dennis Leonard

Dennis Leonard

1974–1986  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  6'1", 190 lb  ·  b. 1951 Brooklyn, NY

Career 144–106 · 3.70 ERA · 1,323 SO · 2187.0 IP

Seasons leading his league
3
2 best in baseball 1 league only
20 Top-5 finishes
3 Title seasons
3 Categories led
1977 Best season

Spanning 1977–1981, peaking at 1 titles in 1977.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 635th League titles 3
  • 392nd Best in baseball 2
  • 528th Top-5 finishes 20

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Shutouts 1 1st — 1979 5 1977 #2
Innings Pitched 1 1st — 1981 201.2 1978 #2
Wins 1 1st — 1977 AL 20 1978 #3
Complete Games — #2 — 1977 #3 1978 #2
Strikeouts — #2 — 1977 #2 1978 #3 1981 #3

Title Seasons

3 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1981 1 IP 201.2
1979 1 SHO 5
1977 1 W 20

Pitching

12 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1974 KCA AL 0 4 5.32 5 4 0 22.0 28 13 0 12 8 1.82
1975 KCA AL 15 7 3.77 32 30 0 212.1 212 89 18 90 146 1.42
1976 KCA AL 17 10 3.51 35 34 0 259.0 247 101 16 70 150 1.22
1977 KCA AL 20 12 3.04 38 37 1 292.2 246 99 18 79 244 1.11
1978 KCA AL 21 17 3.33 40 40 0 294.2 283 109 27 78 183 1.23
1979 KCA AL 14 12 4.08 32 32 0 236.0 226 107 33 56 126 1.20
1980 KCA AL 20 11 3.79 38 38 0 280.1 271 118 30 80 155 1.25
1981 KCA AL 13 11 2.99 26 26 0 201.2 202 67 15 41 107 1.21
1982 KCA AL 10 6 5.10 21 21 0 130.2 145 74 20 46 58 1.46
1983 KCA AL 6 3 3.71 10 10 0 63.0 69 26 3 19 31 1.40
1985 KCA AL 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0.50
1986 KCA AL 8 13 4.44 33 30 0 192.2 207 95 22 51 114 1.34
Career — — 144 106 3.70 312 302 1 2187.0 2,137 898 202 622 1,323 1.26

Fielding by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
P 312 135 292 24 28 .947