Sam Leever Career Pitching Summary

Sam Leever played in Major League Baseball from 1898 to 1910, appearing in 388 games over 13 seasons. He recorded a total of 194 W and 100 L, an ERA of 2.47, 847 SO, a WHIP of 1.141, and a WAR of 41.1.

Sam Leever Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Sam Leever.

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    🧾 Basic Profile

    Sam Leever
    NameSam Leever
    Date of BirthDecember 23, 1871
    Nationality
    United States
    MLB Debut1898

    📊 Career Summary

    Sam Leever appeared in 388 games over 13 MLB seasons from 1898 to 1910. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

    GS299 (MLB Rank: 359)
    GF75 (MLB Rank: 1,081)
    W194 (MLB Rank: 135)
    L100 (MLB Rank: 557)
    SV13 (MLB Rank: 1,044)
    ERA2.47 (MLB Rank: 844)
    IP2660.2 (MLB Rank: 213)
    SHO39 (MLB Rank: 51)
    CG241 (MLB Rank: 94)
    SO847 (MLB Rank: 779)
    BB587 (MLB Rank: 582)
    H2,449 (MLB Rank: 262)
    HR29 (MLB Rank: 3,039)
    SO92.87 (MLB Rank: 9,043)
    BB91.99 (MLB Rank: 10,636)
    H98.28 (MLB Rank: 9,299)
    HR90.1 (MLB Rank: 9,278)
    WHIP1.141 (MLB Rank: 10,935)
    WAR41.1 (MLB Rank: 172)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1910)

    In his final season (1910), Sam Leever recorded the following stats:

    GS8
    GF14
    W6
    L5
    SV2
    ERA2.76
    IP111
    CG4
    SO33
    BB25
    H104
    HR2
    SO92.68
    BB92.03
    H98.43
    HR90.16
    WHIP1.162
    WAR1.5

    📈 Seasonal Highlights

    • Most Wins: 1903, 25 W
    • Most SO: 1899, 121 SO
    • Most IP: 1899, 379 IP
    • Best WAR: 1899, 6.4 WAR
    • Best ERA: 1907, 1.67 ERA

    🎯 Postseason Performance

    Sam Leever appeared in 2 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 5.4, pitched 10 IP, struck out 2 batters, with 0 W and 2 L.

    Sam Leever Career Pitching Stats Overview

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    1898
    1
    0
    2.45
    1
    0
    15
    33
    1.2
    0.939
    0
    26
    5
    10
    9
    147
    2.4
    4.1
    3
    3
    5
    2
    2
    0
    0
    7.1
    1.4
    0
    1
    0
    0
    127
    1899
    21
    23
    3.18
    0.477
    3
    121
    379
    6.4
    1.253
    7
    353
    122
    191
    134
    120
    3.59
    2.9
    0.99
    39
    51
    11
    35
    4
    0.2
    8.4
    2.9
    1
    11
    0
    8
    1564
    1900
    15
    13
    2.71
    0.536
    0
    84
    232.2
    4.8
    1.221
    2
    236
    48
    101
    70
    134
    2.94
    3.2
    1.75
    29
    30
    1
    25
    3
    0.1
    9.1
    1.9
    0
    8
    0
    10
    955
    1901
    14
    5
    2.86
    0.737
    0
    82
    176
    1
    1.256
    2
    182
    39
    82
    56
    114
    2.93
    4.2
    2.1
    20
    21
    1
    18
    2
    0.1
    9.3
    2
    0
    7
    0
    5
    733
    1902
    15
    7
    2.39
    0.682
    2
    86
    222
    3.1
    1.054
    2
    203
    31
    73
    59
    113
    2.54
    3.5
    2.77
    26
    28
    2
    23
    4
    0.1
    8.2
    1.3
    0
    8
    0
    3
    873
    1903
    25
    7
    2.06
    0.781
    1
    90
    284.1
    6.4
    1.108
    2
    255
    60
    98
    65
    157
    2.9
    2.8
    1.5
    34
    36
    2
    30
    7
    0.1
    8.1
    1.9
    0
    5
    0
    6
    1135
    1904
    18
    11
    2.17
    0.621
    0
    63
    253.1
    4.5
    1.097
    2
    224
    54
    85
    61
    126
    2.72
    2.2
    1.17
    32
    34
    2
    26
    1
    0.1
    8
    1.9
    2
    5
    0
    2
    1024
    1905
    20
    5
    2.7
    0.8
    1
    81
    229.2
    2.2
    1.102
    3
    199
    54
    94
    69
    110
    2.85
    3.2
    1.5
    29
    33
    3
    20
    3
    0.1
    7.8
    2.1
    1
    12
    0
    5
    928
    1906
    22
    7
    2.32
    0.759
    0
    76
    260.1
    4.4
    1.076
    3
    232
    48
    84
    67
    115
    2.57
    2.6
    1.58
    31
    36
    4
    25
    6
    0.1
    8
    1.7
    0
    7
    0
    3
    1007
    1907
    14
    9
    1.66
    0.609
    0
    65
    216.2
    3.2
    1.052
    3
    182
    46
    70
    40
    146
    2.51
    2.7
    1.41
    24
    31
    7
    17
    5
    0.1
    7.6
    1.9
    0
    8
    0
    1
    848
    1908
    15
    7
    2.1
    0.682
    2
    28
    192.2
    2.5
    1.142
    1
    179
    41
    60
    45
    109
    2.61
    1.3
    0.68
    20
    38
    14
    14
    4
    0
    8.4
    1.9
    0
    6
    0
    3
    764
    1909
    8
    1
    2.83
    0.889
    2
    23
    70
    -0.1
    1.257
    0
    74
    14
    30
    22
    91
    2.33
    3
    1.64
    4
    19
    12
    2
    0
    0
    9.5
    1.8
    0
    4
    0
    0
    286
    1910
    6
    5
    2.76
    0.545
    2
    33
    111
    1.5
    1.162
    2
    104
    25
    45
    34
    115
    2.79
    2.7
    1.32
    8
    26
    14
    4
    0
    0.2
    8.4
    2
    0
    6
    0
    0
    432