Sam Leever Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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.

🧾 Basic Profile

Sam Leever
NameSam Leever
Date of BirthDecember 23, 1871
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut1898
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Sam Leever Yearly Pitching Stats

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

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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: 363)
GF75 (MLB Rank: 1,095)
W194 (MLB Rank: 135)
L100 (MLB Rank: 558)
SV13 (MLB Rank: 1,061)
ERA2.47 (MLB Rank: 853)
IP2660.2 (MLB Rank: 213)
SHO39 (MLB Rank: 51)
CG241 (MLB Rank: 94)
SO847 (MLB Rank: 793)
BB587 (MLB Rank: 586)
H2,449 (MLB Rank: 262)
HR29 (MLB Rank: 3,087)
SO92.87 (MLB Rank: 9,187)
BB91.99 (MLB Rank: 10,796)
H98.28 (MLB Rank: 9,414)
HR90.1 (MLB Rank: 9,433)
WHIP1.141 (MLB Rank: 11,101)
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