Buck Leonard
1933–1948 · bats L / throws L · ASE, ASW, BCG, BRG, Homestead Grays, KCR, NAS, NNL
537G
.375AVG
.477OBP
.673SLG
656H
109HR
311RBI
28SB
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 537 | 2,115 | 1,751 | 470 | 656 | 110 | 43 | 109 | 311 | 335 | 20 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1,179 | .375 | .477 | .673 | 1.150 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1946-07-01 to 1946-08-12
27longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 4 extra-base hits | 1935-06-17 | 1 in 9,127 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1936-05-09 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1937-07-11 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 288 | 1068 | 341 | 54 | 173 | 180 | 15 | .390 | .488 | .708 |
| Away | 249 | 1047 | 315 | 55 | 138 | 155 | 5 | .359 | .449 | .639 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 5 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 | .174 | .143 |
| May | 120 | 482 | 139 | 26 | 70 | 71 | 4 | .350 | .436 | .662 |
| June | 135 | 522 | 164 | 30 | 79 | 89 | 7 | .386 | .485 | .711 |
| July | 130 | 528 | 178 | 26 | 73 | 81 | 1 | .402 | .491 | .698 |
| August | 112 | 414 | 128 | 21 | 70 | 67 | 8 | .370 | .471 | .659 |
| September | 35 | 146 | 44 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 0 | .370 | .479 | .622 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-stars | 125 | 512 | 156 | 17 | 68 | 69 | 7 | .355 | .439 | .604 |
| newark-eagles | 110 | 422 | 119 | 31 | 67 | 86 | 6 | .361 | .486 | .706 |
| baltimore-elite-giants | 103 | 417 | 123 | 18 | 56 | 68 | 4 | .361 | .458 | .628 |
| new-york-cubans | 81 | 290 | 109 | 20 | 56 | 41 | 3 | .445 | .517 | .829 |
| pittsburgh-crawfords | 39 | 154 | 50 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 0 | .376 | .442 | .594 |
| new-york-black-yankees | 36 | 128 | 42 | 11 | 32 | 23 | 0 | .404 | .508 | .865 |
| WEG | 12 | 49 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 0 | .528 | .633 | .917 |
| BRN | 9 | 42 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .342 | .405 | .579 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 |  Homestead Grays | 44 | 170 | 66 | 5 | 16 | 5 | .388 | – | – |
| 1936 | Homestead Grays | 40 | 147 | 45 | 7 | 16 | 3 | .306 | – | – |
| 1937 | Homestead Grays | 38 | 130 | 53 | 10 | 21 | 1 | .408 | – | – |
| 1938 | Homestead Grays | 39 | 129 | 55 | 10 | 17 | 1 | .426 | – | – |
| 1939 | Homestead Grays | 28 | 87 | 37 | 10 | 29 | 1 | .425 | – | – |
| 1940 | Homestead Grays | 45 | 139 | 55 | 10 | 24 | – | .396 | – | – |
| 1941 | Homestead Grays | 48 | 150 | 55 | 11 | 29 | 5 | .367 | – | – |
| 1942 | Homestead Grays | 20 | 49 | 14 | 1 | 7 | – | .286 | – | – |
| 1943 | Homestead Grays | 45 | 157 | 57 | 4 | 34 | 3 | .363 | – | – |
| 1944 | Homestead Grays | 50 | 155 | 58 | 8 | 31 | 3 | .374 | – | – |
| 1945 | Homestead Grays | 35 | 105 | 44 | 8 | 21 | – | .419 | – | – |
| 1946 | Homestead Grays | 44 | 144 | 48 | 7 | 26 | 3 | .333 | – | – |
| 1947 | Homestead Grays | 24 | 83 | 29 | 6 | 17 | 2 | .349 | – | – |
| 1948 | Homestead Grays | 37 | 106 | 40 | 12 | 23 | 1 | .377 | – | – |