Leon Durham
1980–1989 · bats L / throws L · Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, NLS, St. Louis Cardinals
1,067G
.277AVG
.356OBP
.475SLG
More career statistics
992H
147HR
530RBI
106SB
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,067 | 4,067 | 3,587 | 522 | 992 | 192 | 40 | 147 | 530 | 444 | 679 | 106 | 61 | 9 | 24 | 1,705 | .277 | .356 | .475 | .831 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1981-05-19 to 1981-08-16
21longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Three Intentional Walks | 1982-10-03 | 1 in 1,129 games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | 11 total bases | 1982-06-28 | 1 in 2,522 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1984-06-10 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 547 | 2128 | 552 | 93 | 321 | 242 | 314 | .296 | .373 | .531 |
| Away | 520 | 1939 | 440 | 54 | 209 | 202 | 365 | .255 | .331 | .415 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 145 | 574 | 133 | 22 | 62 | 64 | 97 | .263 | .343 | .457 |
| May | 185 | 747 | 197 | 33 | 108 | 89 | 119 | .301 | .383 | .513 |
| June | 167 | 640 | 155 | 16 | 79 | 65 | 120 | .273 | .344 | .443 |
| July | 173 | 644 | 155 | 17 | 75 | 63 | 95 | .270 | .339 | .443 |
| August | 193 | 710 | 172 | 28 | 99 | 83 | 127 | .277 | .359 | .495 |
| September | 189 | 688 | 163 | 30 | 99 | 74 | 106 | .269 | .344 | .491 |
| October | 15 | 64 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 15 | .293 | .359 | .466 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| montreal-expos | 130 | 509 | 120 | 18 | 64 | 45 | 110 | .262 | .324 | .456 |
| new-york-mets | 119 | 442 | 108 | 13 | 48 | 34 | 69 | .267 | .321 | .431 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 116 | 420 | 97 | 14 | 71 | 48 | 65 | .264 | .345 | .465 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 114 | 436 | 106 | 21 | 57 | 44 | 82 | .275 | .344 | .516 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 96 | 377 | 95 | 11 | 38 | 46 | 49 | .288 | .374 | .476 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 84 | 318 | 73 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 57 | .250 | .308 | .373 |
| atlanta-braves | 83 | 340 | 90 | 17 | 56 | 41 | 51 | .304 | .385 | .564 |
| san-diego-padres | 79 | 297 | 72 | 11 | 38 | 35 | 31 | .276 | .360 | .456 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 96 | 303 | 82 | 8 | 42 | 8 | .271 | – | – |
| 1981 |  Chicago Cubs | 87 | 328 | 95 | 10 | 35 | 25 | .290 | – | – |
| 1982 | Chicago Cubs | 148 | 539 | 168 | 22 | 90 | 28 | .312 | – | – |
| 1983 | Chicago Cubs | 100 | 337 | 87 | 12 | 55 | 12 | .258 | – | – |
| 1984 | Chicago Cubs | 137 | 473 | 132 | 23 | 96 | 16 | .279 | – | – |
| 1985 | Chicago Cubs | 153 | 542 | 153 | 21 | 75 | 7 | .282 | – | – |
| 1986 | Chicago Cubs | 141 | 484 | 127 | 20 | 65 | 8 | .262 | – | – |
| 1987 | Chicago Cubs | 131 | 439 | 120 | 27 | 63 | 2 | .273 | – | – |
| 1988 | Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds | 45 | 124 | 27 | 4 | 8 | – | .218 | – | – |
| 1989 | St. Louis Cardinals | 29 | 18 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .056 | – | – |