Leon Roberts
1974–1984 · bats R / throws R · Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays
901G
.267AVG
.332OBP
.419SLG
More career statistics
731H
78HR
328RBI
26SB
1.0IP
1K
27.00ERA
0GS
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 901 | 3,066 | 2,737 | 342 | 731 | 126 | 28 | 78 | 328 | 256 | 428 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 28 | 1,147 | .267 | .332 | .419 | .751 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 5.000 |
Streaks
17longest hitting streak · 1975-04-13 to 1975-05-16
24longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 6 RBI | 1978-05-07 | 1 in 1,786 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 3 extra-base hits | 1979-05-07 | 1 in 462 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 17 | 2 home runs | 1980-04-12 | 1 in 259 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 451 | 1538 | 368 | 41 | 165 | 142 | 210 | .270 | .332 | .432 |
| Away | 450 | 1528 | 363 | 37 | 163 | 114 | 218 | .264 | .312 | .406 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 95 | 300 | 80 | 11 | 40 | 25 | 34 | .297 | .350 | .494 |
| May | 172 | 611 | 151 | 19 | 70 | 59 | 87 | .279 | .344 | .458 |
| June | 150 | 538 | 128 | 11 | 46 | 49 | 74 | .269 | .329 | .396 |
| July | 150 | 536 | 125 | 19 | 64 | 41 | 78 | .261 | .310 | .441 |
| August | 166 | 539 | 119 | 13 | 49 | 44 | 77 | .248 | .302 | .390 |
| September | 156 | 503 | 121 | 5 | 57 | 33 | 71 | .263 | .306 | .370 |
| October | 12 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | .206 | .308 | .294 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-white-sox | 75 | 282 | 61 | 3 | 29 | 23 | 35 | .241 | .298 | .356 |
| new-york-yankees | 71 | 238 | 52 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 38 | .232 | .273 | .397 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 68 | 242 | 54 | 6 | 28 | 17 | 29 | .248 | .293 | .367 |
| minnesota-twins | 68 | 242 | 70 | 8 | 41 | 25 | 32 | .333 | .393 | .519 |
| baltimore-orioles | 65 | 221 | 48 | 7 | 25 | 16 | 33 | .236 | .290 | .389 |
| california-angels | 63 | 221 | 57 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 28 | .297 | .362 | .464 |
| boston-red-sox | 62 | 225 | 50 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 31 | .256 | .311 | .400 |
| athletics | 57 | 206 | 51 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 29 | .277 | .325 | .402 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 |  Detroit Tigers | 17 | 63 | 17 | – | 7 | – | .270 | – | – |
| 1975 | Detroit Tigers | 129 | 447 | 115 | 10 | 38 | 3 | .257 | – | – |
| 1976 |  Houston Astros | 87 | 235 | 68 | 7 | 33 | 1 | .289 | – | – |
| 1977 | Houston Astros | 19 | 27 | 2 | – | 2 | – | .074 | – | – |
| 1978 |  Seattle Mariners | 134 | 472 | 142 | 22 | 92 | 6 | .301 | – | – |
| 1979 | Seattle Mariners | 140 | 450 | 122 | 15 | 54 | 3 | .271 | – | – |
| 1980 | Seattle Mariners | 119 | 374 | 94 | 10 | 33 | 8 | .251 | – | – |
| 1981 |  Texas Rangers | 72 | 233 | 65 | 4 | 31 | 3 | .279 | – | – |
| 1982 | Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays | 71 | 178 | 41 | 2 | 11 | 1 | .230 | – | – |
| 1983 |  Kansas City Royals | 84 | 213 | 55 | 8 | 24 | 1 | .258 | – | – |
| 1984 | Kansas City Royals | 29 | 45 | 10 | – | 3 | – | .222 | 1 | 1 |