Sam Leever
1898–1910 · bats R / throws R · Pittsburgh Pirates
389G
.184AVG
.228OBP
.236SLG
More career statistics
183H
2HR
78RBI
4SB
194–100W–L
2,660.2IP
847K
2.47ERA
299GS
13SV
6Rare 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.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 993 | 994 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 8 | 125 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 1,074 | 1,076 |
| Batting · RBI | 78 | 73 |
| Batting · Walks | 49 | 51 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 10,662 | 10,746 |
| Pitching · p er | 731 | 465 |
| Pitching · p h | 2,449 | 2,459 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 7,982 | 7,975 |
| Pitching · p k | 847 | 856 |
| Pitching · p r | 1,023 | 1,025 |
| Pitching · p w | 587 | 583 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 389 | 1,074 | 993 | 90 | 183 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 78 | 49 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 234 | .184 | .228 | .236 | .464 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,660.7 | 388 | 299 | 241 | 194 | 100 | 13 | 2,449 | 1,023 | 731 | 29 | 587 | 847 | 0 | 0 | 2.47 | 1.141 |
Streaks
7longest hitting streak · 1899-09-19 to 1899-10-13
9longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | Faced the Minimum | 1906-05-17 | 1 in 2,759 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Batters Hit | 1900-08-14 | 1 in 282 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Twelve Runs Allowed | 1901-04-29 | 1 in 264 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 196 | 504 | 81 | 0 | 35 | 29 | 59 | .176 | .218 | .229 |
| Away | 193 | 572 | 102 | 2 | 38 | 22 | 66 | .191 | .217 | .241 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 23 | 67 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | .115 | .149 | .164 |
| May | 71 | 196 | 28 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 21 | .153 | .179 | .180 |
| June | 62 | 179 | 30 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 21 | .182 | .218 | .230 |
| July | 67 | 169 | 30 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 20 | .196 | .243 | .301 |
| August | 76 | 186 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 20 | .187 | .226 | .228 |
| September | 77 | 233 | 44 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 27 | .202 | .223 | .243 |
| October | 13 | 46 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 8 | .279 | .326 | .349 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-giants | 59 | 145 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 23 | .169 | .193 | .206 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 55 | 138 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 15 | .181 | .225 | .213 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 54 | 152 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 26 | .191 | .230 | .235 |
| boston-braves | 54 | 153 | 33 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 9 | .231 | .255 | .329 |
| cincinnati-reds | 53 | 148 | 27 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 14 | .189 | .203 | .231 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 49 | 148 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 11 | .191 | .230 | .243 |
| chicago-cubs | 45 | 127 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 20 | .133 | .197 | .195 |
| louisville-colonels | 7 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .208 | .240 | .208 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 5 | 12 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .250 | 33 | 15 |
| 1899 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 51 | 145 | 33 | – | 18 | – | .228 | 379 | 124 |
| 1900 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 30 | 88 | 18 | 1 | 5 | – | .205 | 232 | 84 |
| 1901 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 21 | 72 | 13 | – | 4 | 1 | .181 | 176 | 82 |
| 1902 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 29 | 90 | 16 | – | 8 | 1 | .178 | 221 | 87 |
| 1903 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 36 | 115 | 19 | – | 9 | – | .165 | 285 | 91 |
| 1904 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 34 | 99 | 26 | 1 | 12 | – | .263 | 252 | 66 |
| 1905 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 33 | 88 | 9 | – | 4 | – | .102 | 229 | 82 |
| 1906 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 36 | 96 | 20 | – | 5 | – | .208 | 260 | 78 |
| 1907 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 31 | 73 | 11 | – | 2 | – | .151 | 213 | 64 |
| 1908 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 38 | 61 | 9 | – | 3 | 1 | .148 | 193 | 27 |
| 1909 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 19 | 24 | 4 | – | 2 | 1 | .167 | 70 | 23 |
| 1910 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 26 | 31 | 2 | – | – | – | .065 | 111 | 33 |