3B Leon Stapleton #8
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
11/24/1975
3B LEON STAPLETON #8 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
139 470 124 19 4 6 73 44 85 .264 .328 .360 0 2.1
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/28/1975 NYG Loss, 3-10 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/27/1975 NYG Win, 16-1 3 1 0 1 0 2 0 0
09/24/1975 @ BOS Loss, 2-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/23/1975 @ BOS Win, 1-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1975 @ ATL Loss, 5-7 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1975 @ ATL Win, 3-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1975 WAS Win, 2-1 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1975 WAS Win, 5-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/14/1975 @ BAL Loss, 2-3 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/13/1975 @ BAL Loss, 0-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/19/1949
Born in:Los Angeles, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$26,000
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 130 Days
Service This Yr:175 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 98 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 2nd Pick in Round 8
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 139 470 124 19 4 6 73 46 44 85 .264 .328 .360 .687 .307 .096 93
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 128 549 5 1 0 7 21 9 169 29 0 1 0.0 59.2 4.16 2.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   130 41 8 2 3 27 16 12 23 4 5 1 .315 .367 .477 .844
Versus Right   340 83 11 2 3 46 30 32 62 5 16 4 .244 .312 .315 .627
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   59 14 1 0 1 9 6 5 14 1 2 1 .237 .303 .305 .608
May   73 23 1 2 2 11 9 7 10 1 5 0 .315 .370 .466 .836
June   112 30 5 1 0 18 10 7 21 1 7 2 .268 .320 .330 .650
July   90 25 3 0 0 18 6 12 22 4 2 1 .278 .355 .311 .666
August   63 17 4 1 1 7 6 6 12 2 2 0 .270 .324 .413 .737
September   73 15 5 0 2 10 9 7 6 0 3 1 .205 .284 .356 .640
Spring Training   40 11 1 1 0 2 3 7 3 0 4 0 .275 .383 .350 .733
Last Year   229 61 7 3 6 31 22 20 39 2 4 1 .266 .325 .402 .727
2 Years Ago   218 60 12 0 4 19 26 12 34 1 4 1 .275 .315 .385 .700
Career   973 259 41 7 18 133 102 82 175 13 29 7 .266 .324 .378 .702
Home   238 64 9 3 3 42 25 28 37 5 10 3 .269 .347 .370 .716
Road   232 60 10 1 3 31 21 16 48 4 11 2 .259 .307 .349 .656
Grass   232 60 10 1 3 31 21 16 48 4 11 2 .259 .307 .349 .656
Turf   238 64 9 3 3 42 25 28 37 5 10 3 .269 .347 .370 .716
Day   175 49 6 3 2 30 19 17 33 3 7 3 .280 .348 .383 .731
Night   295 75 13 1 4 43 27 27 52 6 14 2 .254 .315 .346 .661
As Starter   461 121 18 4 6 73 45 44 84 9 21 5 .262 .328 .358 .685
As Reliever / Substitution   9 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .444 .778
Pinch Hitting   9 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .444 .778
Close/Late   106 28 5 0 0 14 16 11 21 3 7 2 .264 .336 .311 .647
Inning 1-3   158 41 7 2 4 28 14 9 26 3 9 2 .259 .302 .405 .707
Inning 4-6   162 43 7 2 1 25 14 19 30 2 4 1 .265 .342 .352 .694
Inning 7-9   138 37 4 0 1 18 15 13 25 3 7 2 .268 .333 .319 .652
Extra Innings   12 3 1 0 0 2 3 3 4 1 1 0 .250 .375 .333 .708
0 Outs   137 34 3 2 2 13 19 10 25 4 14 1 .248 .296 .343 .639
1 Outs   171 47 9 2 1 33 15 15 31 5 7 2 .275 .332 .368 .700
2 Outs   162 43 7 0 3 27 12 19 29 0 0 2 .265 .350 .364 .714
Scoring Position   138 46 7 1 2 64 16 12 22 9 21 1 .333 .369 .442 .811
Bases Empty   254 60 9 1 4 4 25 27 53 0 0 4 .236 .319 .327 .646
Runner on 1st   78 18 3 2 0 5 5 5 10 0 0 0 .231 .277 .321 .598
Runner on 2nd   44 16 2 0 1 12 3 3 7 0 17 1 .364 .417 .477 .894
Runner on 3rd   12 4 0 0 1 5 3 2 2 0 0 0 .333 .429 .583 1.012
Runner on 1st & 2nd   34 12 2 0 0 10 4 2 6 0 1 0 .353 .389 .412 .801
Runner on 1st & 3rd   12 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .231 .250 .481
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   17 5 1 0 0 11 1 2 2 4 3 0 .294 .304 .353 .657
Bases Loaded   19 6 2 1 0 23 5 3 4 4 0 0 .316 .346 .526 .872
Two Strikes   208 42 10 1 2 20 19 21 85 0 0 1 .202 .278 .288 .567
First Pitch   71 27 1 3 0 16 5 1 0 4 10 2 .380 .385 .479 .863
Count 0-1   48 14 2 0 0 6 5 0 0 0 2 1 .292 .306 .333 .639
Count 0-2   37 5 2 1 0 3 2 0 20 0 0 0 .135 .135 .243 .378
Count 1-0   43 11 4 0 0 8 2 0 0 0 3 0 .256 .256 .349 .605
Count 1-1   39 10 0 0 1 8 3 0 0 1 2 1 .256 .268 .333 .602
Count 1-2   62 13 2 0 0 3 3 0 26 0 0 1 .210 .222 .242 .464
Count 2-0   23 8 1 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .348 .348 .391 .739
Count 2-1   30 10 1 0 3 10 5 0 0 2 3 0 .333 .312 .667 .979
Count 2-2   61 16 4 0 1 9 4 0 22 0 0 0 .262 .262 .377 .639
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 2 0 0 0 2 2 10 0 2 1 0 .250 .600 .250 .850
Full Count   48 8 2 0 1 5 10 21 17 0 0 0 .167 .420 .271 .691
Behind in Count   147 32 6 1 0 12 10 0 46 0 2 2 .218 .228 .272 .500
Ahead in Count   104 31 6 0 3 23 14 22 0 4 7 0 .298 .408 .442 .850
Batting Leadoff   1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Batting 2nd   98 31 5 1 1 22 10 5 16 2 7 0 .316 .343 .418 .761
Batting 3rd   27 7 2 1 1 5 3 2 3 0 1 0 .259 .310 .519 .829
Batting 5th   100 25 5 1 2 19 8 11 17 3 3 1 .250 .322 .380 .702
Batting 6th   176 40 5 0 2 20 15 20 39 2 6 3 .227 .313 .290 .603
Batting 7th   53 15 1 0 0 5 7 4 9 1 4 1 .283 .339 .302 .641
Batting 8th   9 3 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 .333 .417 .556 .972
Batting 9th   6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Low Leverage   184 56 6 2 2 15 16 22 31 3 1 4 .304 .385 .391 .776
Medium Leverage   173 40 9 1 3 18 12 11 34 0 10 0 .231 .277 .347 .624
High Leverage   110 28 4 1 1 40 17 11 19 6 10 1 .255 .312 .336 .649
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1972 Los Angeles - FABL 23 22 56 14 3 0 2 10 8 6 0 1 17 0 0 .250 .317 .411 .728 117 119 0.2
1973 Philadelphia - FABL 24 55 218 60 12 0 4 19 26 12 1 1 34 0 0 .275 .315 .385 .700 97 94 0.8
1974 Philadelphia - FABL 25 63 229 61 7 3 6 31 22 20 1 2 39 0 0 .266 .325 .402 .727 110 106 0.7
1975 Philadelphia - FABL 26 139 470 124 19 4 6 73 46 44 5 9 85 0 1 .264 .328 .360 .687 90 93 2.1
Total FABL 279 973 259 41 7 18 133 102 82 7 13 175 0 1 .266 .324 .378 .702 98 98 3.8
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1967 Monroe - R 18 32 110 28 0 1 2 13 17 20 1 1 20 0 0 .255 .371 .327 .698 106 109 0.9
1967 Stockton - A 18 48 146 37 2 0 2 16 12 24 5 2 40 0 0 .253 .373 .308 .681 91 98 0.2
1967 Tulsa - A 18 2 8 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 50 45 -0.1
1968 Monroe - R 19 36 128 35 4 2 1 19 27 31 9 0 22 0 0 .273 .446 .359 .806 118 130 1.5
1968 Stockton - A 19 82 295 64 16 3 3 43 31 35 4 3 78 0 1 .217 .306 .322 .628 77 73 0.2
1968 Tulsa - A 19 4 13 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 .154 .214 .154 .368 14 16 -0.1
1969 Stockton - A 20 103 376 122 17 4 6 48 78 87 4 1 62 1 2 .324 .455 .439 .894 135 145 4.9
1969 Madison - A 20 19 74 18 1 2 0 7 6 4 0 0 16 0 0 .243 .282 .311 .593 82 86 0.6
1970 Stockton - A 21 10 39 10 0 0 2 3 7 6 1 0 11 1 0 .256 .370 .410 .780 113 112 0.4
1970 Madison - A 21 51 182 45 6 0 2 10 19 36 1 0 46 0 0 .247 .374 .313 .688 99 105 1.0
1970 El Paso - AA 21 74 254 77 12 4 9 51 38 45 7 2 47 0 0 .303 .419 .488 .907 144 133 2.6
1971 Hawaii - AAA 22 115 398 113 29 9 7 84 60 46 11 8 67 0 0 .284 .367 .455 .822 124 127 3.4
1972 Hawaii - AAA 23 102 373 110 18 6 7 44 63 34 15 0 51 0 0 .295 .377 .432 .808 122 129 3.0
1973 Hawaii - AAA 24 95 337 87 15 4 8 50 49 44 3 0 64 1 0 .258 .349 .398 .747 98 98 1.5
1974 Louisville - AAA 25 10 42 9 0 0 1 5 4 2 0 0 7 0 0 .214 .250 .286 .536 51 57 -0.1
Total GWL 312 1108 310 62 19 22 178 172 124 29 8 182 1 0 .280 .365 .430 .794 116 119
Total HL 76 277 67 7 2 2 18 27 41 1 0 68 0 0 .242 .342 .303 .645 90 95
Total UL 10 42 9 0 0 1 5 4 2 0 0 7 0 0 .214 .250 .286 .536 51 57
Total COW 243 856 233 35 7 13 110 128 152 14 6 191 2 3 .272 .388 .375 .763 107 111
Total LSA 74 254 77 12 4 9 51 38 45 7 2 47 0 0 .303 .419 .488 .907 144 133
Total GSL 68 238 63 4 3 3 32 44 51 10 1 42 0 0 .265 .413 .345 .758 113 121
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1967 Tulsa - A 2B 1 1 5 5 2 10 0 1.000 9.0 10.00 -0.6 .874
1967 Stockton - A 2B 22 22 42 40 14 84 2 .976 161.0 4.58 -3.4 .897
1967 Monroe - R 2B 5 4 9 7 0 17 1 .941 33.0 4.36 -0.9 .860
1967 Tulsa - A 3B 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.1 1.059
1967 Stockton - A 3B 25 18 14 35 2 51 2 .961 188.1 2.34 -0.8 .972
1967 Monroe - R 3B 11 11 8 20 2 31 3 .903 102.0 2.47 -0.8 .925
1967 Stockton - A SS 5 5 6 8 2 15 1 .933 36.0 3.50 -0.0 .977
1967 Monroe - R SS 17 16 32 46 9 80 2 .975 140.0 5.01 +3.0 1.095
1968 Tulsa - A 2B 3 3 4 4 2 8 0 1.000 25.0 2.88 -0.1 1.039
1968 Stockton - A 2B 32 28 75 64 27 139 0 1.000 253.0 4.94 +0.0 1.058
1968 Monroe - R 2B 9 9 30 18 6 49 1 .980 80.0 5.40 +1.7 1.321
1968 Tulsa - A 3B 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.0 1.072
1968 Stockton - A 3B 16 15 6 14 4 20 0 1.000 128.0 1.41 +0.1 1.059
1968 Monroe - R 3B 9 8 4 9 1 14 1 .929 78.0 1.50 +0.5 1.087
1968 Stockton - A SS 37 36 55 92 29 151 4 .974 299.2 4.41 -1.8 .966
1968 Monroe - R SS 17 15 29 41 5 74 4 .946 145.1 4.33 +0.6 1.042
1969 Madison - A 2B 6 6 11 22 7 33 0 1.000 54.0 5.50 +2.0 1.070
1969 Stockton - A 2B 30 30 69 79 29 151 3 .980 247.2 5.38 +4.8 1.115
1969 Madison - A 3B 11 11 12 18 3 30 0 1.000 95.2 2.82 +1.1 1.108
1969 Stockton - A 3B 36 32 15 57 7 74 2 .973 294.0 2.20 +1.9 1.031
1969 Madison - A SS 2 2 1 7 3 8 0 1.000 16.0 4.50 -0.3 .918
1969 Stockton - A SS 37 33 62 106 39 173 5 .971 302.2 5.00 +1.4 1.023
1970 Madison - A 2B 11 11 24 22 8 49 3 .939 90.2 4.57 -0.5 .895
1970 Stockton - A 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.1 1.075
1970 El Paso - AA 3B 34 32 23 71 7 100 6 .940 285.0 2.97 +3.2 1.039
1970 Madison - A 3B 31 28 21 53 10 78 4 .949 249.1 2.67 +0.3 1.014
1970 Stockton - A 3B 9 9 5 14 5 19 0 1.000 76.0 2.25 +0.9 1.216
1970 El Paso - AA SS 38 38 51 88 17 146 7 .952 335.0 3.73 -1.1 .957
1970 Madison - A SS 11 11 15 29 6 49 5 .898 95.0 4.17 -0.4 .945
1970 Stockton - A SS 1 1 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 8.0 5.62 +0.6 1.075
1971 Hawaii - AAA 3B 112 111 71 269 17 356 16 .955 953.0 3.21 +2.6 1.001
1972 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 2 2 4 3 1 7 0 1.000 17.0 3.71 -0.1 1.008
1972 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 9 4 4 11 0 18 3 .833 47.1 2.85 -0.9 .913
1972 Hawaii - AAA 3B 97 97 73 216 23 307 18 .941 840.1 3.10 +0.1 .997
1972 Los Angeles - MLB SS 10 9 18 34 8 54 2 .963 78.0 6.00 -0.8 .934
1972 Hawaii - AAA SS 3 0 0 2 1 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 -0.2 1.098
1973 Philadelphia - MLB 2B 5 1 4 7 2 11 0 1.000 13.0 7.62 +0.1 1.004
1973 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 52 52 47 103 10 157 7 .955 458.0 2.95 +1.1 1.000
1973 Hawaii - AAA 3B 53 48 48 102 11 158 8 .949 421.0 3.21 +1.8 1.014
1973 Hawaii - AAA SS 41 41 65 150 27 226 11 .951 355.1 5.45 -0.5 .991
1974 Philadelphia - MLB 2B 14 13 26 25 7 56 5 .911 110.1 4.16 -4.1 .803
1974 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 51 50 44 118 14 169 7 .959 448.1 3.25 +0.1 .996
1974 Louisville - AAA 3B 4 3 0 3 2 5 2 .600 29.0 0.93 -1.3 .640
1974 Philadelphia - MLB SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
1974 Louisville - AAA SS 7 6 9 17 4 27 1 .963 53.0 4.42 +0.5 1.034
1975 Philadelphia - MLB 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1975 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 131 128 79 266 18 360 15 .958 1116.0 2.78 +6.8 1.035
1975 Philadelphia - MLB SS 11 0 2 5 0 8 1 .875 18.0 3.50 -0.6 .882
TOTAL 2B 142 130 303 297 105 615 15 .976 1097.2 4.92 -1.1 1.010
TOTAL 3B 693 659 475 1382 136 1951 94 .952 5827.1 2.87 +16.9 1.011
TOTAL SS 239 213 347 629 150 1019 43 .958 1888.0 4.65 +0.4 .993
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1967 Drafted in the 1967 first-year player draft out of high school (Hamilton; Los Angeles, CA) by the Los Angeles Suns. (Round 8, Pick 2, 142nd overall pick).
07/15/1968 Injured (hamstring spasms),day-to-day for 3 days.
08/05/1968 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for one week.
09/09/1968 Wins the 1968 Championship with the Monroe Gators!
04/10/1969 Outstandingly completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Los Angeles Suns development complex.
11/08/1969 Detrimentally completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Los Angeles Suns development complex.
06/18/1970 Was selected to the 1970 Heartland League All-Star Game.
06/20/1970 Earned 1970 Heartland League All-Star Game MVP honors.
08/25/1970 Injured (thumb contusion),day-to-day for one week.
09/24/1970 Wins the 1970 C-O-W League COW Championship Series with the Stockton Suns!
09/10/1971 Wins the 1971 Championship with the Hawaii Suns!
12/10/1971 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Los Angeles Suns.
05/28/1973 Wins the GWL Player of the Week Award.
07/30/1973 Was traded by the Los Angeles Suns to the Philadelphia Keystones, along with 3B Jim Wright and SP Dave Linne, in exchange for CF Harry Dellinger.
03/29/1974 Injured (fractured fibula),out for 3-4 months.
08/07/1975 Injured (hamstring tightness),day-to-day for 1 day.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1975 21 4
Year SF Rank
1975 9 4
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