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P Dave Leiper #43
Age: 35 | Bats: L | Throws: L
07/14/1997
P DAVE LEIPER #43 - AGE: 35 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
13 0 2-1 3 3.55 12.2 12 0 4 6 1.26 0.4
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 9 9 8 9
Movement 16 17 16 17
Control 15 16 15 15
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Sinker 11 12
Splitter 11 11
Forkball 10 11
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 89-91 Mph
Stamina 1
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 15
Defense 6
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 18
Bunt for Hit: 10
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
07/07/1997 DET Win, 9-8 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
07/04/1997 @ TOR Loss, 9-15 0.2 4 3 3 1 0
06/30/1997 @ DET Loss, 5-7 0.2 4 2 2 0 0
06/28/1997 BAL Win, 4-3 0.2 2 0 0 1 1 Win
06/07/1997 SEA Win, 3-2 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Save
05/28/1997 @ OAK Loss, 4-5 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
05/18/1997 @ ARI Loss, 4-5 1.1 1 1 0 0 0 Loss
05/17/1997 @ ARI Loss, 4-5 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
05/15/1997 @ NYM Win, 5-4 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 Save
05/01/1997 @ DET Win, 8-1 3.0 0 0 0 1 0 Win
Birthday:06/18/1962
Born in:Whittier, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:170 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Drafted:1983, 14th Pick in Round 3
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1997 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 13 0 2 1 3 3.55 12.2 12 6 5 0 4 6 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 4 1 75.0 13 7 11.37 8.53 4.26 2.84 2.61 1.26 61 0.4 .273        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 21 6 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 .286 .286 .333 .619      
vs. RHB 28 6 1 0 0 2 4 4 1 0 0 .214 .303 .250 .553      
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1997 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 2  
April 3 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 3  
May 5 0 1 1 1 0.00 6.2 2 1 0 0 2 0  
June 3 0 1 0 1 9.00 2.0 6 2 2 0 1 1  
July 2 0 0 0 0 11.57 2.1 4 3 3 0 1 2  
Last Year 21 0 5 1 1 3.38 24.0 23 10 9 3 6 20  
2 Years Ago 20 0 2 4 2 2.97 36.1 27 13 12 3 7 27  
Career 314 0 31 30 15 3.87 441.2 433 218 190 36 144 319  
Home 6 0 1 0 2 0.00 4.2 2 0 0 0 1 6  
Road 7 0 1 1 1 5.63 8.0 10 6 5 0 3 0  
Grass 6 0 1 1 1 2.45 7.1 6 3 2 0 2 0  
Turf 7 0 1 0 2 5.06 5.1 6 3 3 0 2 6  
Day 6 0 1 1 1 0.00 8.1 2 1 0 0 2 2  
Night 7 0 1 0 2 10.38 4.1 10 5 5 0 2 4  
As Reliever / Substitution 13 0 2 1 3 3.55 12.2 12 6 5 0 4 6  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1985 St. Louis - DBL 22 4 0 0 1 0 1.69 5.1 4 1 1 0 4 4 0 0 1.50 .308 3.53 0.1 252
1986 St. Louis - DBL 23 12 0 0 1 0 3.95 13.2 16 9 6 1 4 14 0 0 1.46 .349 2.88 0.3 112
1987 Texas - DBL 24 25 0 2 4 0 5.05 35.2 42 20 20 5 10 20 0 0 1.46 .311 4.62 -0.0 85
1988 Texas - DBL 25 18 0 1 2 2 3.80 23.2 29 10 10 1 9 19 0 0 1.61 .354 2.72 0.6 113
1989 Texas - DBL 26 34 0 0 1 5 4.43 42.2 36 21 21 4 14 30 0 0 1.17 .264 3.65 0.4 91
1990 Texas - DBL 27 21 0 2 2 0 3.21 28.0 29 12 10 3 11 15 0 0 1.43 .289 4.29 0.0 129
1990 Montreal - DBL 27 24 0 3 1 0 4.58 37.1 35 19 19 3 14 26 0 0 1.31 .294 3.60 0.4 91
1990 Total - DBL 27 45 0 5 3 0 3.99 65.1 64 31 29 6 25 41 0 0 1.36 .291 3.89 0.4 104
1991 Montreal - DBL 28 30 0 5 5 0 4.47 44.1 47 28 22 2 13 34 0 0 1.35 .341 2.74 1.1 94
1992 Montreal - DBL 29 36 0 1 4 0 4.70 51.2 58 33 27 2 23 38 0 0 1.57 .331 3.30 0.7 89
1993 Montreal - DBL 30 25 0 2 1 0 2.95 42.2 36 17 14 5 14 30 0 0 1.17 .248 3.89 0.3 142
1994 Montreal - DBL 31 31 0 6 2 2 2.89 43.2 39 19 14 4 11 36 0 0 1.15 .273 3.15 0.9 150
1995 Montreal - DBL 32 20 0 2 4 2 2.97 36.1 27 13 12 3 7 27 0 0 0.94 .240 3.09 0.8 139
1996 Montreal - DBL 33 21 0 5 1 1 3.38 24.0 23 10 9 3 6 20 0 0 1.21 .290 3.55 0.3 128
1997 Montreal - DBL 34 13 0 2 1 3 3.55 12.2 12 6 5 0 4 6 0 0 1.26 .273 2.61 0.4 121
Total DBL 314 0 31 30 15 3.87 441.2 433 218 190 36 144 319 0 0 1.31 .296 3.45 6.5 114
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1984 San Antonio - CBL 21 47 0 4 5 10 4.59 51.0 61 30 26 3 23 25 0 0 1.65 .328 4.08 0.5 95
1985 Kalihi - WL 22 10 0 0 1 0 4.38 12.1 16 6 6 1 7 4 0 0 1.86 .319 5.06 -0.1 91
1985 San Antonio - CBL 22 27 0 4 3 0 6.43 28.0 30 22 20 8 8 14 0 0 1.36 .242 6.72 -0.9 67
1986 San Antonio - CBL 23 43 0 4 6 10 3.64 47.0 48 19 19 0 14 45 0 0 1.32 .356 2.06 2.1 118
1988 Oklahoma City - CBL 25 42 0 6 5 13 1.73 52.0 40 12 10 2 10 41 0 0 0.96 .245 2.58 1.8 250
1990 Miami - CBL 27 1 0 0 0 0 5.40 1.2 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2.40 .286 12.77 -0.2 83
1991 Miami - CBL 28 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 .000 1.90 0.1 999
Total CBL 162 0 18 19 33 3.74 182.2 182 84 76 14 56 127 0 0 1.30 .294 3.58 155.4
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1995 Montreal - DBL 32 1 0 0 1 0 3.86 2.1 3 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 1.71 .429 0.00 0.0 0
Total DBL 1 0 0 1 0 3.86 2.1 3 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 1.71 .429 1.56 107.5
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1984 San Antonio - CBL P 44 0 1 9 1 11 1 .909 51.0 1.76 +0.3 1.024
1985 St. Louis - DBL P 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.1 1.69 -0.0 .000
1985 San Antonio - CBL P 26 0 2 4 1 6 0 1.000 28.0 1.93 +0.2 1.020
1985 Kalihi - WL P 10 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 12.1 2.19 -0.4 .750
1986 St. Louis - DBL P 12 0 1 2 0 4 1 .750 13.2 1.98 -0.0 1.040
1986 San Antonio - CBL P 40 0 2 9 0 11 0 1.000 47.0 2.11 +0.0 1.020
1987 Texas - DBL P 25 0 0 4 0 5 1 .800 35.2 1.01 -0.2 1.035
1988 Texas - DBL P 17 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 23.2 1.52 -0.6 .835
1988 Oklahoma City - CBL P 39 0 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 52.0 1.38 -0.1 .876
1989 Texas - DBL P 34 0 3 15 1 18 0 1.000 42.2 3.80 +0.4 1.123
1990 Texas - DBL P 19 0 1 6 1 8 1 .875 28.0 2.25 -0.1 1.037
1990 Montreal - DBL P 24 0 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 37.1 1.69 -0.2 1.037
1990 Miami - CBL P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 +0.0 .000
1991 Montreal - DBL P 30 0 0 7 0 7 0 1.000 44.1 1.42 -0.6 .891
1991 Miami - CBL P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 +0.0 .000
1992 Montreal - DBL P 36 0 2 9 0 11 0 1.000 51.2 1.92 -0.1 1.044
1993 Montreal - DBL P 25 0 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 42.2 1.27 -0.8 .834
1994 Montreal - DBL P 31 0 0 3 1 4 1 .750 43.2 0.62 -0.5 1.044
1995 Montreal - DBL P 19 0 0 6 0 7 1 .857 36.1 1.49 -0.1 1.041
1996 Montreal - DBL P 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 24.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
1997 Montreal - DBL P 13 0 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 12.2 3.55 +0.0 1.041
TOTAL P 472 0 20 100 5 126 6 .952 636.2 1.70 -2.9 .993
PLAYER HISTORY
12/15/1983 Drafted in the 1983 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 14, 54th overall pick) by the St. Louis Cardinals.
01/01/1984 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (9); Movement: 12 (17); Control: 10 (14).
04/02/1984 Named the #85 prospect in the DBL
01/01/1985 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (9); Movement: 14 (17); Control: 11 (14).
01/15/1985 Named to the 1985 Hawaii Winter League for the Kalihi Beavers.
04/01/1985 Named the #79 prospect in the DBL
09/05/1985 Wins the 1985 Clemente Baseball League National Championship with the San Antonio Missions!
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (9); Movement: 14 (17); Control: 12 (14).
12/16/1986 Was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Texas Rangers, along with SP Doug Drabek, 2B Kevin Elster, CF Darrin Jackson, in exchange for SP Bret Saberhagen.
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 13 (16); Control: 14 (14).
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 14 (16); Control: 14 (14).
04/18/1988 Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 5 days.
09/27/1988 Injured (Flu-like symptoms), day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 14 (16); Control: 14 (14).
05/31/1989 Injured (Mild calf strain), day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 14 (17); Control: 14 (14).
06/05/1990 Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 6 days.
06/11/1990 Was traded by the Texas Rangers to the Montreal Expos in exchange for RP Karl Best.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 15 (17); Control: 14 (14).
04/25/1991 Injured (Latissimus dorsi strain), out for 2-3 weeks.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 15 (17); Control: 14 (14).
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 16 (18); Control: 14 (14).
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 16 (18); Control: 14 (14).
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 16 (18); Control: 14 (14).
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 16 (17); Control: 14 (14).
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 16 (17); Control: 15 (15).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1985 10 7
Year RA Rank
1985 10 7
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