Luis
Leal
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 220
 
Born: March 21, 1957 in Barquisimeto, , VENEZU
 
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1981 24 DET AL 12 9 .571 31 31 1 1 0 170.0 196 100 11 69 84 5.29 .287 .352 .460 .812 3.6
1982 25 DET AL 13 10 .565 33 33 3 2 0 195.0 209 88 21 71 77 4.06 .272 .333 .440 .773 8.4
1983 26 DET AL 10 12 .455 37 37 4 3 0 238.0 262 126 21 71 115 4.76 .279 .328 .459 .788 6.7
1984 27 DET AL 11 14 .440 27 27 5 3 0 178.3 200 88 7 48 75 4.44 .281 .325 .415 .740 3.9
1985 28 DET AL 18 8 .692 33 33 1 1 0 215.3 230 90 18 69 97 3.76 .269 .323 .425 .747 9.6
1986 29 DET AL 13 11 .542 35 35 6 0 0 242.0 273 118 15 69 97 4.39 .283 .330 .428 .758 6.6
1987 30 NYY AL 15 11 .577 32 32 3 1 0 212.3 216 104 21 70 73 4.41 .263 .320 .460 .779 8.0
1988 31 NYY AL 2 11 .154 21 17 1 0 0 120.3 145 61 13 25 81 4.56 .298 .330 .436 .766 2.6
1989 32 NYY AL 1 3 .250 23 5 0 0 2 52.7 46 28 6 26 23 4.79 .236 .326 .349 .675 1.2
1990 33 NYY AL 2 10 .167 37 6 2 0 3 105.3 124 62 17 28 64 5.30 .292 .333 .471 .804 0.8
1991 34 DET AL 1 0 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 11.7 9 4 1 0 8 3.09 .220 .220 .341 .561 1.0
11 Years Sim 98 99 .497 311 258 26 11 5 1741.0 1910 869 151 546 794 4.49 .277 .329 .439 .768 52.5
Season Average 8 9 .471 28 23 2 1 0 158.3 173 79 13 49 72 4.49 .277 .329 .439 .768  
Career Highs 18 14 1.000 37 37 6 3 3 242.0 273 126 21 71 115 5.30 .298 .352 .471 .812  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1981 24 DET AL P 31 31 170.0 10 32 0 3 1.000 2.22    
1982 25 DET AL P 33 33 195.0 16 37 5 4 .914 2.45    
1983 26 DET AL P 37 37 238.0 17 48 3 5 .956 2.46    
1984 27 DET AL P 27 27 178.3 17 33 0 3 1.000 2.52    
1985 28 DET AL P 33 33 215.3 24 40 1 6 .985 2.67    
1986 29 DET AL P 35 35 242.0 15 53 3 2 .958 2.53    
1987 30 NYY AL P 32 32 212.3 15 46 1 7 .984 2.59    
1988 31 NYY AL P 21 17 120.3 10 16 0 2 1.000 1.94    
1989 32 NYY AL P 23 5 52.7 6 13 0 2 1.000 3.25    
1990 33 NYY AL P 37 6 105.3 11 20 1 2 .969 2.65    
1991 34 DET AL P 2 2 11.7 1 3 0 0 1.000 3.09    
Career Totals   311 258 1741.0 142 341 14 36 .972 2.50    
Career Highs   37 37 242.0 24 53 5 7 1.000 3.25    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1981 24 DET AL 0 2 .000 2 2 1 0 0 14.3 13 4 2 2 7 2.51 .250 .278 .442 .720
1983 26 DET AL 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 15.3 16 7 0 3 6 4.11 .271 .306 .424 .730
1985 28 DET AL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 1.3 8 5 0 0 0 33.83 .727 .727 .818 1.545
1986 29 DET AL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 7.0 9 7 1 4 2 9.00 .321 .406 .571 .978
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 5 .000 6 6 1 0 0 38.0 46 23 3 9 15 5.45 .307 .346 .487 .833
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1985-4-18
Winning Pct
1985-6-.692
Complete Games
1986-7-6
1990-10-2
Shutouts
1982-6-2
1983-2-3
1984-5-3
CAR-43-11
Hits Allowed
1983-7-262
1986-3-273
Homeruns Allowed
1983-9-21
1985-6-18
1987-6-21
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 22)
   Gray Ink Test: 14    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 96)
 
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  1. Jay Baller (957)
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  5. Chris Knapp (937)
  6. John Dopson (934)
  7. Jeff Innis (930)
  8. Jeff Heathcock (929)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 22nd overall pick, by Detroit in 1980
Injured on 5/7/1980 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 6 days
Earned first career win on 4/18/1981
Signed as a free agent by New York (A) on 2/6/1987 to a 4-year deal worth $7,500,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/25/1991 to a 2-year deal worth $500,000 per year
Injured on 6/29/1991 with a Stiff Elbow, out for one week