Buck Leonard - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

    Buck Leonard



    Walter Fenner Leonard


    Born: September 8, 1907 in Rocky Mount, NC
    Died: November 27, 1997 in Rocky Mount, NC
              (90 years old)

    Bats: L
    Throws: L
    Ht: 5'10"
    Wt: 185

    Notes:


    • Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972
    • Buried: Garden of Gethsemane Cemetery (Rocky Mount, NC)
    • Relatives: Charlie Leonard (Brother)
    • Played in the Minor Leagues


    Compared to Contemporary First Basemen (Top 50)

    Compare With:



    # Players Pos Yrs Career HoF
    WAR
    Off
    Fld
    Pit
    Adj
    1
    		 1B
    22
    1923-1944
    ✔
    39.1
    40.2
    3.0
    -0.1
    -3.7
    2
    		 1B
    16
    1933-1948
    ✔
    34.2
    33.7
    3.4
    0.0
    -2.9
    3
    		 1B
    12
    1937-1948
    14.6
    11.4
    4.9
    -0.1
    -1.6
    4
    		 1B
    6
    1940-1945
    11.2
    12.0
    1.1
    0.1
    -1.9
    5
    		 1B
    10
    1937-1948
    ✔
    4.8
    6.1
    0.6
    0.0
    -1.8
    6
    		 1B
    18
    1930-1948
    4.6
    8.2
    -1.0
    0.0
    -2.6
    7
    		 1B
    9
    1936-1947
    4.4
    4.5
    0.5
    0.0
    -0.6
    8
    		 1B
    9
    1936-1948
    4.2
    7.7
    -1.9
    0.0
    -1.6
    9
    		 1B
    5
    1940-1944
    3.2
    5.9
    -0.9
    0.0
    -1.7
    10
    		 1B
    7
    1935-1942
    2.8
    3.8
    -0.2
    0.0
    -0.7
    11
    		 1B
    15
    1929-1946
    2.2
    4.1
    0.8
    -0.4
    -2.3
    12
    		 1B
    6
    1940-1948
    1.1
    2.5
    -1.0
    0.0
    -0.4
    13
    		 1B
    10
    1936-1946
    1.1
    1.5
    0.6
    0.0
    -1.5
    14
    		 1B
    6
    1936-1945
    0.6
    1.1
    -0.3
    0.0
    -0.3
    15
    		 1B
    3
    1936-1943
    0.5
    0.5
    0.1
    0.0
    -0.1
    16
    		 1B
    5
    1938-1945
    0.4
    1.5
    -0.7
    0.0
    -0.4
    17
    		 1B
    5
    1937-1941
    0.3
    0.2
    0.3
    0.0
    -0.2
    18
    		 1B
    4
    1935-1947
    0.2
    0.4
    0.1
    0.0
    -0.3
    19
    		 1B
    2
    1930-1941
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.0
    -0.1
    20
    		 1B
    2
    1940-1941
    0.0
    0.0
    -0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    21
    		 1B
    4
    1937-1942
    -0.1
    0.2
    0.0
    0.0
    -0.3
    22
    		 1B
    2
    1940-1942
    -0.3
    -0.4
    0.1
    0.0
    -0.1
    23
    		 1B
    2
    1938-1941
    -0.3
    -0.3
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    24
    		 1B
    3
    1940-1943
    -0.4
    -0.6
    0.3
    0.0
    -0.1
    25
    		 1B
    6
    1940-1945
    -0.5
    0.6
    -0.6
    0.6
    -1.1
    26
    		 1B
    3
    1937-1943
    -0.5
    0.9
    -1.1
    0.0
    -0.2
    27
    		 1B
    4
    1940-1944
    -0.7
    0.5
    0.9
    -1.3
    -0.7
    28
    		 1B
    13
    1927-1946
    -0.8
    1.9
    -2.0
    0.0
    -0.7
    29
    		 1B
    3
    1940-1942
    -0.9
    -0.3
    0.0
    0.0
    -0.6
    30
    		 1B
    6
    1937-1945
    -1.2
    -0.7
    -0.1
    0.0
    -0.4
    31
    		 1B
    8
    1932-1945
    -1.3
    -1.3
    0.7
    -0.2
    -0.4
    32
    		 1B
    7
    1932-1942
    -1.6
    0.2
    -0.7
    -0.6
    -0.5
    33
    		 1B
    9
    1937-1948
    -4.0
    0.6
    -1.0
    -3.2
    -0.4

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