Retired
Sam Leever
Nickname:
The Goshen SchoolmasterBirthdate:
Dec. 23, 1871 (132 y, 6 m, 5 d)Born In:
Goshen, IN, USANationality:
American
Position:
PBats/Throws:
R/RHeight/Weight:
5'10"/175
Player Awards
None
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 21 | 40.9 | 30.3 |
| Grey Ink | 126 | 198.2 | 166.3 |
| HoF Standard | 45 | 49.5 | 47.8 |
| WAR | 35.0 | 69.2 | 60.9 |
| WAR7 | 29.0 | 47.2 | 39.7 |
| JAWS | 32.0 | 58.2 | 50.3 |
Similar Players (SP)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Deacon Phillippe R | 939 |
| Charles Bender R | 918 |
| Larry Corcoran R | 918 |
| Jesse Tannehill R | 917 |
| Bob Caruthers R | 917 |
| Mordecai Brown R | 914 |
| Jack Chesbro R | 901 |
| Urban Shocker R | 900 |
| Jeff Pfeffer R | 887 |
| Lon Warneke R | 887 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 51 | 1 |
| 1903 | 36 | 8 |
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 39 | 5 |
| 1903 | 34 | 6 |
| Year | W | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 25 | 3 |
| 1904 | 18 | 10 |
| 1905 | 20 | 5 |
| 1906 | 22 | 4 |
| Year | L | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 23 | 3 |
| Year | Win % | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.536 | 9 |
| 1901 | 0.737 | 1 |
| 1902 | 0.682 | 5 |
| 1903 | 0.781 | 1 |
| 1904 | 0.621 | 9 |
| 1905 | 0.800 | 1 |
| 1906 | 0.759 | 3 |
| 1907 | 0.609 | 10 |
| 1908 | 0.682 | 5 |
| Year | SV | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 3 | 1 |
| 1902 | 2 | 2 |
| 1905 | 1 | 7 |
| 1908 | 2 | 6 |
| 1909 | 2 | 9 |
| 1910 | 2 | 9 |
| Year | Hold | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1908 | 1 | 1 |
| 1909 | 1 | 1 |
| 1910 | 1 | 3 |
| Year | IP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 379.0 | 1 |
| 1903 | 284.1 | 10 |
| Year | BF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 1564 | 3 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 122 | 3 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 121 | 3 |
| 1900 | 84 | 9 |
| Year | WP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 8 | 10 |
| 1900 | 10 | 4 |
| Year | ERA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 2.708 | 4 |
| 1901 | 2.864 | 10 |
| 1902 | 2.392 | 9 |
| 1903 | 2.057 | 1 |
| 1907 | 1.662 | 4 |
| Year | BABIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 0.265 | 3 |
| 1903 | 0.258 | 3 |
| 1904 | 0.252 | 9 |
| 1905 | 0.252 | 4 |
| 1907 | 0.247 | 8 |
| Year | WHIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 1.253 | 10 |
| 1900 | 1.221 | 6 |
| 1902 | 1.054 | 3 |
| 1903 | 1.108 | 3 |
| 1904 | 1.097 | 9 |
| 1905 | 1.102 | 8 |
| 1906 | 1.076 | 6 |
| 1907 | 1.052 | 8 |
| Year | H/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 8.383 | 5 |
| 1900 | 9.129 | 8 |
| 1903 | 8.072 | 4 |
| Year | BB/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 1.857 | 5 |
| 1902 | 1.257 | 5 |
| 1903 | 1.899 | 5 |
| 1904 | 1.918 | 8 |
| 1905 | 2.116 | 7 |
| 1906 | 1.659 | 2 |
| 1907 | 1.911 | 7 |
| 1908 | 1.915 | 7 |
| Year | CG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 35 | 7 |
| 1903 | 30 | 8 |
| Year | SHO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 4 | 2 |
| 1900 | 3 | 5 |
| 1901 | 2 | 10 |
| 1902 | 4 | 7 |
| 1903 | 7 | 1 |
| 1906 | 6 | 3 |
| 1907 | 5 | 8 |
| Year | BB (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 48 | 4 |
| 1901 | 39 | 6 |
| 1902 | 31 | 4 |
| 1903 | 60 | 7 |
| 1905 | 54 | 10 |
| 1906 | 48 | 2 |
| 1907 | 46 | 3 |
| 1908 | 41 | 3 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 353 | 10 |
| Year | Hits (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 236 | 9 |
| 1901 | 182 | 1 |
| 1902 | 203 | 7 |
| 1908 | 179 | 10 |
| Year | HR (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 2 | 1 |
| 1901 | 2 | 3 |
| 1903 | 2 | 3 |
| 1904 | 2 | 9 |
| 1908 | 1 | 2 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 5.8 | 7 |
| 1900 | 5.5 | 4 |
| 1903 | 5.0 | 7 |
| Year | W (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 14 | 9 |
| Year | L (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 13 | 9 |
| 1901 | 5 | 1 |
| 1902 | 7 | 5 |
| 1903 | 7 | 1 |
| 1905 | 5 | 1 |
| 1906 | 7 | 4 |
| 1907 | 9 | 8 |
| 1908 | 7 | 1 |
| Year | rWAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 10.1 | 9 |
| 1900 | 8.0 | 6 |
| 1902 | 6.1 | 9 |
| 1903 | 9.8 | 3 |
| 1904 | 6.7 | 8 |
| 1906 | 6.0 | 10 |