Jim Leyritz was a catcher in MLB. Across 903 career games, with a .264 batting average and 90 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | NYY | 92 | 303 | 28 | 78 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 27 | 51 | .257 | .331 | .356 | .688 |
| 1991 | NYY | 32 | 77 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 15 | .182 | .300 | .221 | .521 |
| 1992 | NYY | 63 | 144 | 17 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 14 | 22 | .257 | .341 | .444 | .786 |
| 1993 | NYY | 95 | 259 | 43 | 80 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 53 | 0 | 37 | 59 | .309 | .410 | .525 | .935 |
| 1994 | NYY | 75 | 249 | 47 | 66 | 12 | 0 | 17 | 58 | 0 | 35 | 61 | .265 | .365 | .518 | .883 |
| 1995 | NYY | 77 | 264 | 37 | 71 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 37 | 1 | 37 | 73 | .269 | .374 | .394 | .768 |
| 1996 | NYY | 88 | 265 | 23 | 70 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 2 | 30 | 68 | .264 | .355 | .381 | .736 |
| 1997 | ANA | 84 | 294 | 47 | 81 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 50 | 1 | 37 | 56 | .276 | .357 | .412 | .768 |
| 1997 | TEX | 37 | 85 | 11 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 23 | 22 | .282 | .446 | .329 | .776 |
| 1998 | BOS | 52 | 129 | 17 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 21 | 34 | .287 | .385 | .519 | .904 |
| 1998 | SD | 62 | 143 | 17 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 21 | 40 | .266 | .384 | .420 | .803 |
| 1999 | NYY | 31 | 66 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 17 | .227 | .354 | .318 | .673 |
| 1999 | SD | 50 | 134 | 17 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 37 | .239 | .331 | .455 | .786 |
| 2000 | LAD | 41 | 60 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 12 | .200 | .294 | .267 | .561 |
| 2000 | NYY | 24 | 55 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 14 | .218 | .317 | .273 | .590 |
| Career Totals | — | 903 | 2527 | 325 | 667 | 107 | 2 | 90 | 387 | 7 | 337 | 581 | .264 | .362 | .415 | .777 |
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1991 | $135,000 |
| 1992 | $126,500 |
| 1993 | $152,000 |
| 1994 | $742,500 |
| 1995 | $1,350,000 |
| 1996 | $1,470,000 |
| 1997 | $1,916,972 |
| 1998 | $2,000,000 |
| 1999 | $1,900,000 |
| 2000 | $1,000,000 |
Career Total: $10,792,972 (10 seasons)
Average: $1,079,297
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.