Lefty Leifield was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 296 career appearances, with a 2.47 ERA and 616 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | PIT | 5 | 2 | 2.89 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 56.0 | 52 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1.18 |
| 1906 | PIT | 18 | 13 | 1.87 | 37 | 31 | 1 | 255.2 | 214 | 53 | 68 | 111 | 1.10 |
| 1907 | PIT | 20 | 16 | 2.33 | 40 | 33 | 1 | 286.0 | 270 | 74 | 100 | 112 | 1.29 |
| 1908 | PIT | 15 | 14 | 2.10 | 34 | 26 | 2 | 218.2 | 168 | 51 | 86 | 87 | 1.16 |
| 1909 | PIT | 19 | 8 | 2.37 | 32 | 26 | 0 | 201.2 | 172 | 53 | 54 | 43 | 1.12 |
| 1910 | PIT | 15 | 13 | 2.64 | 40 | 30 | 2 | 218.1 | 197 | 64 | 67 | 64 | 1.21 |
| 1911 | PIT | 16 | 16 | 2.63 | 42 | 37 | 1 | 318.0 | 301 | 93 | 82 | 111 | 1.20 |
| 1912 | CHC | 7 | 2 | 2.42 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 70.2 | 68 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 1.26 |
| 1912 | PIT | 1 | 2 | 4.18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 23.2 | 29 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1.65 |
| 1913 | CHC | 0 | 1 | 5.48 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21.1 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1.55 |
| 1918 | SLA | 2 | 6 | 2.55 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 67.0 | 61 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 1.19 |
| 1919 | SLA | 6 | 4 | 2.93 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 92.0 | 96 | 30 | 25 | 18 | 1.32 |
| 1920 | SLA | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2.22 |
| Career Totals | — | 124 | 97 | 2.47 | 296 | 216 | 7 | 1838.0 | 1673 | 505 | 554 | 616 | 1.21 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | PIT | 8 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .350 | .409 | .500 | .909 |
| 1906 | PIT | 37 | 88 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | .125 | .181 | .125 | .306 |
| 1907 | PIT | 40 | 102 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | .147 | .179 | .225 | .405 |
| 1908 | PIT | 34 | 75 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | .227 | .266 | .267 | .532 |
| 1909 | PIT | 32 | 73 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 25 | .192 | .224 | .288 | .511 |
| 1910 | PIT | 40 | 60 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 15 | .183 | .269 | .217 | .485 |
| 1911 | PIT | 43 | 102 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17 | .235 | .355 | .255 | .610 |
| 1912 | CHC | 13 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .115 | .148 | .231 | .379 |
| 1912 | PIT | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .143 | .333 | .143 | .476 |
| 1913 | CHC | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1918 | SLA | 15 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .053 | .100 | .105 | .205 |
| 1919 | SLA | 19 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .100 | .129 | .100 | .229 |
| 1920 | SLA | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career Totals | — | 298 | 611 | 46 | 107 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 48 | 138 | .175 | .238 | .223 | .460 |