Dave Leiper
[edit] Biography
Born on June 18, 1962 in Whittier, California, Dave Leiper (David Paul Leiper) played for the Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, Montreal Expos and Philadelphia Phillies over the course of his 8 year career. Leiper broke into the bigs on September 2, 1984 with the Oakland Athletics, and put up a 3.95 ERA in 68.1 innings pitched in 1987, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Dave Leiper's best season was 1988, when he posted a 2.17 ERA.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1984
| OAK
| A
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 9.00
| 3
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 12
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1986
| OAK
| A
| 33
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 4.83
| 15
| 17
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 31.2
| 28
| 3
| 18
| 4
| 2
| 2
|
| 1987
| SD
| N
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4.50
| 10
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 16
| 16
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| OAK
| A
| 45
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 3.78
| 33
| 28
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 52.1
| 49
| 6
| 18
| 0
| 3
| 1
|
| 1987
| Total
|
| 57
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 3.95
| 43
| 36
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 68.1
| 65
| 8
| 23
| 0
| 3
| 1
|
| 1988
| SD
| N
| 35
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2.17
| 33
| 19
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 54
| 45
| 1
| 14
| 5
| 2
| 0
|
| 1989
| SD
| N
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5.02
| 7
| 19
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 28.2
| 40
| 2
| 20
| 4
| 2
| 2
|
| 1994
| OAK
| A
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.93
| 14
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 18.2
| 13
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1995
| OAK
| A
| 24
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 3.57
| 10
| 10
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 22.2
| 23
| 3
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1995
| MON
| N
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2.86
| 12
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 22
| 16
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| Total
|
| 50
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 3.22
| 22
| 18
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 44.2
| 39
| 5
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1996
| PHI
| N
| 26
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 6.43
| 10
| 16
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 21
| 31
| 4
| 7
| 2
| 2
| 0
|
| 1996
| MON
| N
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 11.25
| 3
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| TOT
| N
| 33
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 7.20
| 13
| 21
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 25
| 40
| 4
| 9
| 2
| 2
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 128
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 3.95
| 75
| 75
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 145.2
| 157
| 11
| 54
| 11
| 6
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 136
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 4.01
| 75
| 66
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 132.1
| 125
| 14
| 60
| 6
| 6
| 5
|
| Total
|
|
| 264
| 0
| 12
| 8
| 3.98
| 150
| 141
| 123
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 278
| 282
| 25
| 114
| 17
| 12
| 7
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1984
| OAK
| A
| P
| 8
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| OAK
| A
| P
| 33
| 0
| 31.2
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| SD
| N
| P
| 12
| 0
| 16
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| .667
|
| 1987
| OAK
| A
| P
| 45
| 0
| 52.1
| 5
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 0
| .944
|
| 1987
| Total
|
| P
| 57
| 0
| 68.1
| 5
| 14
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 6
| 0
| .905
|
| 1988
| SD
| N
| P
| 35
| 0
| 54
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| SD
| N
| P
| 22
| 0
| 28.2
| 4
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 1
| .917
|
| 1994
| OAK
| A
| P
| 26
| 0
| 18.2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| OAK
| A
| P
| 24
| 0
| 22.2
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| MON
| N
| P
| 26
| 0
| 22
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| Total
|
| P
| 50
| 0
| 44.2
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| PHI
| N
| P
| 26
| 0
| 21
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| .833
|
| 1996
| MON
| N
| P
| 7
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| TOT
| N
| P
| 33
| 0
| 25
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| .857
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 264
| 0
| 278
| 14
| 53
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 16
| 12
| 3
| .944
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1984
| OAK
| A
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| OAK
| A
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| SD
| N
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| OAK
| A
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| Total
|
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| SD
| N
| 35
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .500
| .500
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| SD
| N
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| OAK
| A
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| OAK
| A
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| MON
| N
| 26
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| Total
|
| 50
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| PHI
| N
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| MON
| N
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| TOT
| N
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 128
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 136
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 264
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Texas Rangers in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (January 13, 1981).
- Selected by San Francisco Giants in the 2nd round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft - did not sign (June 8, 1981).
- Selected by Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (22nd pick overall) of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (January 12, 1982).
- Traded by Oakland Athletics to San Diego Padres (August 31, 1987) as part of trade in which San Diego Padres traded Storm Davis to Oakland Athletics in exchange for 2 players to be named later (August 30, 1987); San Diego Padres received Rob Nelson (September 8, 1987).
- Released by San Diego Padres (December 19, 1989).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (January 16, 1990).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1990).
- Signed by California Angels (April 6, 1991).
- Released by California Angels (July 15, 1991).
- Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (December 9, 1991).
- Released by Milwaukee Brewers (March 29, 1992).
- Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (July 2, 1993).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1993).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (November 17, 1993).
- Traded by Oakland Athletics to Montreal Expos in exchange for Kevin Northrup (July 25, 1995).
- Granted free agency (December 21, 1995).
- Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (January 9, 1996).
- Released by Philadelphia Phillies (June 17, 1996).
- Signed by Montreal Expos (June 22, 1996).
- Granted free agency (October 11, 1996).
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