Jim Leyritz
James Joseph Leyritz
Born: December 27, 1963
Lakewood, OH USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, RF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190
College: University of Kentucky, Middle Georgia College
Career: 1990-2000
Minor League Statistics
Jim Leyritz compiled a career batting average of .264 with 90 home runs and 387 RBI in his 903-game career with the New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Anaheim Angels, San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers. He began playing during the 1990 season and last took the field during the 2000 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | AL | New York Yankees | 92 | 339 | 303 | 28 | 78 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 51 | .257 | .331 | .356 | .688 | 108 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1991 | AL | New York Yankees | 32 | 91 | 77 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 15 | .182 | .300 | .221 | .521 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | AL | New York Yankees | 63 | 167 | 144 | 17 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 22 | .257 | .341 | .444 | .786 | 64 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 1993 | AL | New York Yankees | 95 | 305 | 259 | 43 | 80 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 59 | .309 | .410 | .525 | .935 | 136 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1994 | AL | New York Yankees | 75 | 293 | 249 | 47 | 66 | 12 | 0 | 17 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 61 | .265 | .365 | .518 | .883 | 129 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 1995 | AL | New York Yankees | 77 | 310 | 264 | 37 | 71 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 73 | .269 | .374 | .394 | .768 | 104 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1996 | AL | New York Yankees | 88 | 309 | 265 | 23 | 70 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 68 | .264 | .355 | .381 | .736 | 101 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 1997 | AL | Anaheim Angels | 84 | 342 | 294 | 47 | 81 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 56 | .276 | .357 | .412 | .768 | 121 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 1997 | AL | Texas Rangers | 37 | 113 | 85 | 11 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 22 | .282 | .446 | .329 | .776 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 52 | 156 | 129 | 17 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 34 | .287 | .385 | .519 | .904 | 67 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 1998 | NL | San Diego Padres | 62 | 172 | 143 | 17 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 40 | .266 | .384 | .420 | .803 | 60 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | NL | San Diego Padres | 50 | 154 | 134 | 17 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 37 | .239 | .331 | .455 | .786 | 61 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | AL | New York Yankees | 31 | 79 | 66 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 17 | .227 | .354 | .318 | .673 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | AL | New York Yankees | 24 | 63 | 55 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | .218 | .317 | .273 | .590 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 41 | 68 | 60 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | .200 | .294 | .267 | .561 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 903 | 2961 | 2527 | 325 | 667 | 107 | 2 | 90 | 387 | 7 | 7 | 337 | 581 | .264 | .362 | .415 | .777 | 1048 | 79 | 65 | 8 | 24 | 16 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 69 | 67 | 580.0 | 43 | 101 | 11 | 5 | .929 | 2.234 | 2.087 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 14 | 9 | 85.3 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .955 | 2.215 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 11 | 10 | 74.0 | 55 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .983 | 7.176 | 5.364 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 60.0 |
| 1991 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 18 | 16 | 140.3 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 2 | .909 | 1.924 | 1.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 5 | 3 | 25.7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.416 | 4.800 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1991 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 18 | 13 | 121.7 | 89 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .990 | 7.471 | 5.611 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 40.0 |
| 1992 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.125 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 2 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 15.000 | 2.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992 | AL | New York Yankees | 2B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1993 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 29 | 24 | 217.0 | 260 | 13 | 2 | 22 | .993 | 11.323 | 9.414 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1993 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 28 | 26 | 186.0 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.081 | 1.536 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1993 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 12 | 3 | 37.0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.784 | 2.667 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 20.0 |
| 1994 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 37 | 33 | 303.7 | 202 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.283 | 5.730 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 23.8 |
| 1994 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 10 | 8 | 70.0 | 80 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 1.929 | 8.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1995 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 46 | 42 | 390.3 | 286 | 18 | 2 | 2 | .993 | 7.009 | 6.609 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 10 | 18.9 |
| 1995 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 18 | 16 | 134.0 | 131 | 6 | 1 | 11 | .993 | 9.201 | 7.611 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 55 | 50 | 440.0 | 363 | 19 | 2 | 2 | .995 | 7.814 | 6.945 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 12 | 28.6 |
| 1996 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 13 | 10 | 70.0 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | .778 | 1.800 | 1.077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 3 | 2 | 17.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.588 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 5 | 0 | 12.3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 11.676 | 3.200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996 | AL | New York Yankees | 2B | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.750 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1997 | AL | Anaheim Angels | C | 58 | 55 | 489.7 | 361 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 7.370 | 6.914 | 9 | 0 | 37 | 30 | 44.8 |
| 1997 | AL | Anaheim Angels | 1B | 15 | 12 | 97.7 | 79 | 5 | 2 | 17 | .977 | 7.741 | 5.600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1997 | AL | Texas Rangers | C | 11 | 10 | 87.0 | 56 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .984 | 6.310 | 5.545 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 35.3 |
| 1997 | AL | Texas Rangers | 1B | 9 | 5 | 53.7 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 1.398 | 6.889 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998 | NL | San Diego Padres | C | 24 | 20 | 163.3 | 139 | 11 | 2 | 1 | .987 | 8.265 | 6.250 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 16.7 |
| 1998 | NL | San Diego Padres | 1B | 20 | 17 | 139.7 | 134 | 8 | 1 | 12 | .993 | 9.150 | 7.100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998 | AL | Boston Red Sox | C | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.250 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1998 | NL | San Diego Padres | 3B | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 1B | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998 | NL | San Diego Padres | OF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999 | NL | San Diego Padres | C | 24 | 21 | 171.7 | 150 | 16 | 1 | 0 | .994 | 8.703 | 6.917 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 16.1 |
| 1999 | NL | San Diego Padres | 1B | 19 | 14 | 129.3 | 116 | 7 | 2 | 10 | .984 | 8.559 | 6.474 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1999 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 9 | 9 | 61.0 | 60 | 8 | 1 | 6 | .986 | 1.033 | 7.556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1999 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 4.000 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1999 | NL | San Diego Padres | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 6 | 5 | 40.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .900 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1B | 8 | 2 | 31.3 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 8.330 | 3.625 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | C | 3 | 2 | 19.0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.211 | 3.667 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.313 | 6.500 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 619 | 512 | 4474.7 | 2899 | 335 | 39 | 114 | .988 | 6.505 | 5.225 | 41 | 0 | 200 | 84 | 29.6 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | AL | New York Yankees | ALDS2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .250 | .571 | .821 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | AL | New York Yankees | ALDS2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .250 | .333 | .625 | .958 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 4 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .375 | .545 | .750 | 1.295 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | NL | San Diego Padres | NLDS2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .400 | .364 | 1.300 | 1.664 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | NL | San Diego Padres | NLCS | 5 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .231 | .417 | .647 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | NL | San Diego Padres | WS | 4 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | .091 | .000 | .091 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | AL | New York Yankees | ALDS2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 5.000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 28 | 72 | 61 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 16 | .213 | .319 | .607 | .926 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | AL | New York Yankees | ALDS2 | C | 2 | 1 | 15.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.800 | 6.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996 | AL | New York Yankees | ALDS2 | C | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.143 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | C | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.500 | 6.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | RF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | C | 3 | 2 | 23.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.870 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998 | NL | San Diego Padres | NLDS2 | 1B | 3 | 2 | 14.3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 6.907 | 3.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998 | NL | San Diego Padres | NLDS2 | C | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 16.500 | 11.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998 | NL | San Diego Padres | NLCS | C | 2 | 2 | 12.7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 14.211 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998 | NL | San Diego Padres | NLCS | 1B | 3 | 1 | 10.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998 | NL | San Diego Padres | WS | 1B | 2 | 1 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.900 | 5.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998 | NL | San Diego Padres | WS | C | 1 | 1 | 6.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.368 | 8.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 21 | 14 | 123.3 | 109 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 8.100 | 5.286 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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