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Jim Leyland  

Jim Leyland  

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Proper Name
James Richard Leyland
High Level
-
Positions
C
Ht / Wt
6-0 / 180
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
age
79.102
place
Toledo,Ohio
High School
Perrysburg (Perrysburg,OH)
TBC#
153463
mlbam id
492447
Retrosheet
Player Tags
Player Notes:  [2017] Inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame ... Managed Team United States at World Baseball Classic
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  • Manual Filter: Single-click a row to highlight in orange. Click FILTER ROWS button to show only those rows in the grid
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  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
year team name league level mlb job   W   L Wpct ov record Rank GBL Playoffs
1977 Lakeland FSL A+ DET Manager 85 53 .616 -- 1 -- dnq
1978 Lakeland FSL A+ DET Manager 78 60 .565 -- 3 5.0 Lost in Finals
1979 Evansville Amer AAA DET Manager 78 58 .574 -- 1 -- League Champions
1980 Evansville Amer AAA DET Manager 61 74 .452 -- 2 13.5 dnq
1981 Evansville Amer AAA DET Manager 73 63 .537 -- 1 -- dnq
1982 Chicago White Sox AL MLB CHA Third Base Coach 87 75 .537 -- 3 6.0 dnq
1983 Chicago White Sox AL MLB CHA Third Base Coach 99 63 .611 -- 1 -- Lost ALCS (Orioles)
1984 Chicago White Sox AL MLB CHA Third Base Coach 74 88 .457 -- 6 10.0 dnq
1985 Chicago White Sox AL MLB CHA Third Base Coach 85 77 .525 -- 3 6.0 dnq
1986 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB PIT Manager 64 98 .395 -- 6 44.0 dnq
1987 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB PIT Manager 80 82 .494 -- 4 15.0 dnq
1988 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB PIT Manager 85 75 .531 -- 2 15.0 dnq
1989 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB PIT Manager 74 88 .457 -- 5 19.0 dnq
1990 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB PIT Manager 95 67 .586 -- 1 -- Lost NLCS (Reds)
1991 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB PIT Manager 98 64 .605 -- 1 -- Lost NLCS (Braves)
1992 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB PIT Manager 96 66 .593 -- 1 -- Lost NLCS (Braves)
1993 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB PIT Manager 75 87 .463 -- 5 22.0 dnq
1994 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB PIT Manager 53 61 .465 -- 3 13.0 dnq
1995 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB PIT Manager 58 86 .403 -- 5 27.0 dnq
1996 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB PIT Manager 73 89 .451 -- 5 15.0 dnq
1997 Florida Marlins NL MLB MIA Manager 92 70 .568 -- 2 9.0 Won World Series (Indians)
1998 Florida Marlins NL MLB MIA Manager 54 108 .333 -- 5 52.0 dnq
1999 Colorado Rockies NL MLB COL Manager 72 90 .444 -- 5 28.0 dnq
2006 Detroit Tigers AL MLB DET Manager 95 67 .586 -- 2 1.0 Lost World Series (Cardinals)
2007 Detroit Tigers AL MLB DET Manager 88 74 .543 -- 2 8.0 dnq
year team name league level mlb job   W   L Wpct ov record Rank GBL Playoffs
2008 Detroit Tigers AL MLB DET Manager 74 88 .457 -- 5 14.5 dnq
2009 Detroit Tigers AL MLB DET Manager 86 77 .528 -- 2 1.0 dnq
2010 Detroit Tigers AL MLB DET Manager 81 81 .500 -- 3 13.0 dnq
2011 Detroit Tigers AL MLB DET Manager 95 67 .586 -- 1 -- Lost in ALCS (Rangers)
2012 Detroit Tigers AL MLB DET Manager 88 74 .543 -- 1 -- Lost World Series (Giants)
2013 Detroit Tigers AL MLB DET Manager 93 69 .574 -- 1 -- Lost in ALCS (Red Sox)
Career Record as Manager/Head Coach
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Grid Actions:
Tips/tools for using data gri ds:

  • Manual Filter: Single-click a row to highlight in orange. Click FILTER ROWS button to show only those rows in the grid
  • Quick-Filter: Double-Click on a cell value to filter the grid on rows that have same value in same column. Click a statistic to view all values equal or higher
  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
years team name league category level   W   L wpct
1977-1978 Lakeland FSL Minor A+ 163 113 .591
1979-1981 Evansville Amer Minor AAA 212 195 .521
1986-1996 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB MLB 851 863 .496
1997-1998 Florida Marlins NL MLB MLB 146 178 .451
1999-1999 Colorado Rockies NL MLB MLB 72 90 .444
2006-2013 Detroit Tigers AL MLB MLB 700 597 .540
1977-1981 2 teams -- Minor -- 375 308 .549
1986-2013 4 teams -- MLB -- 1769 1728 .506