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Portrait of Curt Leskanic

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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
15 603 712.7 50 34 55 4.36 3.5
Birth Date4-2-1968
Height6' 0"
Weight185 lbs
Age55 years, 11 months, 27 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
Multiple stints are are currently shownClick to hide.
YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
1993 COL MLB 18 8 57.0 1 5 0 59 27 30 7 122 9.3 4.3 1.1 4.7 0% .268 1.51 5.04 5.37 120 6.57 141.7 -0.7
1994 COL MLB 8 3 22.3 1 1 0 27 10 17 2 108 10.9 4.0 0.8 6.9 0% .362 1.66 4.04 5.64 96 4.99 100.7 0.2
1995 COL MLB 76 0 98.0 6 3 10 83 33 107 7 122 7.6 3.0 0.6 9.8 0% .293 1.18 2.82 3.40 79 3.69 75.6 1.8
1996 COL MLB 70 0 73.7 7 5 6 82 38 76 12 123 10.0 4.6 1.5 9.3 0% .340 1.63 4.77 6.23 91 4.65 91.8 0.7
1997 COL MLB 55 0 58.3 4 0 2 59 24 53 8 121 9.1 3.7 1.2 8.2 0% .313 1.42 4.27 5.55 95 4.89 101.8 0.3
1998 COL MLB 66 0 75.7 6 4 2 75 40 55 9 117 8.9 4.8 1.1 6.5 0% .291 1.52 4.78 4.40 113 6.51 134.8 -0.9
1999 COL MLB 63 0 85.0 6 2 0 87 49 77 7 129 9.2 5.2 0.7 8.2 0% .328 1.60 4.23 5.08 98 5.78 112.4 -0.1
2000 MIL MLB 73 0 77.3 9 3 12 58 51 75 7 108 6.8 5.9 0.8 8.7 0% .259 1.41 4.38 2.56 95 4.15 79.8 1.3
2001 MIL MLB 70 0 69.3 2 6 17 63 31 64 11 103 8.2 4.0 1.4 8.3 0% .275 1.36 4.65 3.63 97 4.28 88.7 0.8
2003 KCA 0 27 0 26.0 1 0 2 16 11 22 1 104 5.5 3.8 0.3 7.6 0% .224 1.04 3.17 1.73 104 5.15 107.9 0.1
2003 MIL 0 26 0 26.7 4 0 0 22 18 28 1 102 7.4 6.1 0.3 9.5 0% .309 1.50 3.49 2.70 99 4.66 97.7 0.2
2004 BOS 0 32 0 27.7 3 2 2 24 16 22 3 109 7.8 5.2 1.0 7.2 0% .273 1.45 4.81 3.58 109 6.22 128.2 -0.2
2004 KCA 0 19 0 15.7 0 3 2 23 14 15 5 102 13.2 8.0 2.9 8.6 0% .353 2.36 8.07 8.04 109 6.12 126.3 -0.1
2003 TOT MLB 53 0 52.7 5 0 2 38 29 50 2 103 6.5 5.0 0.3 8.5 0% .000 1.27 3.33 2.22 101 4.90 102.8 0.3
2004 TOT MLB 51 0 43.3 3 5 4 47 30 37 8 107 9.8 6.2 1.7 7.7 0% .000 1.78 5.99 5.19 109 6.18 127.5 -0.3
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Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
Minor league stats are currently shownClick to hide.
YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
1990 KIN A+ CRL 14 14 73.3 6 5 0 61 30 71 6 7.5 3.7 0.7 8.7 0% .000 1.24 3.61 3.68 0 0.00 0.0
1991 KIN A+ CRL 28 28 174.3 15 8 0 143 91 163 10 7.4 4.7 0.5 8.4 0% .000 1.34 3.37 2.79 0 0.00 0.0
1992 ORL AA SOU 26 23 152.7 9 11 0 158 64 126 15 9.3 3.8 0.9 7.4 0% .000 1.45 3.90 4.30 0 0.00 0.0
1992 POR AAA PCL 5 3 15.3 1 2 0 16 8 14 1 9.4 4.7 0.6 8.2 0% .000 1.57 4.09 10.00 0 0.00 0.0
1993 COL MLB NL 18 8 57.0 1 5 0 59 27 30 7 122 9.3 4.3 1.1 4.7 0% .268 1.51 5.04 5.37 120 6.57 141.7
1993 WIC AA TXS 7 7 44.3 3 2 0 37 17 42 3 7.5 3.5 0.6 8.5 0% .000 1.22 3.33 3.45 0 0.00 0.0
1993 CSP AAA PCL 9 7 44.3 4 3 0 39 26 38 3 7.9 5.3 0.6 7.7 0% .000 1.47 4.94 4.47 0 0.00 0.0
1994 COL MLB NL 8 3 22.3 1 1 0 27 10 17 2 108 10.9 4.0 0.8 6.9 0% .362 1.66 4.04 5.64 96 4.99 100.7
1994 CSP AAA PCL 21 21 130.3 5 7 0 129 54 98 7 8.9 3.7 0.5 6.8 0% .000 1.40 4.37 3.32 0 0.00 0.0
1995 COL MLB NL 76 0 98.0 6 3 10 83 33 107 7 122 7.6 3.0 0.6 9.8 0% .293 1.18 2.82 3.40 79 3.69 75.6
1996 COL MLB NL 70 0 73.7 7 5 6 82 38 76 12 123 10.0 4.6 1.5 9.3 0% .340 1.63 4.77 6.23 91 4.65 91.8
1996 CSP AAA PCL 3 0 3.0 0 0 0 5 1 2 0 15.0 3.0 0.0 6.0 0% .000 2.00 3.33 3.00 0 0.00 0.0
1997 COL MLB NL 55 0 58.3 4 0 2 59 24 53 8 121 9.1 3.7 1.2 8.2 0% .313 1.42 4.27 5.55 95 4.89 101.8
1997 SLM A+ CRL 2 1 2.3 0 0 0 5 1 3 0 19.6 3.9 0.0 11.7 0% .625 2.61 1.96 3.91 0 0.00 0.0
1997 CSP AAA PCL 10 3 19.0 0 0 2 11 18 20 1 5.2 8.5 0.5 9.5 0% .238 1.53 5.29 3.79 0 0.00 0.0
1998 COL MLB NL 66 0 75.7 6 4 2 75 40 55 9 117 8.9 4.8 1.1 6.5 0% .291 1.52 4.78 4.40 113 6.51 134.8
1999 COL MLB NL 63 0 85.0 6 2 0 87 49 77 7 129 9.2 5.2 0.7 8.2 0% .328 1.60 4.23 5.08 98 5.78 112.4
2000 MIL MLB NL 73 0 77.3 9 3 12 58 51 75 7 108 6.8 5.9 0.8 8.7 0% .259 1.41 4.38 2.56 95 4.15 79.8
2001 MIL MLB NL 70 0 69.3 2 6 17 63 31 64 11 103 8.2 4.0 1.4 8.3 0% .275 1.36 4.65 3.63 97 4.28 88.7
2002 HUN AA SOU 3 0 3.0 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 12.0 6.0 0.0 6.0 0% .400 2.00 3.68 3.00 0 0.00 0.0
2002 IND AAA INT 5 1 6.7 0 0 0 5 1 7 0 6.7 1.3 0.0 9.4 0% .250 0.90 1.45 1.34 0 0.00 0.0
2003 KCA MLB AL 27 0 26.0 1 0 2 16 11 22 1 104 5.5 3.8 0.3 7.6 0% .224 1.04 3.17 1.73 104 5.15 107.9
2003 MIL MLB NL 26 0 26.7 4 0 0 22 18 28 1 102 7.4 6.1 0.3 9.5 0% .309 1.50 3.49 2.70 99 4.66 97.7
2004 BOS MLB AL 32 0 27.7 3 2 2 24 16 22 3 109 7.8 5.2 1.0 7.2 0% .273 1.45 4.81 3.58 109 6.22 128.2
2004 KCA MLB AL 19 0 15.7 0 3 2 23 14 15 5 102 13.2 8.0 2.9 8.6 0% .353 2.36 8.07 8.04 109 6.12 126.3
2004 PAW AAA INT 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0% .000 0.00 3.25 0.00 0 0.00 0.0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2004-07-25 2004-08-17 15-DL 23 20 Right Shoulder Inflammation -
2002-03-31 2002-09-29 60-DL 182 161 Right Shoulder Recovery From Surgery Labrum and Rotator Cuff 2001-10-09
2001-10-09 2001-10-09 Off 0 0 Right Shoulder Surgery Labrum and Rotator Cuff 2001-10-09
2000-05-12 2000-05-30 15-DL 18 16 - Groin Infection Cellulitis - -
1997-03-24 1997-04-12 15-DL 19 8 Right Shoulder Recovery From Surgery - -
1996-05-30 1996-06-28 15-DL 29 27 Right Shoulder Inflammation - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2004 KCA $1,250,000
2003 MIL $3,700,000
2002 MIL $3,500,000
2001 MIL $2,200,000
2000 MIL $1,450,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
5 yrPrevious$12,100,000
5 yrTotal$12,100,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
8 y 157 dJim Turner1 yr/$1.35M (04)+$1.25M 05 cl opt $0.125

Details
  • club declined 05 option 11/04
  • signed as a free agent from KC 6/04 released 6/04 04:$1.25M+$1.25M in bonuses ($0.25M after 45, 75, 105, 135, 150 days on active ros)
  • re-signed as a free agent 11/03
  • acquired in trade from MIL 7/03 (MIL paying 03 sal)
  • 3 year/$7.2M (01-03)+bonuses to $12.9M
  • 01:$2.2M, 02:$2.4M, 03:$2.6M ($3.7M 03 comp acc to USAT)
  • bonuses: $100K for 30,35,40,45,50,55,60 games OR $150K for 30,35 games finished, $200K for 40,45,50,55 games finished

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
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Comparable Players (Similarity Index )

Rank Score Name Year Run Average Trend

BP Annual Player Comments

YearComment
2005 After finally breaking down and having his shoulder operated on last winter, Leskanic began the year in the back of the Royals bullpen and performed about as well as everyone else on the Kansas City roster. The Sox picked him up after he was released and despite a month on the DL for that same shoulder, he was useful down the stretch, still throwing in the low-90s with a nice slider to boot. Whether or not he hangs 'em up this winter is anyone's guess, but we bet you'll see him tossing 50 innings some place next year.
2004 Allard Baird finally found his grail: a reliever that could get guys out. Leskanic's style is about as subtle as Jim Caney: a fastball at 95, a slider at 85, and a tip of the cap if you can hit either one. He's one of the more underrated relievers in the game, as one of the few pitchers to have tamed Coors Field and make a full recovery from rotator cuff surgery. He'll be back for another year in the set-up role, but he brings with him closer insurance in case MacDougal struggles again.

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