Jim Leyritz  
Catcher | Retired or Inactive Players

Hitting
Leyritz never has been a patient hitter. Let's face facts: Leyritz hits a lot of ground balls... and in my book, if you're slow of foot and put the ball on the ground, you're bound to get tied up in the double play. Even though you might not start him, he's not a bad guy to have on your bench for the tough left-handed reliever.

Baserunning & Defense
He has below-average speed and is stiff on the basepath. He's poor on a straight steal but has some success at reading pitchers and working a delayed steal. Leyritz is a poor defensive catcher. His weak, erratic throwing arm is his greatest liability.

2010 Outlook
If Leyritz doesn't perform, the Retired or Inactive Players won't hesitate to send him down to the minors.

          -- Moostard Nyman
 

 

Year Team POS CH PH SP GF PL vL Hm Sc CL Age Exp Slot FA AS Qualified Positions Nyman Rating
1998 KC C 53 52 29 59 56 57 51 51 45 32 8 Active 50 35 . 242
1999 KC C 54 52 27 59 56 57 51 51 45 33 9 AA/AAA 49 35 1B-42, 3B-21, SS-1, 2B-6 241
2000 KC C 53 52 26 59 56 57 51 51 45 34 10 AA/AAA 48 35 1B-43, 3B-19, SS-0, 2B-4 237
2001 KC C 51 50 24 59 56 57 51 51 45 35 11 Active 49 34 1B-43, 3B-17, SS-0, 2B-3 227
2002 KC C 49 48 22 59 56 57 51 51 45 36 12 Active 49 33 1B-43, 3B-14, SS-0, 2B-1 217
2003 KC C 47 47 21 59 56 57 51 51 45 37 13 AA/AAA 49 32 1B-43, 2B-0, 3B-11, SS-0 209
Ratings Delta     -2 -1 -1             +1 +1     -1   -8
History generated by Biorhythm v2.6.86 on Sun Nov 14 13:28:08 EST 2004

Data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.