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Rick Leach
	Richard Max Leach


	Born: May 4, 1957 in Ann Arbor, MI
	56 years old
	Bats: L	Throws: L	Ht: 6'1"	Wt: 180

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Notes:
- Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in 1979 - (Round 1 / Pick 13)
- High School: Southwestern (Flint, MI)
- College/Univ: University of Michigan (1976-1979)

Defensive Regression Analysis

First Base

									Multi-Year				1-Year
Yr	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos		G	Inn		Runs	Rate	Range		Runs	Range
1981	DET	AL	24.2	1B		32	129.7		1.3	10.2	1.3		0.7	0.7
1982	DET	AL	25.2	1B		56	399.7		4.7	11.7	4.7		-1.0	-1.0
1983	DET	AL	26.2	1B		73	461.7		5.6	12.1	5.6		8.8	8.8
1984	TOR	AL	27.2	1B		15	70.7		0.8	11.4	0.8		4.5	4.5
1985	TOR	AL	28.2	1B		10	64.0		0.8	12.3	0.8		2.3	2.3
1986	TOR	AL	29.2	1B		7	62.7		1.1	16.8	1.1		0.9	0.9
1987	TOR	AL	30.2	1B		5	9.0		0.1	13.1	0.1		-0.8	-0.8
1988	TOR	AL	31.2	1B		4	21.0		0.2	7.5	0.2		1.2	1.2
1989	TEX	AL	32.2	1B		4	13.0		0.1	4.4	0.1		0.9	0.9
1990	SFN	NL	33.2	1B		7	32.0		0.1	3.5	0.1		0.1	0.1
10	4			1B		213	1263.3		14.7	11.6	14.7		17.4	17.4

DRA data obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry

Right Field

									Multi-Year					1-Year
Yr	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos		G	Inn		Runs	Rate	Range	Arm		Runs	Range	Arm
1981	DET	AL	24.2	RF		15	98.0		-0.5	-4.9	-0.3	-0.1		-2.3	-1.8	-0.5
1982	DET	AL	25.2	RF		10	76.0		-0.4	-5.4	-0.3	-0.1		-1.1	-0.7	-0.4
1983	DET	AL	26.2	RF		11	76.0		-0.5	-7.2	-0.4	-0.2		0.8	1.2	-0.4
1984	TOR	AL	27.2	RF		17	94.3		-0.5	-5.2	-0.3	-0.2		-1.1	-1.3	0.2
1985	TOR	AL	28.2	RF		3	13.0		0.0	0.9	0.0	-0.0		-0.5	-0.4	-0.1
1986	TOR	AL	29.2	RF		20	117.0		0.2	1.5	0.3	-0.2		-2.2	-1.5	-0.6
1987	TOR	AL	30.2	RF		22	149.0		0.9	6.3	1.1	-0.1		1.2	1.4	-0.2
1988	TOR	AL	31.2	RF		36	227.3		1.7	7.6	2.0	-0.3		3.8	4.2	-0.4
1989	TEX	AL	32.2	RF		3	4.0		0.0	8.1	0.0	-0.0		-0.5	-0.4	-0.0
1990	SFN	NL	33.2	RF		40	241.0		2.6	10.9	2.8	-0.1		6.3	6.3	-0.0
10	4			RF		177	1095.7		3.6	3.3	4.9	-1.3		4.5	6.9	-2.4

DRA data obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry

Designated Hitter

Yr	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos		G
1981	DET	AL	24.2	DH		2
1982	DET	AL	25.2	DH		4
1983	DET	AL	26.2	DH		3
1984	TOR	AL	27.2	DH		6
1986	TOR	AL	29.2	DH		42
1987	TOR	AL	30.2	DH		30
1988	TOR	AL	31.2	DH		25
1989	TEX	AL	32.2	DH		44
8	3			DH		156

DRA data obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry

Left Field

									Multi-Year					1-Year
Yr	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos		G	Inn		Runs	Rate	Range	Arm		Runs	Range	Arm
1982	DET	AL	25.2	LF		4	33.0		-0.1	-3.3	-0.1	-0.0		-1.7	-1.5	-0.2
1983	DET	AL	26.2	LF		2	7.0		-0.1	-10.1	-0.1	-0.0		0.1	0.2	-0.0
1984	TOR	AL	27.2	LF		5	8.0		-0.1	-11.2	-0.1	-0.0		-0.6	-0.5	-0.0
1985	TOR	AL	28.2	LF		1	9.0		-0.1	-11.8	-0.1	-0.0		1.0	1.0	-0.0
1986	TOR	AL	29.2	LF		19	120.7		-1.1	-8.7	-0.8	-0.2		-4.6	-4.0	-0.5
1987	TOR	AL	30.2	LF		21	94.0		-1.1	-11.8	-0.9	-0.2		-2.0	-1.5	-0.5
1988	TOR	AL	31.2	LF		14	57.3		-0.6	-11.3	-0.5	-0.1		-1.1	-0.9	-0.3
1989	TEX	AL	32.2	LF		37	264.3		-3.3	-12.3	-2.7	-0.6		-1.2	-0.6	-0.5
1990	SFN	NL	33.2	LF		13	79.0		-0.7	-8.5	-0.5	-0.1		-3.3	-2.9	-0.4
9	4			LF		116	672.3		-7.1	-10.6	-5.7	-1.4		-13.3	-10.9	-2.5

DRA data obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry

Center Field

									Multi-Year					1-Year
Yr	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos		G	Inn		Runs	Rate	Range	Arm		Runs	Range	Arm
1984	TOR	AL	27.2	CF		1	3.0		0.0	5.1	0.0	-0.0		0.5	0.5	-0.0
1	1			CF		1	3.0		0.0	5.1	0.0	-0.0		0.5	0.5	-0.0

DRA data obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry

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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James