Positions: Catcher, First Baseman and Third Baseman
Bats: Right • Throws: Right
6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)
Born: December 27, 1963 in Lakewood, OH us
High School: Turpin HS (Cincinnati, OH)
Schools: Middle Georgia State University (Macon, GA), University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY)
Debut: June 8, 1990 (Age 26-163d, 15,786th in major league history)
vs. BAL 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Last Game: September 13, 2000 (Age 36-261d)
vs. ARI 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1990 season
Agents: Tom Reich, Adam Katz • Previously: David Lihn
Full Name: James Joseph Leyritz
Nicknames: The King
Postseason Batting
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Opp | Rslt | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | WPA | cWPA | SRC | OSWC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 31 | NYY | AL | ALDS | SEA | L | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .250 | .571 | .821 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 | 1.0% | ||
| 1996 | 32 | NYY | AL | ALDS | TEX | W | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.2% | ||
| 1996 | 32 | NYY | AL | ALCS | BAL | W | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .250 | .333 | .625 | .958 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | -0.2% | 1.100 | 0.181 |
| 1996 | 32 | NYY | AL | WS | ATL | W | 4 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .375 | .545 | .750 | 1.295 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.32 | 13.3% | 2.000 | 0.181 |
| 1998 | 34 | SDP | NL | NLDS | HOU | W | 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 | 0.64 | 6.3% | ||
| 1998 | 34 | SDP | NL | NLCS | ATL | W | 5 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .231 | .417 | .647 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 | 2.9% | 1.681 | 0.091 |
| 1998 | 34 | SDP | NL | WS | NYY | L | 4 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | .091 | .000 | .091 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.29 | -5.9% | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 1999 | 35 | NYY | AL | ALDS | TEX | W | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 0.6% | ||
| 1999 | 35 | NYY | AL | ALCS | BOS | W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | 35 | NYY | AL | WS | ATL | W | 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 | 0.11 | 2.7% | 1.467 | 0.255 |