Sandy Leon
Bats B Throws R5'10" 235 lbBorn 1989 Maracaibo, VenezuelaDebut 2012Team ATL
Projections
2027 NEXT+ 26.5FIELD+ 100.0 at DHTotal -0.37 WAR
| Season | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | wOBA | K% | BB% | HIT+ | WAR |
|---|
| 2026 | 50 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0.185 | 0.264 | 0.299 | 0.563 | 0.114 | 0.254 | 31.9 | 8.9 | 52.1 | -0.14 |
| 2027 | 62 | 56 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0.170 | 0.237 | 0.268 | 0.505 | 0.098 | 0.229 | 35.4 | 7.3 | 40.4 | -0.26 |
Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.
Most similar through age 36
His ten closest age-36 comparables averaged 35 HIT+ the next season; 5 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2027 proj | | | 62 | | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | | 0 | 5 | 22 | 0.170 | 0.237 | 0.268 | 0.505 | 40.4 |
| 2026* | ATL | 21 | 44 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.091 | 0.091 | 0.091 | 0.182 | -59.0 |
| 2025 | ATL | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.333 | 0.417 | -0.3 |
| 2023 | TEX | 22 | 44 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0.146 | 0.186 | 0.195 | 0.381 | -2.4 |
| 2022 | MIN | 34 | 86 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 27 | 0.169 | 0.298 | 0.211 | 0.509 | 60.3 |
| 2021 | MIA | 84 | 220 | 15 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 65 | 0.183 | 0.237 | 0.267 | 0.505 | 36.5 |
| 2020 | CLE | 25 | 81 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 0.136 | 0.296 | 0.242 | 0.539 | 58.0 |
| 2019 | BOS | 65 | 191 | 14 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 47 | 0.192 | 0.251 | 0.297 | 0.548 | 39.9 |
| 2018 | BOS | 89 | 288 | 30 | 47 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 15 | 75 | 0.177 | 0.232 | 0.279 | 0.511 | 33.1 |
| 2017 | BOS | 85 | 301 | 32 | 61 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 0 | 25 | 74 | 0.225 | 0.290 | 0.354 | 0.644 | 65.8 |
| 2016 | BOS | 78 | 283 | 36 | 78 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 23 | 66 | 0.310 | 0.369 | 0.476 | 0.845 | 120.7 |
| 2015 | BOS | 41 | 128 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 0.184 | 0.238 | 0.202 | 0.439 | 13.1 |
| 2014 | WSH | 20 | 70 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 0.156 | 0.229 | 0.219 | 0.447 | 17.5 |
| 2013 | WSH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -137.4 |
| 2012 | WSH | 12 | 36 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0.267 | 0.389 | 0.333 | 0.722 | 110.9 |
| Career | | 562 | 1741 | 159 | 323 | 62 | 2 | 32 | 152 | 1 | 133 | 459 | 0.207 | 0.275 | 0.311 | 0.585 | 54.9 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2023 | TEX | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| 2022 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| 2021 | MIA | 0 | 0 | 7.50 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 2 | | | |
| Career | | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 2 | | | |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 81.9 | 17.1 | 0.0 | 19.2 | 29.7 | 40.0 | 0.135 | 0.170 | 0.132 | 22.1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 91.3 | 18.5 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 26.1 | 25.0 | 0.090 | 0.302 | 0.159 | |
| 2023 | 44 | 85.2 | 17.7 | 4.5 | 22.7 | 25.8 | 28.1 | 0.135 | 0.198 | 0.169 | 22.7 |
| 2022 | 86 | 84.3 | 21.4 | 0.0 | 26.1 | 25.9 | 20.4 | 0.187 | 0.240 | 0.263 | 23.7 |
| 2021 | 220 | 87.3 | 20.0 | 2.1 | 26.4 | 26.9 | 30.6 | 0.171 | 0.267 | 0.220 | 23.7 |
| 2020 | 81 | 84.9 | 17.9 | 4.5 | 28.9 | 30.0 | 26.7 | 0.181 | 0.314 | 0.301 | 23.7 |
| 2019 | 191 | 85.4 | 20.8 | 1.8 | 25.4 | 20.4 | 29.7 | 0.169 | 0.243 | 0.222 | 23.5 |
| 2018 | 288 | 84.7 | 17.0 | 5.3 | 25.8 | 22.7 | 30.8 | 0.184 | 0.282 | 0.233 | 24.0 |
| 2017 | 301 | 83.7 | 15.2 | 2.8 | 24.9 | 21.3 | 29.4 | 0.205 | 0.302 | 0.258 | 23.9 |
| 2016 | 283 | 86.9 | 11.3 | 4.8 | 26.7 | 19.3 | 31.8 | 0.237 | 0.363 | 0.296 | 25.0 |
| 2015 | 128 | 83.6 | 15.2 | 1.4 | 17.4 | 16.3 | 28.7 | 0.178 | 0.222 | 0.206 | 24.3 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2025 | ATL | C | 5 | 29 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.0 |
| 2023 | TEX | C | 21 | 111 | 117 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.992 | -0.1 |
| 2023 | TEX | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 2022 | MIN | C | 33 | 231 | 233 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.992 | -0.1 |
| 2022 | CLE | P | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 2021 | MIA | C | 60 | 437 | 444 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0.994 | +0.3 |
| 2021 | MIA | P | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +0.2 |
| 2021 | MIA | 3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | -0.4 |
| 2020 | CLE | C | 24 | 186 | 213 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0.978 | +1.1 |
| 2019 | BOS | C | 65 | 465 | 535 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0.995 | +2.4 |
| 2019 | BOS | 1B | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.2 |
| 2018 | BOS | C | 87 | 686 | 776 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 0.999 | +9.3 |
| 2017 | BOS | C | 84 | 699 | 767 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 0.993 | -0.1 |
| 2016 | BOS | C | 74 | 600 | 561 | 35 | 1 | 6 | 0.998 | +0.0 |
| 2015 | BOS | C | 37 | 306 | 258 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0.997 | +0.2 |
| 2015 | BOS | 3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 2014 | WSH | C | 20 | 157 | 154 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0.994 | |
| 2013 | WSH | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2012 | WSH | C | 12 | 83 | 73 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0.987 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2026 | AAA | Gwinnett Stripers | Bat | 110 | 2 HR, 2 SB | 0.168 | 0.529 |
| 2025 | AAA | Gwinnett Stripers | Bat | 211 | 10 HR, 2 SB | 0.166 | 0.603 |
| 2024 | AAA | Gwinnett Stripers | Bat | 297 | 5 HR, 0 SB | 0.181 | 0.590 |
| 2023 | AAA | nan | Bat | 76 | 2 HR, 0 SB | 0.230 | 0.759 |
| 2023 | AAA | Columbus Clippers | Bat | 61 | 2 HR, 0 SB | 0.220 | 0.761 |
| 2022 | AAA | Louisville Bats | Bat | 84 | 1 HR, 0 SB | 0.222 | 0.627 |
| 2022 | AAA | nan | Bat | 100 | 2 HR, 0 SB | 0.226 | 0.673 |
| 2019 | AAA | Pawtucket Red Sox | Bat | 26 | 0 HR, 0 SB | 0.120 | 0.274 |
| 2016 | AAA | Pawtucket Red Sox | Bat | 130 | 2 HR, 0 SB | 0.243 | 0.654 |
| 2015 | AAA | Pawtucket Red Sox | Bat | 111 | 1 HR, 0 SB | 0.263 | 0.675 |
| 2014 | AAA | Syracuse Chiefs | Bat | 193 | 5 HR, 1 SB | 0.229 | 0.692 |
| 2013 | AA | Harrisburg Senators | Bat | 362 | 3 HR, 0 SB | 0.177 | 0.541 |
| 2012 | AAA | Syracuse Chiefs | Bat | 64 | 2 HR, 0 SB | 0.346 | 1.027 |
| 2012 | AA | Harrisburg Senators | Bat | 149 | 1 HR, 1 SB | 0.311 | 0.780 |
| 2011 | A+ | Potomac Nationals | Bat | 416 | 6 HR, 1 SB | 0.251 | 0.674 |
| 2010 | A | Hagerstown Suns | Bat | 385 | 2 HR, 3 SB | 0.249 | 0.680 |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2026 | 0.090 | 0.075 | 0.117 | 0.043 |
| 2025 | 0.225 | 0.250 | 0.725 | 0.000 |
| 2023 | 0.156 | 0.179 | 0.196 | 0.152 |
| 2022 | 0.318 | 0.205 | 0.251 | 0.247 |
| 2021 | 0.270 | 0.216 | 0.221 | 0.241 |
| 2020 | 0.256 | 0.267 | 0.293 | 0.249 |
| 2019 | 0.260 | 0.270 | 0.315 | 0.224 |
| 2018 | 0.252 | 0.246 | 0.243 | 0.252 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2018 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.231 | 0.286 | 0.308 | 0.593 |
| 2017 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 1.000 |
| 2016 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.100 | 0.182 | 0.400 | 0.582 |
| Career | 17 | 32 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0.250 | 0.294 | 0.375 | 0.669 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2015 | BOS | $510,400 |
| 2014 | WSH | $501,000 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.