Mark Leiter Jr.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 210lb (183cm, 95kg)

Team: Chicago Cubs (majors)

Born: March 13, 1991 in Fort Lauderdale, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 22nd round of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft from New Jersey Institute of Technology (Newark, NJ).

High School: Toms River North HS (Toms River, NJ)

School: New Jersey Institute of Technology (Newark, NJ)

Debut: April 28, 2017 (Age 26-046d, 21,348th in major league history)
vs. LAD 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2017 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 1 yr/$1.5M (24)

Service Time (01/2024): 3.031 • Arb Eligible: 2025 • Free Agent: 2027

Full Name: Mark Edward Leiter

Nicknames: Junior

Pronunciation: \LIE-turr\

Twitter: @Leiter_Jr

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Relatives: Nephew of Al Leiter; Son of Mark Leiter

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

0.5

1.0

ERA

0.00

4.37

162

11.1

257.1

268

WHIP

0.971

1.275

Summary of 42 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 1 walk-off, 3 tying, 7 go ahead

3 Tms
PHI	23
CHC	17
TOR	2

Platoon
vs RHB	21
vs LHB	21

Home/Road
Home	21
Away	21

Outs
2	16
1	15
0	11

17 Opps
NYM	7
LAD	5
PIT	4
WSN	4
SDP	3
SEA	3
MIL	3
TBR	2
OAK	2
BOS	2
COL	1
TEX	1
CIN	1
LAA	1
ATL	1
CLE	1
MIA	1

39 Batters
Brandon Nimmo	2
Justin Turner	2
Michael A. Taylor	2
Daniel Vogelbach	1
Jason Kipnis	1
Mike Napoli	1
Mookie Betts	1
Curtis Granderson	1
Danny Valencia	1
Giancarlo Stanton	1
Matt Olson	1
Hernán Pérez	1
Héctor Sánchez	1
José Bautista	1
Jose Siri	1
Asdrúbal Cabrera	1
Max Muncy	1
Neil Walker	1
Rafael Devers	1
Kyle Seager	1
Brandon Lowe	1
Robinson Canó	1
Albert Pujols	1
Joey Meneses	1
Marcell Ozuna	1
Rowdy Tellez	1
C.J. Cron	1
Bligh Madris	1
Matt Joyce	1
Connor Joe	1
José Reyes	1
Ryan Braun	1
Wil Myers	1
Cory Spangenberg	1
Gavin Lux	1
TJ Friedl	1
Andrew McCutchen	1
Pete Alonso	1
Howie Kendrick	1

16 Parks
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	11
CitizensBank (PHI)	9
Dodger Stad (LOS)	3
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	3
Citi Field (NYC)	3
Petco Pk (SAN)	2
Nationals Pk (WAS)	2
Am Fam Field (MIL)	1
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	1
loanDepot pk (MIA)	1
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
PNC Pk (PIT)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Truist Pk (ATL)	1

Where Hit
9	12
7	11
89	9
8	7
78	3

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	10
3	9
4	6
5	6
1	5
6	4
7+	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	24
2·HR gms	6
3·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	19
1--	13
-2-	6
12-	3
123	1

70 Runs
RISP	10
0 on	19
1 on	19
2 on	3
3 on	1
Any on	23

Inning
1	3
2	2
3	6
4	7
5	4
6	6
7	6
8	4
9	3
Extra	1

1-3	11
4-6	17
7-end	14

RelScore
+4..	8
+3	4
+2	7
+1	6
Tied	5
-1	4
-2	5
-3	1
-4..	2

Ahead	25
Tied	5
Behind	12

Before event,
for batter

Count
2-2	8
0-1	7
0-0	5
2-1	4
1-1	4
1-0	3
3-1	3
2-0	3
0-2	2
3-2	1
1-2	1
3-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	7
2B	6
3B	6
CF	5
RF	5
LF	5
DH	4
PH	2
C	1
SS	1

OrderPos
3rd	7
6th	7
5th	6
7th	5
1st	5
4th	4
2nd	4
9th	3
8th	1

Leverage
High Lev	5
Medium Lev	15
Low Lev	22

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2017	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2017-05-16	Mike Napoli	TEX		PHI	ahead 3-1	b 8	1	1--	3,(0-2) CF1X	2	6	3	5%	98%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF); R. Odor Scores
2	2	2	1	2017-05-30	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA		PHI	ahead 2-0	b 3	0	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	2	9	11%	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); D. Strange-Gordon Scores
3	3	3	1	2017-06-28	Kyle Seager	SEA		PHI	behind 1-3	b 4	0	---	5,(2-2) BBCLX	1	5	5	12%	43%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
4	4	4	2	2017-06-28	Danny Valencia	SEA		PHI	behind 2-3	b 4	1	---	6,(2-2) CBCBFX	1	7	3	14%	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
5	5	5	3	2017-06-28	Robinson Canó	SEA		PHI	tied 3-3	b 5	0	---	6,(3-2) BBCBFX	1	3	4	14%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
6	6	6	1	2017-07-04	Andrew McCutchen	PIT	@	PHI	ahead 1-0	t 6	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	3	8	12%	78%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
7	7	7	1	2017-08-01	Albert Pujols	LAA		PHI	ahead 2-1	b 7	1	12-	6,(2-2) CBCBFX	3	3	DH	15%	97%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); K. Cowart Scores; M. Trout Scores
8	8	8	1	2017-08-10	Neil Walker	NYM	@	PHI	ahead 3-0	t 3	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	5	6%	86%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
9	9	9	1	2017-08-15	Cory Spangenberg	SDP		PHI	ahead 3-0	b 4	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	6	5	5%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
10	10	10	2	2017-08-15	Héctor Sánchez	SDP		PHI	ahead 6-2	b 5	2	-2-	4,(1-2) >C.BFX	2	7	2	5%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Spangenberg Scores/unER; H. Sánchez Scores/unER
11	11	11	1	2017-09-04	José Reyes	NYM		PHI	ahead 1-0	b 3	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	6	10%	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
12	12	12	2	2017-09-04	Asdrúbal Cabrera	NYM		PHI	ahead 2-0	b 3	1	-2-	3,(2-0) BBX	2	3	5	11%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); N. Aoki Scores
13	13	13	1	2017-09-09	Howie Kendrick	WSN		PHI	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	6,(2-2) CFBBFX	1	2	7	10%	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
14	14	14	2	2017-09-09	Michael A. Taylor	WSN		PHI	behind 1-5	b 4	2	1--	5,(2-2) FBBFX	2	6	8	14%	27%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); A. Rendon Scores
15	15	15	1	2017-09-15	Matt Olson	OAK	@	PHI	tied 0-0	t 1	2	1--	7,(2-2) CBFBFFX	2	4	3	18%	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Lowrie Scores
16	16	16	2	2017-09-15	Matt Joyce	OAK	@	PHI	ahead 2-0	t 2	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	1	7	15%	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); D. Mengden Scores
17	17	17	1	2017-09-21	Curtis Granderson	LAD	@	PHI	behind 2-4	t 6	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	5	7	11%	30%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
18	18	18	1	2017-09-27	Michael A. Taylor	WSN	@	PHI	behind 1-3	t 4	2	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	7	8	10%	33%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2018	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	2018-06-08	Ryan Braun	MIL	@	PHI	ahead 9-0	t 4	2	-2-	8,(2-2) .*BCFFFBFX	2	5	7	1%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); T. Shaw Scores
20	20	2	1	2018-06-15	Hernán Pérez	MIL		PHI	ahead 8-0	b 5	0	---	5,(3-1) BBCBX	1	6	4	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
21	21	3	1	2018-07-11	Brandon Nimmo	NYM		PHI	tied 0-0	b 10	2	12-	1,(0-0) .X	3	9	PH	39%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); A. Rosario Scores; J. Reyes Scores
22	22	4	1	2018-07-22 (1)	Wil Myers	SDP	@	PHI	ahead 8-2	t 9	1	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	3	7	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); T. Jankowski Scores
23	23	5	1	2018-08-16 (1)	José Bautista	NYM	@	PHI	ahead 11-4	t 5	2	123	3,(0-2) CCX	4	6	9	2%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); W. Flores Scores/unER; M. Conforto Scores/unER; T. Frazier Scores/unER; J. Bautista Scores/unER
24	24	6	1	2018-09-06	Jason Kipnis	CLE	@	TOR	ahead 6-4	t 9	1	12-	3,(1-1) BFX	3	2	4	6%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); B. Guyer Scores; F. Lindor Scores
25	25	7	1	2018-09-13	Rafael Devers	BOS		TOR	ahead 2-1	b 6	2	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	7	5	12%	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
2022	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
26	26	1	1	2022-04-16	C.J. Cron	COL		CHC	ahead 2-1	b 3	2	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	4	3	17%	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); K. Bryant Scores
27	27	2	1	2022-04-21	Daniel Vogelbach	PIT	@	CHC	behind 0-3	t 3	1	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	1	DH	15%	36%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); R. Pérez Scores
28	28	3	1	2022-06-21	Bligh Madris	PIT		CHC	ahead 6-1	b 6	0	---	2,(0-1) ..CX	1	7	9	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
29	29	4	1	2022-07-07	Mookie Betts	LAD		CHC	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	9	10%	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
30	30	5	2	2022-07-07	Gavin Lux	LAD		CHC	ahead 1-0	b 2	2	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	9	4	16%	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); T. Thompson Scores
31	31	6	3	2022-07-07	Justin Turner	LAD		CHC	ahead 3-0	b 4	1	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	6	DH	6%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
32	32	7	1	2022-07-14	Brandon Nimmo	NYM	@	CHC	ahead 5-0	t 6	0	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	1	8	2%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
33	33	8	2	2022-07-14	Pete Alonso	NYM	@	CHC	ahead 6-0	t 8	2	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	4	3	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); B. Nimmo Scores
34	34	9	1	2022-08-09	Joey Meneses	WSN	@	CHC	behind 4-5	t 8	2	1--	3,(1-1) CBX	2	5	9	52%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Franco Scores
35	35	10	1	2022-08-21	Rowdy Tellez	MIL	@	CHC	behind 0-2	t 7	2	---	5,(3-1) B*BB>C.X	1	5	3	11%	23%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2023	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
36	36	1	1	2023-04-22	Max Muncy	LAD	@	CHC	ahead 4-2	t 7	1	-2-	5,(2-2) BN.BSSX	2	3	5	11%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); F. Freeman Scores
37	37	2	1	2023-05-31	Brandon Lowe	TBR	@	CHC	behind 0-2	t 7	2	1--	2,(0-1) .CX	2	6	4	28%	43%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); M. Margot Scores
38	38	3	2	2023-05-31	Jose Siri	TBR	@	CHC	behind 2-3	t 8	0	-2-	5,(3-1) >B.BBCX	2	9	8	33%	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); T. Walls Scores
39	39	4	1	2023-07-14	Justin Turner	BOS	@	CHC	ahead 5-3	t 7	1	1--	4,(2-1) BBFX	2	3	4	12%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); M. Yoshida Scores
40	40	5	1	2023-08-02	TJ Friedl	CIN	@	CHC	behind 5-10	t 7	1	---	4,(2-1) ..FBBX	1	8	PH	2%	5%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
41	41	6	1	2023-09-20	Connor Joe	PIT	@	CHC	ahead 9-6	t 6	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	4	3	10%	94%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); B. Reynolds Scores
42	42	7	1	2023-09-27	Marcell Ozuna	ATL		CHC	behind 3-4	b 9	1	---	4,(3-0) BBBX	1	5	DH	46%	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)