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Mark Leiter

Mark Edward Leiter

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: April 13, 1963 in Joliet, IL
High School: Central Regional HS (Bayville, NJ)
Schools: Connors State College (Warner, OK), Ramapo College (Mahwah, NJ)
Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 4th round of the 1983 amateur draft (January). Player signed May 9, 1983. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 24, 1990 (Age 27)
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Phillies/Giants/Angels/Brewers/... 1990-2001

Final Game: October 7, 2001 (Age 38)
Relatives: Brother of Al Leiter
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1986 Did not play in major leagues (Injured)
1987 Did not play in major leagues (Injured)
1988 Did not play in major leagues (Injured)
1990 27 NYY AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1991 28 DET AL 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1992 29 DET AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1993 30 DET AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1994 31 CAL AL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1995 32 SFG NL 30 74 61 2 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 4 33 .098 .154 .098 .252 -30 6 2 0 9 0 0 1
1996 33 TOT NL 35 79 67 4 8 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 35 .119 .157 .134 .291 -21 9 1 0 9 0 0 1
1996 33 SFG NL 23 50 42 2 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 20 .143 .163 .167 .329 -11 7 1 0 7 0 0 1
1996 33 MON NL 12 29 25 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 15 .080 .148 .080 .228 -38 2 0 0 2 0 0 1
1997 34 PHI NL 31 63 51 2 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 28 .118 .151 .118 .269 -28 6 0 0 10 0 0 1
1998 35 PHI NL 69 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1999 36 SEA AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2000 Did not play in major leagues (Did Not Play)
2001 Did not play in major leagues (Did Not Play)
2001 38 MIL NL 20 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .143 .143 .143 .286 -25 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Yrs 335 225 188 8 21 1 0 0 14 0 0 9 102 .112 .152 .117 .269 -27 22 3 0 28 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 109 91 4 10 0 0 0 7 0 0 4 49 .112 .152 .117 .269 -27 11 1 0 14 0 0
DET (3 yrs) 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SFG (2 yrs) 53 124 103 4 12 1 0 0 7 0 0 5 53 .117 .157 .126 .284 -22 13 3 0 16 0 0
PHI (2 yrs) 100 65 53 2 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 30 .113 .145 .113 .259 -31 6 0 0 10 0 0
MON (1 yr) 12 29 25 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 15 .080 .148 .080 .228 -38 2 0 0 2 0 0
CAL (1 yr) 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SEA (1 yr) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NYY (1 yr) 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MIL (1 yr) 20 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .143 .143 .143 .286 -25 1 0 0 0 0 0
NL (5 yrs) 185 225 188 8 21 1 0 0 14 0 0 9 102 .112 .152 .117 .269 -27 22 3 0 28 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1990 27 NYY AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
1991 28 DET AL 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $130,000 1
1992 29 DET AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $230,000 1
1993 30 DET AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $500,000 1
1994 31 CAL AL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $600,000 1
1995 32 SFG NL 30 74 -11 -0 -0 0 10 -2 -0.2 2 0 -0.2 .494 .499 -0.2 0.0 1 $700,000 1
1996 33 SFG NL 23 50 -7 -0 -0 0 7 -0 -0.1 2 1 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 -0.0 1 $1,850,000 1
1996 33 MON NL 12 29 -6 -0 0 0 4 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .485 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 1
1997 34 PHI NL 31 63 -11 -0 0 0 9 -1 -0.1 2 1 -0.1 .497 .499 -0.1 0.0 1 $1,900,000 1
1998 35 PHI NL 69 2 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 -0.0 0 $2,000,000 1
1999 36 SEA AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $3,000,000 /1
2001 38 MIL NL 20 7 -1 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 0 -0.0 .499 .500 -0.0 0.0 0 $500,000 1
11 Seasons 335 225 -36 -1 0 0 32 -4 -0.5 7 3 -0.5 .499 .500 -0.5 0.1 3 $11,410,000
DET (3 yrs) 100 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.0 0 1 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.1 1 $860,000
SFG (2 yrs) 53 124 -18 -0 -0 0 17 -2 -0.2 4 2 -0.2 .496 .499 -0.2 -0.0 2 $2,550,000
PHI (2 yrs) 100 65 -11 -0 0 0 10 -1 -0.1 2 1 -0.1 .499 .500 -0.1 -0.0 1 $3,900,000
MON (1 yr) 12 29 -6 -0 0 0 4 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .485 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1
CAL (1 yr) 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $600,000
SEA (1 yr) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $3,000,000
NYY (1 yr) 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0
MIL (1 yr) 20 7 -1 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 0 -0.0 .499 .500 -0.0 0.0 0 $500,000

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1995 32 SFG NL 74 66 1 0.4 102 .214 .098 .265 .154 .333 .098 .412 .252 .745 -30 .011 -11.4 -1.1 .175 .066 .000
1996 33 TOT NL 79 69 1 0.4 105 .250 .119 .267 .157 .336 .134 .418 .291 .754 -21 .010 -11.8 -1.2 .200 .060 .015
1996 33 SFG NL 50 44 1 0.6 102 .273 .143 .264 .163 .332 .167 .413 .329 .745 -11 .022 -6.6 -0.6 .216 .048 .024
1996 33 MON NL 29 25 0 0.0 108 .200 .080 .272 .148 .342 .080 .426 .228 .768 -38 .000 -5.2 -0.5 .174 .080 .000
1997 34 PHI NL 63 55 1 0.5 108 .261 .118 .271 .151 .342 .118 .425 .269 .767 -28 .015 -9.8 -1.0 .178 .039 .000
1998 35 PHI NL 2 2 0 0.0 109 .000 .271 .000 .342 .000 .428 .000 .770 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
2001 38 MIL NL 7 6 0 0.0 109 .333 .143 .265 .143 .336 .143 .434 .286 .770 -25 .000 -1.3 -0.1 .167 .000 .000
11 Yrs 225 198 3 0.4 105 .244 .112 .267 .152 .337 .117 .418 .269 .755 -27 .011 -35.0 -3.4 .182 .053 .005
162 Game Avg. 109 96 1 0.4 105 .244 .112 .267 .152 .337 .117 .418 .269 .755 -27 .011 -35.0 -3.4 .182 .053 .005
SFG (2 yrs) 124 110 2 0.5 102 .240 .117 .264 .157 .333 .126 .412 .284 .745 -22 .015 -18.1 -1.8 .191 .058 .010
PHI (2 yrs) 65 57 1 0.5 108 .261 .113 .271 .145 .342 .113 .425 .259 .767 -31 .014 -10.4 -1.0 .170 .038 .000
MON (1 yr) 29 25 0 0.0 108 .200 .080 .272 .148 .342 .080 .426 .228 .768 -38 -5.2 -0.5 .174 .080 .000
MIL (1 yr) 7 6 0 0.0 109 .333 .143 .265 .143 .336 .143 .434 .286 .770 -25 -1.3 -0.1 .167 .000 .000

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1995 32 SFG NL 74 0.0% 44.6% 5.4% 0.0% 0% 8.25 1.8 12.2 2.25 4.50 38% 8% 0.0% 25%
1996 33 TOT NL 79 0.0% 44.3% 3.8% 1.3% 13% 11.67 1.9 13.4 2.00 7.25 41% 17% 0.0% 20%
1996 33 SFG NL 50 0.0% 40.0% 2.0% 2.0% 17% 20.00 2.1 21.0 1.50 6.67 44% 17% 0.0% 25%
1996 33 MON NL 29 0.0% 51.7% 6.9% 0.0% 0% 7.50 1.7 8.3 4.00 9.00 34% 17% 0.0% 0%
1997 34 PHI NL 63 0.0% 44.4% 3.2% 0.0% 0% 14.00 1.8 12.8 1.20 2.25 37% 18% 0.0% 0%
1998 35 PHI NL 2 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
2001 38 MIL NL 7 0.0% 57.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 1.8 0.50 0.50 43% 33% 0.0% 50%
11 Yrs 225 0.0% 45.3% 4.0% 0.4% 5% 11.33 1.8 13.4 1.70 3.75 38% 15% 0.0% 17%
MLB Averages 2.6% 16.1% 8.9% 7.5% 32% 1.81 5.5 34.5 7.7 0.79 1.08 71% 22% 7.5% 15%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1990 27 NYY AL 0.0 0.0
1991 28 DET AL 0.0 0.0
1992 29 DET AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1993 30 DET AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1994 31 CAL AL 0.0 0.0
1995 32 SFG NL -11.4 -1.1 75 -1.2 0.6 -1.8 1.12 -1.1 0.1 -11.2 -1.1 1.06 -12.2 0
1996 33 TOT NL -11.8 -1.2 79 -0.9 0.4 -1.3 .79 -1.0 -0.1 -10.7 -1.1 0.98 -12.5 0
1996 33 SFG NL -6.6 -0.6 50 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 .84 -0.6 -0.2 -7.9 -0.8 1.04 -8.2 0
1996 33 MON NL -5.2 -0.5 29 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 .71 -0.4 0.1 -2.7 -0.3 0.88 -4.3 0
1997 34 PHI NL -9.8 -1.0 63 -0.6 0.4 -1.1 .92 -0.9 0.2 -7.6 -0.7 0.95 -10.2 0
1998 35 PHI NL -0.6 -0.1 2 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .45 -0.1 0.0 -0.5 -0.0 0.82 -0.6 0
1999 36 SEA AL 0.0 0.0
2001 38 MIL NL -1.3 -0.1 7 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .30 -0.2 0.0 -1.2 -0.1 0.61 -2.0 0
11 Yrs -35.0 -3.4 226 -2.8 1.5 -4.3 .92 -3.3 0.2 -31.3 -3.1 0.99 -37.5 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB OOB1 OOB2 OOB3 OOBHm BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1995 32 SFG NL 2 0 20% 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 20% 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 0
1996 33 TOT NL 1 0 36% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17% 3 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 1
1996 33 SFG NL 1 0 29% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1996 33 MON NL 0 0 50% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25% 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
1997 34 PHI NL 1 0 25% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33% 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
1998 35 PHI NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 38 MIL NL 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Yrs 4 0 27% 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 21% 7 6 1 4 3 1 3 2 1

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % DPopp DPs DP% Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1995 32 SFG NL 74 22% 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 12 9 75% 20 2 10% 24 3 13% 65 7 11% 8 3 38% 2 1 50% 0
1996 33 TOT NL 79 19% 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 9 82% 13 1 8% 18 3 17% 59 5 8% 2 0 0% 6 3 50% 0
1996 33 SFG NL 50 24% 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 78% 11 1 9% 16 2 13% 42 2 5% 2 0 0% 5 2 40% 0
1996 33 MON NL 29 10% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 2 0 0% 2 1 50% 17 3 18% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1997 34 PHI NL 63 27% 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 10 91% 13 0 0% 16 6 38% 45 4 9% 4 0 0% 3 3 100% 0
1998 35 PHI NL 2 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2001 38 MIL NL 7 43% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
11 Yrs 225 23% 21 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 34 28 82% 46 3 7% 58 12 21% 171 16 9% 14 3 21% 11 7 64% 0
MLB Averages 56% 73% 10% 35% 15% 52% 57%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1995 32 SFG NL 67 230 3.43 174 76% 19% 33% 28% 20% 81% 0% 61% 60% 55% 3% 2 0 3% 2 0 3% 2 0 21% 7 0 0
1996 33 TOT NL 79 291 3.68 212 73% 30% 27% 24% 19% 70% 0% 51% 61% 41% 3% 2 0 9% 7 0 3% 2 0 20% 0 0 0
1996 33 SFG NL 50 176 3.52 131 74% 25% 25% 27% 22% 75% 0% 56% 66% 48% 4% 2 0 10% 5 0 2% 1 0 10% 0 0 0
1996 33 MON NL 29 115 3.97 81 70% 38% 30% 17% 15% 62% 0% 43% 52% 28% 0% 0 0 7% 2 0 3% 1 0 33% 0 0 0
1997 34 PHI NL 53 184 3.47 130 71% 29% 26% 22% 23% 71% 0% 50% 63% 32% 4% 2 0 9% 5 0 2% 1 0 24% 10 0 0
1998 35 PHI NL 2 8 4.00 6 75% 33% 33% 33% 0% 67% 0% 50% 50% 50% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 50% 0 0 0
2001 38 MIL NL 7 30 4.29 20 67% 35% 25% 25% 15% 65% 0% 43% 62% 29% 0% 0 0 14% 1 0 14% 1 0 25% 0 0 0
5 Yrs 208 743 3.57 542 73% 27% 29% 25% 20% 73% 0% 54% 61% 43% 3% 6 0 7% 15 0 3% 6 0 22% 17 0 0
MLB Averages 3.69 62% 26% 15% 27% 33% 74% 2% 46% 80% 30% 6% 16% 9% 28%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1995 32 178 74 61 2 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 4 33 .098 .154 .098 .252 -30 6 2 0 9 0 0
1996 33 213 153 128 6 14 1 0 0 10 0 0 7 68 .109 .156 .117 .273 -25 15 3 0 18 0 0
1997 34 244 216 179 8 20 1 0 0 14 0 0 9 96 .112 .154 .117 .272 -26 21 3 0 28 0 0
1998 35 313 218 181 8 20 1 0 0 14 0 0 9 98 .110 .153 .116 .269 -27 21 3 0 28 0 0
1999 36 315 218 181 8 20 1 0 0 14 0 0 9 98 .110 .153 .116 .269 -27 21 3 0 28 0 0
2000 37 315 218 181 8 20 1 0 0 14 0 0 9 98 .110 .153 .116 .269 -27 21 3 0 28 0 0
2001 38 335 225 188 8 21 1 0 0 14 0 0 9 102 .112 .152 .117 .269 -27 22 3 0 28 0 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1995 32 34 84 69 2 7 0 0 0 6 0 5 37 .101 .162 .101 .264 1 30
1996 33 35 78 66 3 7 1 0 0 3 0 3 35 .106 .145 .121 .266 1 35
1997 34 31 63 51 2 6 0 0 0 4 0 2 28 .118 .151 .118 .269 1 31
1998 35 69 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 69
2001 38 20 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 20
5 Yrs 189 234 195 7 20 1 0 0 13 0 10 106 .103 .146 .108 .254 3 185
162 Game Avg. 162 201 167 6 17 1 0 0 11 0 9 91 .103 .146 .108 .254 3 185

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1916 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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