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Mark Leiter
Mark Edward Leiter
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: April 13, 1963 in Joliet, IL
Schools: Ramapo College of New Jersey
Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 4th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
Signed May 9, 1983. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 24, 1990
Final Game: October 7, 2001
Relatives: Brother of Al Leiter
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1990 27 NYY AL 1 1 .500 6.84 8 3 2 0 0 0 26.1 33 20 20 5 9 0 21 2 0 0 119 58 1.595 11.3 1.7 3.1 7.2 2.33
1991 28 DET AL 9 7 .563 4.21 38 15 7 1 0 1 134.2 125 66 63 16 50 4 103 6 0 2 578 99 1.300 8.4 1.1 3.3 6.9 2.06
1992 29 DET AL 8 5 .615 4.18 35 14 7 1 0 0 112.0 116 57 52 9 43 5 75 3 0 3 475 95 1.420 9.3 0.7 3.5 6.0 1.74
1993 30 DET AL 6 6 .500 4.72 27 13 4 1 0 0 106.2 111 61 56 17 44 5 70 3 0 5 471 91 1.453 9.4 1.4 3.7 5.9 1.59
1994 31 CAL AL 4 7 .364 4.72 40 7 15 0 0 2 95.1 99 56 50 13 35 6 71 9 0 2 425 103 1.406 9.3 1.2 3.3 6.7 2.03
1995 32 SFG NL 10 12 .455 3.82 30 29 0 7 1 0 195.2 185 91 83 19 55 4 129 17 3 9 817 106 1.227 8.5 0.9 2.5 5.9 2.35
1996 33 TOT NL 8 12 .400 4.92 35 34 0 2 0 0 205.0 219 128 112 37 69 8 164 16 4 6 904 84 1.405 9.6 1.6 3.0 7.2 2.38
1996 33 SFG NL 4 10 .286 5.19 23 22 0 1 0 0 135.1 151 93 78 25 50 7 118 9 3 2 602 78 1.485 10.0 1.7 3.3 7.8 2.36
1996 33 MON NL 4 2 .667 4.39 12 12 0 1 0 0 69.2 68 35 34 12 19 1 46 7 1 4 302 98 1.249 8.8 1.6 2.5 5.9 2.42
1997 34 PHI NL 10 17 .370 5.67 31 31 0 3 0 0 182.2 216 132 115 25 64 4 148 9 2 11 832 75 1.533 10.6 1.2 3.2 7.3 2.31
1998 35 PHI NL 7 5 .583 3.55 69 0 50 0 0 23 88.2 67 36 35 8 47 5 84 8 0 5 378 123 1.286 6.8 0.8 4.8 8.5 1.79
1999 36 SEA AL 0 0 6.75 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 74 1.500 13.5 0.0 0.0 6.8
2001 38 MIL NL 2 1 .667 3.75 20 3 3 0 0 0 36.0 32 16 15 6 8 2 26 2 0 3 149 115 1.111 8.0 1.5 2.0 6.5 3.25
11 Seasons 65 73 .471 4.57 335 149 88 15 1 26 1184.1 1205 664 602 155 424 43 892 75 9 46 5154 92 1.375 9.2 1.2 3.2 6.8 2.10
162 Game Avg. 9 10 .471 4.57 47 21 12 2 0 4 166 169 93 85 22 60 6 125 11 1 6 724 92 1.375 9.2 1.2 3.2 6.8 2.10
DET (3 yrs) 23 18 .561 4.36 100 42 18 3 0 1 353.1 352 184 171 42 137 14 248 12 0 10 1524 95 1.384 9.0 1.1 3.5 6.3 1.81
SFG (2 yrs) 14 22 .389 4.38 53 51 0 8 1 0 331.0 336 184 161 44 105 11 247 26 6 11 1419 93 1.332 9.1 1.2 2.9 6.7 2.35
PHI (2 yrs) 17 22 .436 4.98 100 31 50 3 0 23 271.1 283 168 150 33 111 9 232 17 2 16 1210 86 1.452 9.4 1.1 3.7 7.7 2.09
MON (1 yr) 4 2 .667 4.39 12 12 0 1 0 0 69.2 68 35 34 12 19 1 46 7 1 4 302 98 1.249 8.8 1.6 2.5 5.9 2.42
CAL (1 yr) 4 7 .364 4.72 40 7 15 0 0 2 95.1 99 56 50 13 35 6 71 9 0 2 425 103 1.406 9.3 1.2 3.3 6.7 2.03
SEA (1 yr) 0 0 6.75 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 74 1.500 13.5 0.0 0.0 6.8
NYY (1 yr) 1 1 .500 6.84 8 3 2 0 0 0 26.1 33 20 20 5 9 0 21 2 0 0 119 58 1.595 11.3 1.7 3.1 7.2 2.33
MIL (1 yr) 2 1 .667 3.75 20 3 3 0 0 0 36.0 32 16 15 6 8 2 26 2 0 3 149 115 1.111 8.0 1.5 2.0 6.5 3.25
NL (5 yrs) 37 47 .440 4.58 185 97 53 12 1 23 708.0 719 403 360 95 243 23 551 52 9 34 3080 91 1.359 9.1 1.2 3.1 7.0 2.27
AL (6 yrs) 28 26 .519 4.57 150 52 35 3 0 3 476.1 486 261 242 60 181 20 341 23 0 12 2074 94 1.400 9.2 1.1 3.4 6.4 1.88

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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
1992 29 DET AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1993 30 DET AL 1 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 30 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 66 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
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 Seasons 183 225 188 8 21 1 0 0 14 0 0 9 102 .112 .152 .117 .269 -27 22 3 0 28 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 199 166 7 19 1 0 0 12 0 0 8 90 .112 .152 .117 .269 -27 19 3 0 25 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) 96 65 53 2 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 30 .113 .145 .113 .259 -31 6 0 0 10 0 0
DET (3 yrs) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
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) 181 225 188 8 21 1 0 0 14 0 0 9 102 .112 .152 .117 .269 -27 22 3 0 28 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1990 NYY AL 27 P 8 3 26.1 8 0 8 0 1 1.000 2.73 1.00 .950 1.78 0.59
1991 DET AL 28 P 38 15 134.2 21 3 17 1 1 .952 1.34 0.53 .957 1.80 0.58
1992 DET AL 29 P 35 14 112.0 24 8 15 1 0 .958 1.85 0.66 .954 1.72 0.56
1993 DET AL 30 P 27 13 106.2 18 5 11 2 1 .889 1.35 0.59 .956 1.79 0.56
1994 CAL AL 31 P 40 7 95.1 22 5 16 1 0 .955 1.98 0.53 .955 1.72 0.52
1995 SFG NL 32 P 30 29 195.2 30 7 19 4 3 .867 1.20 0.87 .960 1.84 0.51
1996 TOT NL 33 P 35 34 205.0 35 8 25 2 1 .943 1.45 0.94 .954 1.84 0.52
1996 SFG NL 33 P 23 22 135.1 17 3 12 2 0 .882 1.00 0.65 .959 1.84 0.52
1996 MON NL 33 P 12 12 69.2 18 5 13 0 1 1.000 2.33 1.50 .950 1.83 0.52
1997 PHI NL 34 P 31 31 182.2 43 10 30 3 4 .930 1.97 1.29 .953 1.85 0.52
1998 PHI NL 35 P 69 0 88.2 21 12 8 1 2 .952 2.03 0.29 .962 1.85 0.54
1999 SEA AL 36 P 2 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.35 0.45
2001 MIL NL 38 P 20 3 36.0 11 4 7 0 0 1.000 2.75 0.55 .955 1.75 0.46
11 Seasons P 335 149 1184.1 233 62 156 15 13 .936 1.66 0.65 .956 1.81 0.53
11 Seasons TOT 335 149 1184.1 233 62 156 15 13 .936 1.66 0.65 .891 1.81 0.53

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1995 NL--1.227--8th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
Career--6.778--107th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1995 NL--195.7--8th

Games Started s c a p y
1996 NL--34--7th

Complete Games s c a p y
1995 NL--7--2nd

Home Runs s c a p y
1996 NL--37--1st
1997 NL--25--5th

Hits s c a p y
1996 NL--219--9th
1997 NL--216--5th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
Career--2.104--211th

Losses s c a p y
1995 NL--12--8th
1996 NL--12--9th
1997 NL--17--1st

Earned Runs s c a p y
1996 NL--112--2nd
1997 NL--115--1st

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1995 NL--9--7th
1997 NL--11--2nd

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1994 AL--9--1st
1995 NL--17--1st
1996 NL--16--1st
Career--75--134th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1995 NL--817--8th

Games Finished s c a p y
1998 NL--50--10th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 6 (1822), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1872), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 4 (1497), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

January 11, 1983: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 4th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed May 9, 1983.

June 13, 1988: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.

September 29, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

March 19, 1991: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Detroit Tigers for Torey Lovullo.

March 15, 1994: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

March 21, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

December 23, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

April 10, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

July 30, 1996: Traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Montreal Expos for Kirk Rueter and Tim Scott.

November 5, 1996: Granted Free Agency.

December 12, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

November 9, 1998: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Seattle Mariners for Paul Spoljaric.

November 5, 1999: Granted Free Agency.

February 9, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

March 23, 2000: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

January 9, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

March 26, 2001: Traded by the New York Mets to the Colorado Rockies for Brian Rose.

April 4, 2001: Traded by the Colorado Rockies with Mike DeJean and Elvis Pena to the Milwaukee Brewers for Juan Acevedo, Kane Davis and Jose Flores.

November 5, 2001: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1991Detroit Tigers$130,000
1992Detroit Tigers$230,000
1993Detroit Tigers$500,000
1994California Angels$600,000
1995San Francisco Giants$700,000
1996San Francisco Giants$1,850,000
1997Philadelphia Phillies$1,900,000
1998Philadelphia Phillies$2,000,000
1999Seattle Mariners$3,000,000
2001Milwaukee Brewers$500,000
Career (may be incomplete)$11,410,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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