Mike Leake
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 5' 10" 165LBS | Age: 37
Draft: 2009 | Rd: 1, #8, Cincinnati Reds | Arizona State
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2017 10 13 3.92 31 31 0 186 130 1.28
2018 10 10 4.36 31 31 0 185.2 119 1.30
2019 12 11 4.29 32 32 0 197 127 1.29
10 Seasons 105 98 4.05 301 296 0 1,829 1,231 1.28
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2017 31 10-13 3.92 186 130 1.28
2018 31 10-10 4.36 185.2 119 1.30
2019 32 12-11 4.29 197 127 1.29
10 Seasons 301 105-98 4.05 1,829 1,231 1.28
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls		 Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity		 Max EV Launch
Angle		 LA Sweet-
Spot %		 XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2015 27 2754 607 32 5.3 4.1 88.8 114.0 6.9 31.0 .274 .432 .296 .330 .369 35.9 15.3 6.3 3.70 4.58
2016 28 2659 595 37 6.2 4.9 89.0 114.7 6.2 29.7 .280 .449 .323 .327 .375 36.8 16.5 4.0 4.69 4.55
2017 29 2779 606 31 5.1 4.0 87.6 114.0 6.1 30.9 .273 .433 .316 .320 .363 36.4 16.6 4.7 3.92 4.42
2018 30 2798 624 42 6.7 5.4 89.7 116.3 8.5 35.4 .297 .471 .326 .348 .394 39.6 15.2 4.3 4.36 5.26
2019 31 2975 671 59 8.8 7.1 90.7 114.4 11.6 31.4 .294 .519 .341 .355 .404 42.9 15.2 3.2 4.29 5.74
Player 13965 3103 201 6.5 5.1 89.2 116.3 8.0 31.7 .284 .462 .321 .336 .382 38.4 15.8 4.5
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Leake relies on 6 pitches.
Cutter
(26.1%) ,
Changeup
(20.7%) ,
Sinker
(18.3%) ,
Four Seamer
(14.4%) ,
Slider
(12.6%) ,
Knuckle Curve
(7.9%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 52.6 15.5 27.8 4.1 35.9 40.5 20.1 4.1 39.4 16.3 23.7 5.8 5.3 4.1
2016 55.1 18.0 23.9 3.0 34.8 40.7 24.0 3.0 41.3 15.5 25.7 4.7 6.2 4.9
2017 54.6 17.0 25.1 3.3 39.6 41.4 19.0 5.0 39.6 16.2 24.9 5.9 5.1 4.0
2018 49.7 19.7 25.8 4.8 43.9 36.5 19.4 2.2 34.9 19.9 29.2 6.6 6.7 5.4
2019 47.2 23.2 23.7 5.8 39.6 37.9 22.5 2.2 34.9 22.4 24.7 6.1 8.8 7.1
Player 51.7 18.8 25.2 4.3 38.8 39.3 21.0 3.3 37.9 18.1 25.7 5.8 6.5 5.1
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

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How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop		vs.
Comparable		Horizontal
Break		vs.
Comparable		Vertical
Break		vs. AvgHorizontal
Break		vs. Avg
2019 Curveball AZ R 235 79.3 47.4 -2.5 14.6GLV 2.2 -1.2 -8.5 14.6GLV 5.4
2019 4-Seam Fastball AZ R 427 88.6 27.6 -4.5 8.1ARM -0.4 8.6 -7.0 8.1ARM 0.6
2019 Sinker AZ R 544 88.3 32.5 -0.2 11.9ARM -4.0 3.9 5.2 11.9ARM -3.0
2019 Cutter AZ R 774 86.7 31.7 -0.5 1.6GLV -0.6 6.3 -1.5 1.6GLV -1.0
2019 Changeup AZ R 615 84.0 41.2 4.5 12.5ARM -2.4 -1.3 8.2 12.5ARM -1.0
2019 Slider AZ R 373 80.3 45.7 0.6 9.5GLV -0.4 -0.8 2.6 9.5GLV 4.4
2018 Changeup SEA R 523 83.7 40.8 4.9 14.4ARM 0.4 -0.3 7.0 14.4ARM 1.1
2018 Sinker SEA R 970 88.8 32.3 2.4 14.0ARM -1.8 3.9 5.4 14.0ARM -0.7
2018 Curveball SEA R 304 78.4 53.8 -0.5 15.8GLV 5.3 -6.3 -3.3 15.8GLV 6.6
2018 Cutter SEA R 617 87.3 30.1 -0.4 0.6GLV -0.9 7.6 -0.7 0.6GLV -2.0
2018 Slider SEA R 307 80.2 46.2 1.6 8.5GLV 0.0 -1.1 2.9 8.5GLV 3.2
2018 4-Seam Fastball SEA R 75 89.1 26.9 -6.1 8.8ARM 0.3 9.0 -6.7 8.8ARM 1.6
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2019 Cutter -0.3 -2 774 26.0 237 .276 .467 .338 16.2 15.2 14.8 .265 .440 .312 31.4
2019 Changeup -0.1 -1 615 20.7 199 .299 .454 .343 17.3 10.1 13.5 .317 .473 .344 48.6
2019 Sinker -3.1 -17 544 18.3 129 .431 .813 .548 7.1 5.4 9.3 .397 .797 .501 53.0
2019 4-Seam Fastball 0.4 2 427 14.4 112 .236 .472 .327 11.7 11.6 12.6 .298 .614 .394 48.4
2019 Slider 0.6 2 373 12.5 99 .211 .422 .309 38.0 36.4 25.0 .217 .391 .287 45.5
2019 Curveball 1.6 4 235 7.9 53 .173 .365 .234 27.1 28.3 19.2 .217 .404 .268 27.0
2018 Sinker -0.8 -8 970 34.7 262 .326 .504 .394 8.6 6.1 9.4 .350 .541 .404 46.7
2018 Cutter -0.2 -1 617 22.1 167 .297 .424 .340 16.4 18.6 15.9 .305 .465 .351 32.3
2018 Changeup 1.1 6 523 18.7 161 .252 .329 .288 14.5 10.6 12.2 .270 .399 .306 37.7
2018 Slider 0.3 1 307 11.0 101 .204 .469 .312 33.3 32.7 22.3 .206 .384 .258 31.8
2018 Curveball -2.0 -6 304 10.9 80 .273 .545 .358 26.2 23.8 24.4 .300 .549 .375 37.9
2018 4-Seam Fastball 1.2 1 75 2.7 9 .111 .222 .139 24.2 33.3 9.7 .196 .243 .198 66.7
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2010 597 2,105 -3 9 -10 -11 -15
2011 688 2,536 2 25 -13 -11 3
2012 774 2,767 -16 26 -21 -6 -17
2013 797 2,893 -3 30 -13 -8 6
2014 898 3,204 5 17 -10 -11 0
2015 773 2,734 6 20 -10 -6 9
2016 756 2,654 1 11 -15 -7 -10
2017 759 2,722 -3 34 -15 -11 6
2018 780 2,796 -6 16 -8 -10 -7
2019 829 2,968 0 11 -14 -8 -12
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2015 2,754 48.2 65.8 91.8 29.1 68.2 45.4 61.3 46.8 14.9 6.6 82.5
2016 2,659 48.6 66.7 90.0 30.1 67.9 43.6 62.1 47.9 16.3 6.1 73.9
2017 2,779 50.0 68.3 88.6 27.8 62.8 44.2 63.3 48.4 18.5 6.9 79.3
2018 2,798 51.4 68.3 89.2 30.2 68.1 44.9 65.3 49.7 16.7 7.2 77.5
2019 2,975 50.9 69.6 87.8 30.4 66.6 45.1 63.5 50.4 18.0 7.9 78.5
Player 13,965 49.9 67.8 89.4 29.5 66.8 44.7 63.1 48.7 17.0 6.9 78.4
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA 		xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit% 		K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate 		FB
Velo 		FB
Spin 		CB
Spin 		Extension
2015 20 13 18 29 26 7 41 27 22 16 69 4 46 29 26 86 1
2016 30 8 21 33 52 8 44 34 30 18 97 5 64 23 19 72 1
2017 40 17 32 46 56 11 67 39 20 16 96 12 55 15 10 68 1
2018 11 1 7 27 24 2 42 12 15 7 97 2 77 5 7 62 2
2019 11 4 5 8 38 1 19 7 7 5 99 3 64 3 11 57 3
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted
Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 22.4 20 20.6 -1 8 17 8 40.0
2017 22.7 20 21.5 -2 6 21 8 40.0
2018 23.5 23 22.9 0 14 12 13 56.5
2019 23.4 41 38.6 2 13 31 15 36.6
Player 23.1 104 103.6 0 41 81 44 42.3
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted
Year HR
2016 20 22 16 25 20 17 21 20 18 16 19 22 22 17 20 22 14 17 21 21 22 17 30 27 21 19 19 30 25 22 15
2017 20 23 18 18 21 21 28 18 16 18 23 27 20 23 20 20 17 17 26 21 24 23 27 26 20 19 18 29 27 24 14
2018 23 31 18 20 22 21 25 22 20 17 22 28 26 20 20 27 22 20 26 24 27 26 27 26 18 19 20 24 30 22 18
2019 41 45 32 42 40 36 47 41 33 26 32 39 48 38 34 39 34 31 41 41 42 39 49 43 35 34 34 44 50 38 31
Player 104 121 84 105 103 95 121 101 87 77 96 116 116 98 94 108 87 85 114 107 115 105 133 122 94 91 91 127 132 106 78
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2015 2016 +/-   2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 91.1 90.8 -0.3 ↓ 89.8 -1.0 ↓ 88.2 -1.6 ↓ 87.6 -0.6 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 86.1 85.4 -0.7 ↓ 84.5 -0.9 ↓ 83.7 -0.8 ↓ 84.0 0.3 ↑
Breaking Velocity 80.9 80.5 -0.4 ↓ 80.2 -0.3 ↓ 79.4 -0.8 ↓ 79.9 0.5 ↑
Exit Velocity 88.8 89.0 0.2 ↑ 87.6 -1.4 ↓ 89.7 2.1 ↑ 90.7 1.0 ↑
Launch Angle 6.9 6.2 -0.7 ↓ 6.1 -0.1 ↓ 8.5 2.4 ↑ 11.6 3.1 ↑
Barrel % 5.3 6.2 0.9 ↑ 5.1 -1.1 ↓ 6.7 1.6 ↑ 8.8 2.1 ↑
Hard Hit % 35.9 36.8 0.9 ↑ 36.4 -0.4 ↓ 39.6 3.2 ↑ 42.9 3.3 ↑
LA Sweet-Spot % 31.0 29.7 -1.3 ↓ 30.9 1.2 ↑ 35.4 4.5 ↑ 31.4 -4.0 ↓
xBA .274 .280 0.006 ↑ .273 -0.007 ↓ .297 0.024 ↑ .294 -0.003 ↓
BA .243 .288 0.045 ↑ .278 -0.010 ↓ .280 0.002 ↑ .286 0.006 ↑
xwOBA .330 .327 -0.003 ↓ .320 -0.007 ↓ .348 0.028 ↑ .355 0.007 ↑
wOBA .296 .323 0.027 ↑ .316 -0.007 ↓ .326 0.010 ↑ .341 0.015 ↑
xSLG .432 .449 0.017 ↑ .433 -0.016 ↓ .471 0.038 ↑ .519 0.048 ↑
SLG .393 .437 0.044 ↑ .424 -0.013 ↓ .447 0.023 ↑ .506 0.059 ↑
K% 15.3 16.5 1.2 ↑ 16.6 0.1 ↑ 15.2 -1.4 ↓ 15.2 0.0
BB% 6.3 4.0 -2.3 ↓ 4.7 0.7 ↑ 4.3 -0.4 ↓ 3.2 -1.1 ↓
Swing % 46.8 47.9 1.1 ↑ 48.4 0.5 ↑ 49.7 1.3 ↑ 50.4 0.7 ↑
Whiff% 14.9 16.3 1.4 ↑ 18.5 2.2 ↑ 16.7 -1.8 ↓ 18.0 1.3 ↑
In Zone % 48.2 48.6 0.4 ↑ 50.0 1.4 ↑ 51.4 1.4 ↑ 50.9 -0.5 ↓
Out of Zone % 51.8 51.4 -0.4 ↓ 50.0 -1.4 ↓ 48.6 -1.4 ↓ 49.1 0.5 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 29.1 30.1 1.0 ↑ 27.8 -2.3 ↓ 30.2 2.4 ↑ 30.4 0.2 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 28.1 29.5 1.4 ↑ 28.9 -0.6 ↓ 27.6 -1.3 ↓ 29.6 2.0 ↑
First Pitch Strike % 61.3 62.1 0.8 ↑ 63.3 1.2 ↑ 65.3 2.0 ↑ 63.5 -1.8 ↓
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 736 .325 392 1 0.3 344 59 17.2
2017 Shifts 757 .312 377 2 0.5 380 53 13.9
2018 Shifts 780 .326 427 10 2.3 353 122 34.6
2019 Shifts 833 .341 379 14 3.7 454 166 36.6
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2010 672 13.0 77.4% 2.1% 379 19.0 11.6% 4.5%
2011 796 15.0 49.6% 2.0% 391 22.0 2.3% 12.3%
2012 862 14.1 63.3% 0.8% 443 22.3 2.3% 6.5%
2013 973 15.1 49.2% 2.2% 416 24.0 1.4% 12.7%
2014 1001 14.2 61.1% 0.6% 537 23.5 0.9% 12.3%
2015 924 14.4 55.2% 2.1% 360 23.8 5.3% 20.3%
2016 804 14.6 53.9% 1.4% 410 23.8 9.3% 18.3%
2017 863 13.4 70.1% 0.2% 406 21.4 3.9% 3.9%
2018 858 14.5 57.2% 0.7% 390 22.7 2.6% 9.7%
2019 894 14.6 55.0% 1.2% 448 22.5 1.3% 7.4%

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Pitch Distribution

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