P | Texas Rangers
Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 1" 205 lbs | Age: 26
Draft: 2021 | Rd. 1, No. 2, Texas Rangers | Vanderbilt
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2024 0 3 8.83 9 6 0 35.2 31 1.71
2025 10 10 3.86 29 29 0 151.2 148 1.28
2026 1 1 4.97 5 5 0 25.1 29 1.46
3 Seasons 11 14 4.82 43 40 0 212.2 208 1.37
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2024 9 0-3 8.83 35.2 31 1.71
2025 29 10-10 3.86 151.2 148 1.28
2026 5 1-1 4.97 25.1 29 1.46
3 Seasons 43 11-14 4.82 212.2 208 1.37
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
2024 24 669 121 12 9.9 6.9 91.2 111.4 16.4 35.5 .278 .514 .384 .377 .423 44.6 17.9 9.8 8.83 6.11
2025 25 2584 426 46 10.8 7.1 90.5 112.3 16.1 33.8 .235 .427 .298 .326 .378 43.9 22.9 10.4 3.86 4.45
2026 26 459 71 10 14.1 8.9 90.2 112.9 13.6 40.8 .265 .458 .328 .351 .434 46.5 25.9 9.8 4.97 5.01
Player 3712 618 68 11.0 7.3 90.6 112.9 15.9 35.0 .246 .446 .317 .339 .393 44.3 22.3 10.2
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .243 .408 .316 .316 .369 37.0 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Leiter relies on 6 pitches.
Four Seamer
(39.0%) ,
Changeup
(22.0%) ,
Slider
(19.2%) ,
Curveball
(7.2%) ,
Cutter
(6.8%) ,
Sinker
(5.9%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2024 38.8 61.2 32.2 22.3 6.6 37.2 37.2 25.6 19.0 11.6 8.3 18.2 25.6 17.4
2025 37.8 62.2 30.0 23.2 8.9 42.5 35.0 22.5 21.8 12.7 3.3 20.7 22.3 19.2
2026 39.4 60.6 36.6 22.5 1.4 39.4 32.4 28.2 14.1 19.7 5.6 25.4 12.7 22.5
Player 38.2 61.8 31.2 23.0 7.6 41.1 35.1 23.8 20.4 13.3 4.5 20.7 21.8 19.3
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.1 24.6 7.1 37.4 37.3 25.1 20.7 17.6 5.9 16.7 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2024 4.1 24.8 25.6 25.6 9.1 9.9 6.9
2025 2.8 27.7 28.6 22.8 7.0 10.8 7.1
2026 7.0 26.8 22.5 21.1 8.5 14.1 8.9
Player 3.6 27.0 27.3 23.1 7.6 11.0 7.3
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


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
2026 Slider TEX R 88 86.6 37.8 2.7 3.5GLV -0.7 -1.4 2.8 3.5GLV -0.7
2026 Curveball TEX R 33 81.8 54.1 2.2 4.9GLV -3.4 -12.7 2.4 4.9GLV -4.3
2026 Sinker TEX R 27 96.2 15.6 -6.0 14.2ARM -1.7 14.1 -6.3 14.2ARM -1.4
2026 4-Seam Fastball TEX R 179 96.8 11.7 1.8 7.8ARM -0.1 17.8 1.7 7.8ARM 0.1
2026 Changeup TEX R 101 90.3 30.7 0.5 13.0ARM -1.9 3.2 0.7 13.0ARM -1.7
2026 Cutter TEX R 31 92.7 21.4 1.8 2.8GLV 1.5 10.4 2.2 2.8GLV 0.5
2025 Slider TEX R 602 87.6 34.3 0.7 4.2GLV 0.0 1.4 0.4 4.2GLV -0.1
2025 Sinker TEX R 310 96.1 15.1 -6.4 13.6ARM -1.7 14.7 -7.3 13.6ARM -1.5
2025 Curveball TEX R 244 81.9 50.6 -0.4 6.3GLV -1.8 -9.7 -0.5 6.3GLV -2.7
2025 Changeup TEX R 426 90.7 30.6 0.9 14.5ARM -0.4 3.0 1.1 14.5ARM 0.0
2025 4-Seam Fastball TEX R 1001 97.3 11.7 1.7 8.9ARM 0.8 17.4 1.6 8.9ARM 1.3
! 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 %
2026 4-Seam Fastball 2.1 4 179 39.0 34 .194 .258 .241 25.6 20.6 13.5 .250 .439 .330 41.7
2026 Changeup -1.9 -2 101 22.0 31 .296 .407 .358 35.8 22.6 17.5 .276 .539 .392 50.0
2026 Slider -2.2 -2 88 19.2 22 .316 .526 .407 43.6 31.8 23.3 .270 .430 .354 50.0
2026 Curveball -0.5 0 33 7.2 3 .333 .333 .300 37.5 66.7 25.0 .075 .085 .067 0.0
2026 Cutter 2.5 1 31 6.8 9 .125 .125 .178 46.7 55.6 62.5 .093 .149 .169 33.3
2026 Sinker -4.0 -1 27 5.9 13 .333 .583 .415 0.0 7.7 33.3 .430 .668 .488 54.5
2025 4-Seam Fastball 1.1 11 1,001 38.8 265 .189 .293 .288 22.0 25.7 18.0 .215 .404 .331 48.7
2025 Slider 0.3 2 602 23.3 150 .239 .399 .313 26.3 17.3 15.1 .224 .400 .299 35.7
2025 Changeup -0.6 -3 426 16.5 106 .186 .320 .265 32.2 33.0 25.7 .223 .391 .298 43.5
2025 Sinker 0.1 0 310 12.0 83 .329 .474 .377 12.8 8.4 18.4 .336 .588 .418 44.9
2025 Curveball -1.4 -3 244 9.4 42 .237 .500 .330 34.1 28.6 17.6 .219 .424 .294 48.1
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2026 Changeup 82 90.2 73 14.0 1:30 2:45 -75
2026 Curveball 33 81.8 69 16.5 7:00 6:30 30
2026 Cutter 31 92.7 55 10.3 12:15 11:15 60
2026 4-Seam Fastball 179 96.8 94 19.1 1:00 12:45 15
2026 Sinker 27 96.2 93 20.1 1:00 1:30 -30
2026 Slider 88 86.6 24 5.1 9:00 7:45 75
2025 Changeup 357 90.7 80 15.3 1:30 2:45 -75
2025 Curveball 240 81.9 63 13.9 7:15 7:00 15
2025 4-Seam Fastball 990 97.3 95 19.4 1:00 1:00 0
2025 Sinker 307 96.1 95 20.1 1:00 1:30 -30
2025 Slider 590 87.6 27 5.2 10:00 9:00 60
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2024 173 669 -3 1 -7 -3 -11
2025 646 2,584 19 20 -19 -13 7
2026 112 459 3 2 -4 -2 -1
Player 931 3,712 18 24 -29 18 -5
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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 %
2024 669 49.8 72.7 80.2 25.0 48.8 42.3 64.7 48.7 27.9 8.1 83.3
2025 2,584 52.0 68.9 83.2 25.0 53.5 42.0 58.5 47.8 24.3 8.7 73.9
2026 459 48.6 65.9 78.9 31.4 48.6 42.5 55.4 48.1 31.2 7.8 66.7
Player 3,712 51.2 69.2 82.1 25.8 51.9 42.1 59.3 48.0 25.8 8.5 74.7
MLB 48.8 67.0 82.6 28.5 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 25.0 7.4 76.2
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Run Value Pitching
Year Pitching Fastball Breaking Off
Speed
xERA Fastball
MPH
Fastball
Spin
Curve
Spin
Avg
EV
Chase% Whiff% K% BB% Barrel% Hard-
Hit%
GB% Extension
2024 86 75 64 84
2025 68 90 32 24 28 88 81 61 16 12 43 53 16 13 21 27 89
2026 39 88 12 9 27 83 88 33 64 83 70 44 11 20 36 72
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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 %
2024 26.36 7 7.8 -1 4 5 4 57.1
2025 23.65 18 21.6 -4 13 16 9 50.0
2026 23.65 3 2.3 1 2 3 0 0.0
Player 24.33 28 31.7 -4 19 24 13 46.4
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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
2024 7 7 7 7 9 8 10 7 7 5 8 9 8 6 6 7 7 7 8 10 6 8 11 10 7 6 8 10 7 9 9
2025 18 23 16 23 26 22 18 22 16 18 17 24 26 32 21 18 26 20 20 25 22 19 28 25 23 20 15 20 26 19 19
2026 3 3 2 1 3 3 3 2 3 2 1 3 1 2 3 3 2 1 2 5 1 2 4 3 1 1 2 2 4 2 2
Player 28 33 25 31 38 33 31 31 26 25 26 36 35 40 30 28 35 28 30 40 29 29 43 38 31 27 25 32 37 30 30
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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

2026 +/-   2025 +/-   2024
Results
BA .260 +.038 .222 -.075 .297
xBA .265 +.030 .235 -.043 .278
OBP .339 +.030 .309 -.065 .374
xOBP .344 +.023 .321 -.040 .361
SLG .380 +.019 .361 -.166 .527
xSLG .458 +.031 .427 -.087 .514
ISO .120 -.018 .138 -.092 .230
xISO .193 +.001 .192 -.044 .236
BABIP .338 +.070 .268 -.059 .327
wOBA .328 +.030 .298 -.086 .384
xwOBA .351 +.025 .326 -.051 .377
wOBAcon .397 +.063 .334 -.097 .431
xwOBAcon .434 +.056 .378 -.045 .423
BACON .366 +.067 .299 -.068 .367
xBACON .373 +.056 .317 -.030 .347
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 46.5 +2.6 43.9 -0.7 44.6
Avg Exit Velocity 90.2 -0.3 90.5 -0.7 91.2
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 40.8 +7.0 33.8 -1.7 35.5
Barrel % 14.1 +3.3 10.8 +0.9 9.9
Avg Launch Angle 13.6 -2.5 16.1 -0.3 16.4
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 72.5 +0.2 72.3 +0.8 71.5
Attack Angle 11° +2° 10° 10°
Ideal Attack Angle % 57.1 +1.4 55.7 +1.7 54.0
Attack Direction -3° -2° -1° -1°
Swing Path - Tilt 34° +3° 31° 31°
Swing Length 7.2 0.0 7.2 0.0 7.2
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 96.2 -0.8 97.0 +0.8 96.2
Breaking Velocity 85.3 -0.7 86.0 +0.7 85.3
Offspeed Velocity 90.3 -0.4 90.7 +1.2 89.5
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 10 -36 46 +34 12
Popup % 1.4 -7.5 8.9 +2.3 6.6
Flyball % 36.6 +6.6 30.0 -2.2 32.2
Line Drive % 22.5 -0.7 23.2 +0.9 22.3
Groundball % 39.4 +1.6 37.8 -1.0 38.8
Pull % 39.4 -3.1 42.5 +5.3 37.2
Straight Away % 32.4 -2.6 35.0 -2.2 37.2
Opposite Field % 28.2 +5.7 22.5 -3.1 25.6
Weak Contact % 7.0 +4.2 2.8 -1.3 4.1
Pull Airball % 25.4 +4.7 20.7 +2.5 18.2
Topped Contact % 26.8 -0.9 27.7 +2.9 24.8
Under Contact % 22.5 -6.1 28.6 +3.0 25.6
Flare/Burner Contact % 21.1 -1.7 22.8 -2.8 25.6
Solid Contact % 8.5 +1.5 7.0 -2.1 9.1
HR/FB % 11.5 -2.6 14.1 -3.8 17.9
Popups 1 -37 38 +30 8
Flyballs 26 -102 128 +89 39
Line Drives 16 -83 99 +72 27
Groundballs 28 -133 161 +114 47
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 48.6 -3.4 52.0 +2.2 49.8
Out of Zone % 51.4 +3.4 48.0 -2.2 50.2
Edge % 42.5 +0.5 42.0 -0.3 42.3
Zone Swing % 65.9 -3.0 68.9 -3.8 72.7
Out of Zone Swing % 31.4 +6.4 25.0 0.0 25.0
In Zone Contact % 78.9 -4.3 83.2 +3.0 80.2
Out of Zone Contact % 48.6 -4.9 53.5 +4.7 48.8
Whiff % 31.2 +6.9 24.3 -3.6 27.9
First Strike % 55.4 -3.1 58.5 -6.2 64.7
First Pitch Swing % 32.1 -0.1 32.2 -4.8 37.0
Swing % 48.1 +0.3 47.8 -0.9 48.7
Meatball Swing % 66.7 -7.2 73.9 -9.4 83.3
Meatball % 7.8 -0.9 8.7 +0.6 8.1
Zone Swing & Miss % 21.1 +4.3 16.8 -3.0 19.8
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 51.4 +4.9 46.5 -4.7 51.2
In Zone 223 -1,121 1,344 +1,011 333
Out of Zone 236 -1,004 1,240 +904 336
Edge 195 -891 1,086 +803 283
In Zone Swings 147 -779 926 +684 242
Out of Zone Swings 74 -236 310 +226 84
In Zone Swing & Misses 31 -125 156 +108 48
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 38 -106 144 +101 43
Basic
Pitches 459 -2,125 2,584 +1,915 669
PA 112 -534 646 +473 173
AB 100 -471 571 +423 148
Hits 26 -101 127 +83 44
Singles 20 -64 84 +58 26
Doubles 3 -22 25 +16 9
Triples 0 0 0 -2 2
Home Runs 3 -15 18 +11 7
Walks 11 -56 67 +50 17
Strikeouts 29 -119 148 +117 31
K% 25.9 +3.0 22.9 +5.0 17.9
BB% 9.8 -0.6 10.4 +0.6 9.8
HBP 1 -4 5 +2 3
Batted Balls 71 -355 426 +305 121
Number of Fastballs 237 -1,074 1,311 +952 359
Number of Offspeed 101 -325 426 +387 39
Number of Breaking 121 -725 846 +575 271
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2024 Shades 173 .384 87 3 3.4 86 56 65.1
2025 Shades 646 .298 319 11 3.4 327 247 75.5
2026 Shades 112 .328 55 13 23.6 57 51 89.5
! 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 %
2024 154 16.8 16.2% 0.0% 121 19.6 0.8% 0.8%
2025 674 17.9 3.9% 0.9% 412 20.4 0.2% 1.5%
2026 127 17.7 2.4% 0.8% 77 20.3 0.0% 3.9%

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Pitch Distribution