P | Texas Rangers
Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 1" 205 lbs | Age: 25
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
2 Seasons 10 13 4.80 38 35 0 187.1 179 1.36
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
2 Seasons 38 10-13 4.80 187.1 179 1.36
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 .281 .506 .384 .375 .419 44.6 17.9 9.8 8.83 6.21
2025 25 2584 426 46 10.8 7.1 90.5 112.3 16.1 33.8 .238 .419 .298 .325 .376 43.9 22.9 10.4 3.86 4.46
Player 3253 547 58 10.6 7.1 90.6 112.3 16.2 34.2 .247 .436 .316 .336 .386 44.1 21.9 10.3
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .245 .404 .315 .315 .368 37.0 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Leiter relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(38.4%) ,
Slider
(23.3%) ,
Changeup
(16.4%) ,
Sinker
(12.4%) ,
Curveball
(9.4%) ,


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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
Player 38.0 62.0 30.5 23.0 8.4 41.3 35.5 23.2 21.2 12.4 4.4 20.1 23.0 18.8
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.0 24.7 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.6 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
Player 3.1 27.1 28.0 23.4 7.5 10.6 7.1
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
2025 Sinker TEX R 321 96.4 14.8 -6.6 14.0ARM -1.4 14.9 -7.5 14.0ARM -1.1
2025 Changeup TEX R 424 90.7 30.6 0.9 14.5ARM -0.4 3.0 1.1 14.5ARM 0.1
2025 4-Seam Fastball TEX R 991 97.2 11.8 1.6 8.7ARM 0.6 17.4 1.6 8.7ARM 1.1
2025 Slider TEX R 603 87.6 34.3 0.7 4.2GLV -0.1 1.4 0.3 4.2GLV -0.4
2025 Curveball TEX R 244 81.9 50.6 -0.3 6.3GLV -1.8 -9.7 -0.2 6.3GLV -2.8
2024 Slider TEX R 195 86.8 35.3 1.0 4.2GLV 0.0 1.0 0.7 4.2GLV -0.6
2024 Cutter TEX R 12 91.1 24.4 -0.3 3.7ARM -6.0 8.8 0.5 3.7ARM -6.4
2024 Sinker TEX R 3 97.2 11.6 -8.6 14.2ARM -0.7 18.0 -10.8 14.2ARM -0.7
2024 Curveball TEX R 76 81.4 51.3 0.6 6.1GLV -2.1 -9.7 -0.3 6.1GLV -3.3
2024 Changeup TEX R 39 89.5 26.7 -2.8 15.3ARM 0.7 7.6 -2.7 15.3ARM 1.1
2024 4-Seam Fastball TEX R 344 96.4 11.7 2.1 7.5ARM -0.3 18.0 2.3 7.5ARM -0.1
! 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 %
2025 4-Seam Fastball 0.7 7 991 38.4 259 .211 .330 .307 21.8 24.7 17.9 .228 .405 .336 47.4
2025 Slider 0.2 1 603 23.3 150 .239 .399 .313 26.3 17.3 15.1 .225 .392 .297 35.7
2025 Changeup -0.6 -3 424 16.4 106 .186 .320 .265 32.2 33.0 25.9 .225 .380 .296 43.5
2025 Sinker 1.6 5 321 12.4 89 .263 .362 .315 13.9 12.4 18.6 .307 .542 .395 47.8
2025 Curveball -1.4 -3 244 9.4 42 .237 .500 .330 34.1 28.6 17.6 .226 .426 .299 48.1
2024 4-Seam Fastball -3.2 -11 344 51.4 100 .350 .625 .466 29.1 16.0 14.7 .302 .578 .422 54.4
2024 Slider -0.5 -1 195 29.1 45 .286 .429 .354 21.8 17.8 13.8 .290 .403 .326 35.3
2024 Curveball 1.8 1 76 11.4 17 .118 .294 .171 38.7 29.4 19.2 .165 .342 .213 16.7
2024 Changeup 1.2 0 39 5.8 9 .125 .125 .200 35.7 22.2 28.6 .171 .221 .236 33.3
2024 Cutter -9.8 -1 12 1.8 2 1.000 4.000 1.350 0.0 0.0 -- .963 3.765 1.321 100.0
2024 Sinker 2.6 0 3 0.4 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
! 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
2025 Changeup 355 90.7 80 15.4 1:30 2:45 -75
2025 Curveball 240 81.9 63 13.9 7:15 7:00 15
2025 4-Seam Fastball 978 97.2 95 19.2 1:00 1:00 0
2025 Sinker 320 96.4 95 20.4 1:00 1:30 -30
2025 Slider 591 87.6 27 5.2 10:00 9:00 60
2024 Changeup 39 89.5 88 17.5 1:30 2:15 -45
2024 Curveball 76 81.4 65 14.0 7:15 7:00 15
2024 Cutter 12 91.1 69 8.8 12:30 1:00 -30
2024 4-Seam Fastball 342 96.4 94 19.2 1:00 12:45 15
2024 Slider 195 86.8 26 5.1 9:45 8:45 60
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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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
Player 819 3,253 16 21 -25 16 -4
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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 42.2 64.7 48.7 27.9 8.1 83.3
2025 2,584 52.0 68.9 83.2 25.0 53.5 41.9 58.5 47.8 24.3 8.7 73.8
Player 3,253 51.6 69.6 82.5 25.0 52.5 42.0 59.8 48.0 25.0 8.6 75.6
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 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
2024 86 75 64 84
2025 28 56 28 20 34 8 13 16 21 53 16 43 12 88 81 60 89
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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
Player 24.41 25 29.4 -4 17 21 13 52.0
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
Player 25 30 23 30 35 30 28 29 23 23 25 33 34 38 27 25 33 27 28 35 28 27 39 35 30 26 23 30 33 28 28
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

2025 +/-   2024
Results
BA .222 -.075 .297
xBA .238 -.043 .281
OBP .309 -.065 .374
xOBP .323 -.040 .363
SLG .361 -.166 .527
xSLG .419 -.087 .506
ISO .138 -.092 .230
xISO .181 -.044 .225
BABIP .268 -.059 .327
wOBA .298 -.086 .384
xwOBA .325 -.050 .375
wOBACON .334 -.097 .431
xwOBACON .376 -.043 .419
BACON .299 -.068 .367
xBACON .321 -.030 .351
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 43.9 -0.7 44.6
Avg Exit Velocity 90.5 -0.7 91.2
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 33.8 -1.7 35.5
Barrel % 10.8 +0.9 9.9
Avg Launch Angle 16.1 -0.3 16.4
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 72.3 +0.8 71.5
Attack Angle 10° 10°
Ideal Attack Angle % 55.7 +1.7 54.0
Attack Direction -1° -1°
Swing Path - Tilt 31° 31°
Swing Length 7.2 0.0 7.2
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 97.0 +0.8 96.2
Breaking Velocity 86.0 +0.7 85.3
Offspeed Velocity 90.7 +1.2 89.5
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 46 +34 12
Popup % 8.9 +2.3 6.6
Flyball % 30.0 -2.2 32.2
Line Drive % 23.2 +0.9 22.3
Groundball % 37.8 -1.0 38.8
Pull % 42.5 +5.3 37.2
Straight Away % 35.0 -2.2 37.2
Opposite Field % 22.5 -3.1 25.6
Weak Contact % 2.8 -1.3 4.1
Pull Airball % 20.7 +2.5 18.2
Topped Contact % 27.7 +2.9 24.8
Under Contact % 28.6 +3.0 25.6
Flare/Burner Contact % 22.8 -2.8 25.6
Solid Contact % 7.0 -2.1 9.1
HR/FB % 14.1 -3.8 17.9
Popups 38 +30 8
Flyballs 128 +89 39
Line Drives 99 +72 27
Groundballs 161 +114 47
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 52.0 +2.2 49.8
Out of Zone % 48.0 -2.2 50.2
Edge % 41.9 -0.3 42.2
Zone Swing % 68.9 -3.8 72.7
Out of Zone Swing % 25.0 0.0 25.0
In Zone Contact % 83.2 +3.0 80.2
Out of Zone Contact % 53.5 +4.7 48.8
Whiff % 24.3 -3.6 27.9
First Strike % 58.5 -6.2 64.7
First Pitch Swing % 32.2 -4.8 37.0
Swing % 47.8 -0.9 48.7
Meatball Swing % 73.8 -9.5 83.3
Meatball % 8.7 +0.6 8.1
Zone Swing & Miss % 16.8 -3.0 19.8
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 46.5 -4.7 51.2
In Zone 1,344 +1,011 333
Out of Zone 1,240 +904 336
Edge 1,083 +801 282
In Zone Swings 926 +684 242
Out of Zone Swings 310 +226 84
In Zone Swing & Misses 156 +108 48
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 144 +101 43
Basic
Pitches 2,584 +1,915 669
PA 646 +473 173
AB 571 +423 148
Hits 127 +83 44
Singles 84 +58 26
Doubles 25 +16 9
Triples 0 -2 2
Home Runs 18 +11 7
Walks 67 +50 17
Strikeouts 148 +117 31
K% 22.9 +5.0 17.9
BB% 10.4 +0.6 9.8
HBP 5 +2 3
Batted Balls 426 +305 121
Number of Fastballs 1,312 +953 359
Number of Offspeed 424 +385 39
Number of Breaking 847 +576 271
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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
! 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%

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Pitch Distribution