Mark Leiter Jr.
P | B/T: R/R | 6' 0" 210LBS | Age: 32

Draft: 2013 | Rd: 22, #661, Philadelphia Phillies | New Jersey Inst of Tech

Stats

W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2023 1 1 2.78 23 0 2 22.2 33 0.93
4 Seasons 6 15 4.71 105 15 5 204.1 212 1.30
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 23 1-1 2.78 22.2 33 0.93
4 Seasons 105 6-15 4.71 204.1 212 1.30

Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
Sweet
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2017 26 1510 273 20 7.3 5.1 86.2 112.2 7.3 33.0 .263 .451 .333 .338 .395 33.8 21.3 7.8 4.96 4.99
2018 27 468 87 6 6.9 4.9 89.0 112.9 10.7 33.3 .292 .515 .409 .375 .432 39.1 17.9 9.8 7.71 6.27
2022 31 1086 177 11 6.2 3.9 87.2 116.8 10.4 30.5 .231 .378 .296 .306 .367 34.5 25.9 8.9 3.99 3.89
2023 32 374 48 7 14.6 7.7 87.8 109.7 9.1 37.5 .206 .394 .279 .303 .426 41.7 36.3 7.7 2.78 3.71
Player 3438 585 44 7.5 4.9 87.0 116.8 8.9 32.6 .251 .431 .326 .329 .394 35.4 23.8 8.4
MLB 6.8 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.1 33.0 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.0 22.1 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Leiter relies on 5 pitches.
Split Finger
(32.9%) ,
Sinker
(31.3%) ,
Cutter
(14.2%) ,
Curveball
(11.5%) ,
4-Seam Fastball
(10.2%) ,


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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
2017 49.5 20.5 26.0 4.0 38.8 38.1 23.1 7.0 34.8 19.8 26.0 4.0 7.3 5.1
2018 47.1 24.1 23.0 5.7 48.3 26.4 24.1 3.4 28.7 21.8 28.7 6.9 6.9 4.9
2022 49.2 22.0 21.5 7.3 42.4 35.6 22.0 6.2 35.6 19.8 25.4 6.8 6.2 3.9
2023 45.8 22.9 29.2 2.1 43.8 43.8 12.5 8.3 43.8 12.5 18.8 2.1 14.6 7.7
Player 48.7 21.7 24.4 5.1 41.7 36.1 22.1 6.3 34.9 19.5 25.6 5.1 7.5 4.9
MLB 44.8 23.2 24.9 7.1 36.8 37.7 25.4 3.9 33.0 24.6 24.4 5.8 6.8 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2023 Splitter CHC R 123 85.0 32.3 -0.8 -2 6.5 -5.9 -48
2023 Cutter CHC R 53 88.0 27.9 0.4 1 2.4 -0.4 -13
2023 Curveball CHC R 43 73.5 68.2 5.6 9 8.7 -3.2 -27
2023 Sinker CHC R 117 91.2 21.0 -3.1 -13 14.6 -0.6 -4
2023 4-Seamer CHC R 38 90.8 16.3 0.6 3 7.0 0.2 3
2022 Curveball CHC R 181 73.2 68.6 3.4 5 7.6 -4.3 -36
2022 Cutter CHC R 105 87.4 29.7 -1.8 -6 3.2 0.6 22
2022 4-Seamer CHC R 245 91.1 16.5 0.0 0 5.4 -1.5 -22
2022 Slider CHC R 56 79.4 43.1 0.4 1 13.5 3.1 30
2022 Splitter CHC R 246 84.2 34.1 0.9 3 6.4 -5.4 -45
2022 Sinker CHC R 253 90.9 20.6 -3.2 -14 12.7 -2.0 -14
2018 Sinker TOR R 129 91.2 19.4 -3.7 -16 13.0 -1.4 -10
2018 Curveball TOR R 46 73.1 70.2 6.5 10 7.8 -3.4 -30
2018 Splitter TOR R 128 84.6 32.3 -1.0 -3 6.1 -4.8 -44
2018 4-Seamer TOR R 113 91.4 15.3 1.4 9 5.3 -1.7 -24
2018 Cutter TOR R 51 87.5 29.1 -1.4 -5 4.1 1.8 76
2017 Slider PHI R 64 82.8 39.4 1.9 5 4.3 -0.9 -17
2017 Sinker PHI R 321 90.7 18.6 -3.5 -16 12.9 -1.7 -12
2017 4-Seamer PHI R 549 91.0 15.0 0.7 4 4.7 -2.7 -37
2017 Splitter PHI R 425 83.9 31.7 -1.1 -3 5.5 -5.2 -48
2017 Curveball PHI R 130 72.3 67.1 4.4 7 8.4 -3.2 -28
2017 Changeup PHI R 3 84.9 31.4 2.2 8 1.5 -12.1 -89
2017 Cutter PHI R 15 88.4 25.1 0.1 0 3.7 1.9 107
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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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 %
2023 Splitter -1.0 -1 123 32.9 50 .130 .283 .215 51.4 56.0 35.0 .115 .310 .217 38.9
2023 Sinker 0.2 0 117 31.3 25 .300 .700 .470 15.6 4.0 16.7 .351 .577 .458 47.4
2023 Cutter -4.5 -2 53 14.2 6 .000 .000 .000 36.8 50.0 50.0 .232 .379 .258 66.7
2023 Curveball -0.9 0 43 11.5 3 .333 .333 .300 41.7 0.0 0.0 .360 .400 .330 33.3
2023 4-Seamer -3.2 -1 38 10.2 7 .167 .333 .279 21.4 14.3 9.1 .309 .443 .376 20.0
2022 Sinker -1.8 -4 253 23.3 61 .196 .333 .281 14.8 11.5 20.6 .279 .416 .346 23.9
2022 Splitter -3.3 -8 246 22.7 100 .079 .124 .154 53.6 53.0 34.9 .095 .119 .160 13.9
2022 4-Seamer 2.2 5 245 22.6 55 .348 .652 .485 18.4 9.1 9.8 .369 .692 .491 61.0
2022 Curveball 1.2 2 181 16.7 28 .296 .407 .386 23.2 0.0 0.0 .261 .338 .273 25.9
2022 Cutter 2.6 3 105 9.7 24 .348 .913 .525 26.2 29.2 25.0 .305 .682 .430 62.5
2022 Slider 2.6 1 56 5.2 12 .250 .250 .300 18.2 8.3 4.3 .287 .440 .316 27.3
2018 Sinker -2.1 -3 129 27.6 34 .250 .393 .310 18.6 5.9 20.0 .284 .467 .360 32.1
2018 Splitter 2.5 3 128 27.4 44 .231 .359 .333 27.8 34.1 19.2 .169 .222 .233 37.5
2018 4-Seamer 2.9 3 113 24.1 26 .333 .708 .531 21.4 15.4 17.4 .360 .708 .470 50.0
2018 Cutter 7.6 4 51 10.9 8 .750 1.125 .813 5.3 0.0 0.0 .465 .879 .573 50.0
2018 Curveball 11.5 5 46 9.8 8 .625 1.500 .881 40.0 12.5 14.3 .551 1.187 .728 28.6
2017 4-Seamer -0.2 -1 549 36.4 121 .242 .485 .363 10.3 7.4 9.4 .305 .593 .427 41.9
2017 Splitter 0.9 4 425 28.1 152 .214 .407 .300 32.2 38.2 25.2 .204 .341 .252 28.7
2017 Sinker 0.4 1 321 21.3 77 .333 .565 .440 11.0 3.9 8.3 .357 .572 .426 31.8
2017 Curveball 1.3 2 130 8.6 24 .348 .565 .404 37.3 29.2 35.0 .260 .358 .283 25.0
2017 Slider -1.4 -1 64 4.2 13 .154 .154 .150 30.4 38.5 71.4 .136 .170 .130 25.0
2017 Cutter 10.3 2 15 1.0 3 .500 .500 .533 25.0 0.0 0.0 .319 .426 .437 50.0
2017 Changeup -22.6 -1 3 0.2 2 .000 .000 .000 100.0 100.0 66.7 -- -- .000 --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2022 Curveball 181 73.2 94 21.8 6:45 6:45 0
2022 Cutter 98 87.6 51 6.5 12:00 10:45 75
2022 4-Seam Fastball 244 91.1 96 16.7 12:45 12:45 0
2022 Splitter 210 84.2 90 8.8 1:45 2:15 -30
2022 Sinker 250 90.9 91 17.6 12:45 1:45 -60
2022 Slider 56 79.4 49 14.7 8:00 8:45 -45
2023 Curveball 43 73.5 96 22.5 6:45 6:45 0
2023 Cutter 50 88.2 51 7.2 12:15 11:15 60
2023 4-Seam Fastball 37 90.9 95 17.6 1:00 12:45 15
2023 Splitter 112 85.0 88 8.7 1:30 2:00 -30
2023 Sinker 114 91.2 88 18.8 1:00 1:45 -45
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2017 392 1,508 -4 -7 9 7 6
2018 120 467 12 -3 2 2 13
2022 280 1,086 -5 -9 7 7 -1
2023 91 374 -1 -6 0 2 -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 %
2017 1,510 50.4 63.7 84.3 23.8 59.0 41.4 60.8 43.9 21.3 6.8 79.6
2018 468 45.9 67.9 85.6 26.9 58.8 39.7 58.2 45.7 22.9 7.5 74.3
2022 1,086 44.2 61.3 82.0 30.7 50.5 39.0 59.6 44.2 29.0 6.8 68.9
2023 374 42.2 61.4 74.2 31.0 44.8 44.4 56.0 43.9 36.6 5.1 68.4
Player 3,438 46.9 63.3 82.9 27.4 53.9 40.7 59.6 44.2 25.6 6.7 74.5
MLB 48.5 66.9 82.0 28.4 58.2 42.6 60.8 47.1 24.7 7.3 76.1
! 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
2017 23 27 24 22 28 34 24 76 45 46 59 28 13 23 4 14 87
2018 21 4 79
2022 48 57 51 44 36 72 70 78 76 70 34 72 64 12 3 22 77
2023 63 85 53 27 73 45 2 72 34 97 60 95 74 12 7 68
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2017 22.5 18 14.8 3 5 11 7 38.9
2018 22.6 7 6.9 0 3 3 4 57.1
2022 25.0 10 9.8 0 8 8 3 30.0
2023 24.7 3 3.6 -1 1 3 1 33.3
Player 23.3 38 35.1 3 17 25 15 39.5

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2017 18 16 13 16 16 14 16 16 13 12 12 19 15 13 16 17 12 14 15 14 15 14 18 16 14 14 14 19 16 16 9
2018 7 8 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 9 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 8 7 7 6
2022 10 8 11 8 13 9 11 7 4 9 8 16 10 9 10 11 8 8 9 10 10 11 12 9 8 8 13 15 9 11 8
2023 3 4 3 2 4 4 4 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 5 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 3
Player 38 36 33 33 40 34 38 31 25 31 30 47 36 33 36 39 31 32 34 36 35 36 42 36 31 33 38 46 36 38 26
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2017 2018 +/-   2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 90.8 -- -0.2 ↓ -- -- -- -- -- -- 90.4 -- 90.3 -0.1 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 83.9 -- 0.7 ↑ -- -- -- -- -- -- 84.2 -- 85.0 0.8 ↑
Breaking Velocity 75.7 -- -2.6 ↓ -- -- -- -- -- -- 74.6 -- 73.5 -1.1 ↓
Exit Velocity 86.2 -- 2.8 ↑ -- -- -- -- -- -- 87.2 -- 87.8 0.6 ↑
Launch Angle 7.3 -- 3.4 ↑ -- -- -- -- -- -- 10.4 -- 9.1 -1.3 ↓
Barrel % 7.3 -- -0.4 ↓ -- -- -- -- -- -- 6.2 -- 14.6 8.4 ↑
Hard Hit % 33.8 -- 5.3 ↑ -- -- -- -- -- -- 34.5 -- 41.7 7.2 ↑
Sweet Spot % 33.0 -- 0.3 ↑ -- -- -- -- -- -- 30.5 -- 37.5 7.0 ↑
xBA .263 -- 0.029 ↑ -- -- -- -- -- -- .231 -- .206 -0.025 ↓
BA .254 -- 0.073 ↑ -- -- -- -- -- -- .210 -- .173 -0.037 ↓
xwOBA .338 -- 0.037 ↑ -- -- -- -- -- -- .306 -- .303 -0.003 ↓
wOBA .333 -- 0.076 ↑ -- -- -- -- -- -- .296 -- .279 -0.017 ↓
xSLG .451 -- 0.064 ↑ -- -- -- -- -- -- .378 -- .394 0.016 ↑
SLG .460 -- 0.129 ↑ -- -- -- -- -- -- .375 -- .370 -0.005 ↓
K% 21.3 -- -3.4 ↓ -- -- -- -- -- -- 25.9 -- 36.3 10.4 ↑
BB% 7.8 -- 2.0 ↑ -- -- -- -- -- -- 8.9 -- 7.7 -1.2 ↓
Swing % 43.9 -- 1.8 ↑ -- -- -- -- -- -- 44.2 -- 43.9 -0.3 ↓
Whiff% 21.3 -- 1.6 ↑ -- -- -- -- -- -- 29.0 -- 36.6 7.6 ↑
In Zone % 50.4 -- -4.5 ↓ -- -- -- -- -- -- 44.2 -- 42.2 -2.0 ↓
Out of Zone % 49.6 -- 4.5 ↑ -- -- -- -- -- -- 55.8 -- 57.8 2.0 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 23.8 -- 3.1 ↑ -- -- -- -- -- -- 30.7 -- 31.0 0.3 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 24.2 -- 2.0 ↑ -- -- -- -- -- -- 23.2 -- 22.0 -1.2 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 60.8 -- -2.6 ↓ -- -- -- -- -- -- 59.6 -- 56.0 -3.6 ↓
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Statcast Shift Statistics

vs RHHvs LHH
YearPAwOBAPAShifts%PAShifts%
2017 393 .333 212 18 8.5 181 30 16.6
2018 120 .409 62 5 8.1 58 16 27.6
2022 278 .298 135 34 25.2 143 89 62.2
2023 91 .279 31 0 0.0 60 0 0.0

Pitch Tempo