Mark Leiter Jr.
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 0" 210LBS | Age: 33
Draft: 2013 | Rd: 22, #661, Philadelphia Phillies | New Jersey Inst of Tech
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 2 7 3.99 35 4 3 67.2 73 1.14
2023 1 3 3.50 69 0 4 64.1 77 1.12
2024 4 5 4.50 60 0 0 58 86 1.33
5 Seasons 10 22 4.56 211 15 7 304 342 1.30
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 35 2-7 3.99 67.2 73 1.14
2023 69 1-3 3.50 64.1 77 1.12
2024 60 4-5 4.50 58 86 1.33
5 Seasons 211 10-22 4.56 304 342 1.30
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
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 .230 .378 .296 .306 .366 34.5 25.9 8.9 3.99 3.89
2023 32 1056 160 14 8.8 5.2 88.2 112.1 10.2 33.1 .227 .380 .293 .310 .382 39.4 28.6 8.9 3.50 4.04
2024 33 1015 145 12 8.3 4.7 88.8 110.4 11.3 33.1 .226 .354 .308 .289 .394 40.0 33.6 8.6 4.50 3.39
Player 5135 842 63 7.5 4.8 87.5 116.8 9.6 32.5 .244 .408 .319 .319 .390 36.6 25.8 8.6
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Leiter relies on 6 pitches.
Split Finger
(36.1%) ,
Sinker
(30.0%) ,
Curveball
(16.9%) ,
Sweeper
(9.2%) ,
Cutter
(7.6%) ,
Changeup
(0.2%) ,


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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 46.3 22.5 26.9 4.4 43.8 41.9 14.4 6.9 37.5 18.8 23.1 5.0 8.8 5.2
2024 46.2 20.7 25.5 7.6 49.0 31.7 19.3 4.1 31.0 20.0 30.3 6.2 8.3 4.7
Player 48.0 21.6 24.8 5.6 43.2 36.0 20.7 5.9 34.2 19.8 26.4 5.5 7.5 4.8
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


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
2024 Sinker NYY R 305 91.5 20.5 -3.6 13.6ARM -1.1 12.2 -4.9 13.6ARM -1.2
2024 Split-Finger NYY R 366 84.2 34.4 0.0 6.4ARM -3.2 4.3 -1.7 6.4ARM -4.2
2024 Sweeper NYY R 93 79.6 46.0 3.9 12.3GLV -2.2 -2.6 4.2 12.3GLV -2.0
2024 Cutter NYY R 76 88.6 28.0 -0.8 2.1GLV -0.8 6.6 -1.6 2.1GLV -0.4
2024 Curveball NYY R 172 73.5 68.3 5.3 9.2GLV -2.1 -17.0 7.1 9.2GLV -0.2
2024 Changeup NYY R 2 83.8 34.0 2.1 7.4ARM -6.5 5.6 -0.7 7.4ARM -6.8
2023 Curveball CHC R 95 73.4 68.4 5.1 8.6GLV -3.4 -17.0 7.0 8.6GLV -0.3
2023 4-Seam Fastball CHC R 86 91.2 16.4 0.6 6.6ARM 0.0 16.5 0.7 6.6ARM -0.8
2023 Sinker CHC R 296 91.3 21.0 -3.3 14.0ARM -1.0 11.7 -4.1 14.0ARM -1.0
2023 Cutter CHC R 214 88.7 27.5 -0.2 2.2GLV -0.5 7.0 -1.0 2.2GLV -0.3
2023 Split-Finger CHC R 355 84.7 33.1 -0.6 6.2ARM -5.3 5.0 -1.6 6.2ARM -5.0
2022 Split-Finger CHC R 246 84.2 34.1 0.9 6.4ARM -5.3 4.5 -0.4 6.4ARM -5.0
2022 Curveball CHC R 181 73.2 68.6 3.4 7.6GLV -4.3 -16.8 6.9 7.6GLV -1.5
2022 4-Seam Fastball CHC R 245 91.1 16.5 0.0 5.4ARM -1.5 16.4 0.2 5.4ARM -1.9
2022 Cutter CHC R 105 87.4 29.7 -1.8 3.2GLV 0.6 5.9 -2.4 3.2GLV 0.5
2022 Sinker CHC R 253 90.9 20.6 -3.3 12.7ARM -2.0 12.4 -4.1 12.7ARM -2.1
2022 Slider CHC R 56 79.4 43.1 0.4 13.5GLV 3.3 0.3 1.5 13.5GLV 7.8
2018 Sinker TOR R 129 91.2 19.4 -3.7 13.0ARM -1.4 13.4 -4.1 13.0ARM -1.7
2018 Split-Finger TOR R 128 84.6 32.3 -1.1 6.1ARM -4.8 5.9 -1.4 6.1ARM -4.6
2018 Curveball TOR R 46 73.1 70.2 6.5 7.8GLV -3.4 -17.2 7.6 7.8GLV -1.4
2018 Cutter TOR R 51 87.5 29.1 -1.3 4.1GLV 1.8 6.6 -1.7 4.1GLV 1.5
2018 4-Seam Fastball TOR R 113 91.4 15.3 1.5 5.3ARM -1.7 17.2 1.5 5.3ARM -1.9
2017 Slider PHI R 64 82.8 39.4 1.9 4.3GLV -0.9 0.7 2.9 4.3GLV 0.1
2017 4-Seam Fastball PHI R 549 91.0 15.0 0.7 4.7ARM -2.7 17.7 0.6 4.7ARM -3.4
2017 Curveball PHI R 130 72.3 67.1 4.4 8.4GLV -3.2 -13.3 5.3 8.4GLV -0.2
2017 Cutter PHI R 15 88.4 25.1 0.4 3.7GLV 2.0 9.5 0.2 3.7GLV 1.4
2017 Split-Finger PHI R 425 83.9 31.7 -1.1 5.5ARM -5.2 7.2 -0.8 5.5ARM -5.7
2017 Sinker PHI R 321 90.7 18.6 -3.5 12.9ARM -1.7 14.4 -3.6 12.9ARM -2.5
2017 Changeup PHI R 3 84.9 31.4 2.2 1.5ARM -12.1 6.5 2.0 1.5ARM -12.1
! 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 %
2024 Split-Finger 2.3 9 366 36.1 110 .099 .149 .164 56.5 60.0 30.7 .119 .162 .168 31.4
2024 Sinker -2.3 -7 305 30.0 82 .394 .620 .494 10.4 9.8 16.7 .372 .587 .448 47.6
2024 Curveball 1.8 3 172 16.9 21 .158 .263 .229 49.3 28.6 27.3 .136 .165 .185 15.4
2024 Sweeper -1.0 -1 93 9.2 16 .313 .563 .372 39.4 12.5 10.5 .296 .447 .318 28.6
2024 Cutter -1.7 -1 77 7.6 25 .348 .696 .496 16.2 16.0 28.6 .266 .562 .374 57.9
2024 Changeup -36.3 -1 2 0.2 1 1.000 1.000 .900 50.0 0.0 0.0 .400 .436 .362 0.0
2023 Split-Finger 0.3 1 359 34.0 128 .134 .223 .217 48.2 50.8 30.1 .127 .231 .215 31.3
2023 Sinker -0.3 -1 297 28.1 73 .283 .517 .396 16.0 5.5 17.4 .301 .502 .394 37.9
2023 Cutter 2.7 6 218 20.6 40 .200 .286 .254 20.3 10.0 17.4 .325 .421 .353 56.3
2023 Curveball 0.5 1 96 9.1 8 .250 .250 .225 35.5 0.0 0.0 .358 .435 .343 25.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball -3.6 -3 86 8.1 20 .389 .944 .568 21.2 20.0 14.3 .358 .795 .503 42.9
2022 Sinker 1.8 4 253 23.3 61 .196 .333 .281 14.8 11.5 20.6 .279 .416 .346 23.9
2022 Split-Finger 3.4 8 246 22.7 100 .079 .124 .154 53.6 53.0 34.9 .095 .119 .160 13.9
2022 4-Seam Fastball -2.2 -5 245 22.6 55 .348 .652 .485 18.4 9.1 9.8 .368 .692 .491 61.0
2022 Curveball -1.2 -2 181 16.7 28 .296 .407 .386 23.2 0.0 0.0 .260 .337 .272 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 Split-Finger -2.5 -3 128 27.4 44 .231 .359 .333 27.8 34.1 19.2 .169 .222 .233 37.5
2018 4-Seam Fastball -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 .727 28.6
2017 4-Seam Fastball 0.2 1 549 36.4 121 .242 .485 .363 10.3 7.4 9.4 .304 .592 .426 41.9
2017 Split-Finger -0.9 -4 425 28.1 152 .214 .407 .300 32.2 38.2 25.2 .203 .341 .252 28.7
2017 Sinker -0.5 -1 321 21.3 77 .333 .565 .440 11.0 3.9 8.3 .357 .572 .425 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.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Curveball 170 73.5 96 22.8 6:45 6:45 0
2024 Cutter 75 88.6 51 6.2 12:15 11:15 60
2024 Split-Finger 317 84.2 89 8.5 1:45 2:15 -30
2024 Sinker 303 91.5 91 18.3 1:00 1:45 -45
2024 Sweeper 93 79.6 53 14.3 7:30 8:15 -45
2023 Curveball 95 73.4 97 22.4 6:45 6:45 0
2023 Cutter 209 88.8 52 6.6 12:15 11:15 60
2023 4-Seam Fastball 84 91.2 95 17.2 1:00 12:45 15
2023 Split-Finger 318 84.7 89 8.3 1:45 2:00 -15
2023 Sinker 289 91.3 89 18.2 1:00 1:45 -45
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 Split-Finger 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
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2017 392 1,508 4 6 -9 -7 -6
2018 120 467 -12 3 -2 -2 -13
2022 280 1,086 5 10 -7 -7 1
2023 269 1,056 0 15 -3 -8 4
2024 255 1,015 2 6 -1 -5 1
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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 1,056 44.0 65.4 78.3 27.7 44.5 39.5 61.0 44.3 32.1 7.0 63.5
2024 1,015 42.2 63.6 75.7 34.6 40.9 41.8 62.7 46.8 38.1 5.5 75.0
Player 5,135 45.7 63.9 81.2 28.7 49.4 40.4 60.7 44.8 28.7 6.7 72.5
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.9 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
2017 23 27 24 22 28 34 24 76 45 46 59 28 13 21 4 14 86
2018 26 3 80
2022 47 59 51 45 36 72 70 78 76 70 34 72 64 12 2 22 77
2023 55 70 65 59 46 62 34 67 47 84 42 88 35 13 3 23 71
2024 75 72 76 79 65 72 36 50 38 96 40 98 96 15 4 21 71
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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 %
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 24.8 7 7.7 -1 1 7 3 42.9
2024 23.3 8 6.9 1 5 6 1 12.5
Player 23.5 50 46.1 4 22 35 18 36.0
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
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 7 7 8 5 9 7 9 6 4 7 7 5 9 7 7 9 9 8 6 9 8 8 10 10 8 8 7 9 9 10 6
2024 8 3 7 10 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 9 8 6 7 6 6 6 7 10 6 7 10 8 6 7 6 7 7 7 6
Player 50 42 45 46 52 44 50 41 33 41 41 58 49 42 47 50 42 42 43 50 46 47 57 50 42 44 47 58 48 51 35
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 2017 2018 +/-   2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 90.8 -- -0.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- 90.4 -- 90.4 0.0 90.9 0.5
Offspeed Velocity 83.9 -- 0.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- 84.2 -- 84.7 0.5 84.2 -0.5
Breaking Velocity 75.7 -- -2.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- 74.6 -- 73.4 -1.2 75.7 2.3
Exit Velocity 86.2 -- 2.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- 87.2 -- 88.2 1.0 88.8 0.6
Launch Angle 7.3 -- 3.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- 10.4 -- 10.2 -0.2 11.3 1.1
Barrel % 7.3 -- -0.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- 6.2 -- 8.8 2.6 8.3 -0.5
Hard Hit % 33.8 -- 5.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- 34.5 -- 39.4 4.9 40.0 0.6
LA Sweet-Spot % 33.0 -- 0.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- 30.5 -- 33.1 2.6 33.1 0.0
xBA .263 -- 0.029 -- -- -- -- -- -- .230 -- .227 -0.003 .226 -0.001
BA .254 -- 0.073 -- -- -- -- -- -- .210 -- .206 -0.004 .238 0.032
xwOBA .338 -- 0.037 -- -- -- -- -- -- .306 -- .310 0.004 .289 -0.021
wOBA .333 -- 0.076 -- -- -- -- -- -- .296 -- .293 -0.003 .308 0.015
xSLG .451 -- 0.064 -- -- -- -- -- -- .378 -- .380 0.002 .354 -0.026
SLG .460 -- 0.129 -- -- -- -- -- -- .375 -- .365 -0.010 .390 0.025
K% 21.3 -- -3.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- 25.9 -- 28.6 2.7 33.6 5.0
BB% 7.8 -- 2.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 8.9 -- 8.9 0.0 8.6 -0.3
Swing % 43.9 -- 1.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- 44.2 -- 44.3 0.1 46.8 2.5
Whiff% 21.3 -- 1.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- 29.0 -- 32.1 3.1 38.1 6.0
In Zone % 50.4 -- -4.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- 44.2 -- 44.0 -0.2 42.2 -1.8
Out of Zone % 49.6 -- 4.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- 55.8 -- 56.0 0.2 57.8 1.8
Out of Zone Swing % 23.8 -- 3.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- 30.7 -- 27.7 -3.0 34.6 6.9
First Pitch Swing % 24.2 -- 2.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 23.2 -- 30.5 7.3 30.6 0.1
First Pitch Strike % 60.8 -- -2.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- 59.6 -- 61.0 1.4 62.7 1.7
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2017 Shifts 393 .333 212 18 8.5 181 30 16.6
2018 Shifts 120 .409 62 5 8.1 58 16 27.6
2022 Shifts 278 .298 135 34 25.2 143 89 62.2
2023 Shades 265 .297 85 1 1.2 180 58 32.2
2024 Shades 253 .303 113 2 1.8 140 64 45.7
! 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