How Mark Leiter Jr.'s Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

Mark Leiter Jr. has totaled 396 career Strikeouts, well above the relief pitcher average of 204.0 — a mark that ranks among the best of his generation. His best Strikeouts season came in 2024, posting 86, well above the relief pitcher average of 38.2 that year. The lowest point came in 2018 at 22, well below the relief pitcher average of 38.1 that year. Production has slipped over the most recent seasons. The Strikeouts total has gone from 77 in 2023 to 86 in 2024 and 54 in 2025, falling over the span. The slide has continued into 2025, with the production level an open question entering 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 22 to 86 — though the career average has remained well above league norms.

Mark Leiter Jr. Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats

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Mark Leiter Jr. Strikeouts Per Season

Mark Leiter Jr.'s Strikeouts for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Mark Leiter Jr. Strikeouts per season line chart

Mark Leiter Jr. Strikeouts by Team

Mark Leiter Jr.'s career Strikeouts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Mark Leiter Jr. career Strikeouts by team bar chart

Mark Leiter Jr. Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

A running total of Mark Leiter Jr.'s career Strikeouts, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Mark Leiter Jr. Strikeouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Mark Leiter Jr. Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mark Leiter Jr.'s seasonal Strikeouts alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Mark Leiter Jr. Strikeouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mark Leiter Jr. Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mark Leiter Jr.'s MLB career with Strikeouts alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Mark Leiter Jr. Strikeouts season-by-season breakdown table