Mark Davis vs. Mark Leiter — Career Comparison

Mark Davis
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Mark Leiter
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mark Leiter built a career as a starting pitcher and Mark Davis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mark Leiter led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 105 vs 70), home run suppression (HR9+ 80 vs 55), and run prevention (ERA+ 92 vs 73). Mark Davis held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 115 vs 107). Role difference aside, Mark Leiter holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mark Davis and Mark Leiter

Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
4.9
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
2.55
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.67
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.13
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.4
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.49
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.66
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.55
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.78
37.78
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.1
47.1
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.62
13.62
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.48
44.48
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.75
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.2
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
4.17
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
4.57
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3435
27
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1145
9
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
8.39
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
9.16
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.01
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
1.18
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
534
4.2
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
3.22
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.5
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.33
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007
7.92
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
892
6.78
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
1.111
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.5
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.35
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.57
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4955
38.95
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5154
39.17
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
2.08
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.67
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
4.57
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
5.05
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.47
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.45
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.35
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.36
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.71
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.58
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.399
1.399
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4289
33.71
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4548
34.56
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.95
38.95
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17

Fielding Stats for Mark Davis and Mark Leiter

Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
4.9
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
2.55
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.67
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.13
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3435
27
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1145
9
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.23
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.47
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.19
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
1.19
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
1.54
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.77
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.41
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.66
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.84
91.84
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.56
93.56
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.651
0.651
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.62
13.62
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.48
44.48
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Davis and Mark Leiter

Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
625
1884.42
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
335
893.33
Mark Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
600
Mark Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
503.52
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
501.33
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
78.39
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
21
56
Mark Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
54.27
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
53.33
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.12
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.54
25.73
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
7.68
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
120.6
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
22
58.67
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
102.51
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
30
80
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Mark Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
8
21.33
Mark Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
27.14
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
37.33
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
72.36
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
22
58.67
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.02
21.16
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.58
-6.88
Mark Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.12
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
24
Mark Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
162.81
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
272
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
3.69
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Mark Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
24
72.36
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
74.67
Mark Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA