Jake Diekman vs. Mark Leiter — Career Comparison

Jake Diekman
MillenialNebraskaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mark Leiter
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mark Leiter built a career as a starting pitcher and Jake Diekman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jake Diekman led in home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 80), strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 107), and run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 92). Mark Leiter held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 105 vs 68). Role difference aside, Jake Diekman holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jake Diekman and Mark Leiter

Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
705
10.53
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
2.55
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.13
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.4
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.49
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.51
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.55
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.26
44.26
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.1
47.1
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.48
44.48
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.2
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
3.91
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
4.57
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1807
27
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
602.1
9
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
7.22
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
9.16
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.79
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
1.18
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
5.35
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
3.22
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.31
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.33
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
764
11.42
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
892
6.78
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.42
11.42
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.863
1.863
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
1.111
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.66
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.35
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.7
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.57
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2662
39.78
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5154
39.17
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.11
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.67
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
4.66
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
5.05
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.45
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.36
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.36
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.72
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.58
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.396
1.396
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2224
33.23
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4548
34.56
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.17
39.17

Fielding Stats for Jake Diekman and Mark Leiter

Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
705
10.53
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
2.55
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.13
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1807
27
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
602.1
9
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.34
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.47
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.87
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.19
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.18
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.39
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.77
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.21
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.66
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
87.1
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.56
93.56
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.115
0.115
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.651
0.651
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.48
44.48
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Diekman and Mark Leiter

Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
705
423000
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
335
893.33
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
600
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
501.33
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
56
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
53.33
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
7.68
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.67
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
80
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.33
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
37.33
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.67
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.58
-6.88
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
272
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
74.67
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA