Al Downing vs. Mark Leiter — Career Comparison

Al Downing
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mark Leiter
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

When held to the same standard, Al Downing comes out ahead of Mark Leiter in this starter comparison. Al Downing led in home run suppression (HR9+ 108 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 92), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 93). Mark Leiter held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 105 vs 91). The edge goes to Al Downing.

Pitching Stats for Al Downing and Mark Leiter

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.61
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
2.55
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.26
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
1.13
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.49
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.49
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.42
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.55
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.48
53.48
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.1
47.1
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.27
78.27
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.48
44.48
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.29
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.2
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
3.22
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
4.57
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6805
27
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2268.1
9
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1946
7.72
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205
9.16
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.7
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
1.18
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
933
3.7
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
3.22
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.13
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.33
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1639
6.5
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
6.78
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.78
6.78
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.134
1.134
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
1.111
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.31
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.35
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.12
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.57
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9539
37.85
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5154
39.17
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.15
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.67
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
938
3.72
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
5.05
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.27
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.45
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.36
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.13
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.58
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8481
33.65
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4548
34.56
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17

Fielding Stats for Al Downing and Mark Leiter

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.61
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
2.55
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.26
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
1.13
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6807
27
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2269
9
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.29
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.47
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.46
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
1.19
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
1.82
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
1.77
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
1.75
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.66
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.07
96.07
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.56
93.56
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.086
1.086
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.651
0.651
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.27
78.27
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.48
44.48
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Downing and Mark Leiter

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
303.34
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
335
893.33
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
809
600
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
225
600
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
717
531.77
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
188
501.33
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
67.49
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
21
56
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
54.88
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
20
53.33
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.9
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.22
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
12.61
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.95
14.06
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
7.68
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
85.29
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
22
58.67
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
94.93
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
30
80
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
26.7
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
8
21.33
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
37.82
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
37.33
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
63.04
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
22
58.67
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.45
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.58
-6.88
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
27.44
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
24
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
293
217.31
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
272
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
2.76
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
39.31
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
74.67
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
15
11.12
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA