James Durham vs. Jack Leiter — Career Comparison

James Durham
Pre-GenerationalKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Leiter
Gen ZFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Leiter built a career as a starting pitcher and James Durham as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Leiter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.8 and WHIP 1.361 compared to 5.85 and 1.850 for James Durham. By the career numbers, Jack Leiter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for James Durham and Jack Leiter

James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.35
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.83
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.35
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.68
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.45
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.48
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.45
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.62
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.48
43.48
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.11
92.11
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.35
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.85
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
4.8
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
27
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
562
27
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
9
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187.1
9
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
9.45
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
8.22
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.2
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
7.2
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
4.04
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.35
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
8.6
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.9
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.62
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
42.3
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
819
39.35
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.75
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
5.19
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.48
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
35.1
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
720
34.59
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.3
42.3
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for James Durham and Jack Leiter

James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.83
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.68
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
562
27
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187.1
9
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.82
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.59
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.65
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.39
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.38
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.35
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.11
92.11
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Durham and Jack Leiter

James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
5
176.47
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
23400
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
7.71
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.19
-6.62
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
James Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA