Josh Hader vs. Jack Leiter — Career Comparison

Josh Hader
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Jack Leiter
Gen ZFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Leiter built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh Hader as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Josh Hader posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.64 and WHIP 0.949 compared to 4.8 and 1.361 for Jack Leiter. By the career numbers, Josh Hader had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Josh Hader and Jack Leiter

Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
8.22
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.83
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.68
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.48
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.54
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.62
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.31
52.31
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.48
43.48
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.11
92.11
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
3.99
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.64
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
4.8
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.158
0.158
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
27
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
187.1
9
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
4.95
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
8.22
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.14
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.2
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.48
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
4.04
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
829
14.56
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
8.6
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.56
14.56
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.005
2.005
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.404
1.404
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.62
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2019
35.47
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
39.35
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
5.64
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
2.88
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
5.19
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.3
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.48
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.937
0.937
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1782
31.3
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
720
34.59
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.47
35.47
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Josh Hader and Jack Leiter

Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
8.22
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.83
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.68
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
27
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
187.1
9
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.82
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.63
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.97
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.39
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.95
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.35
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.18
98.18
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.55
96.55
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.115
0.115
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.737
0.737
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.11
92.11
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Hader and Jack Leiter

Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
468
35100
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
39
23400
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
8.38
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.16
-12.06
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Josh Hader
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hader
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA