Bill Lee vs. Mark Leiter — Career Comparison

Bill Lee
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mark Leiter
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bill Lee posted a stronger line than Mark Leiter. Bill Lee posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.54 vs 4.57) and WHIP (1.343 vs 1.412). By the career numbers, Bill Lee had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bill Lee and Mark Leiter

Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.45
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
2.55
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
1.19
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
1.13
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.53
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.49
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.49
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.55
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.84
51.84
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.1
47.1
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.82
81.82
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.48
44.48
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.57
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.2
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1127
3.54
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
4.57
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8592
27
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2864
9
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2953
9.28
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
9.16
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.16
9.16
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.43
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
1.18
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
2.81
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
3.22
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.33
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
998
3.14
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
6.78
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.78
6.78
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.17
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.35
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.08
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.57
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12187
38.3
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5154
39.17
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.14
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.67
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1304
4.1
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
5.05
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.45
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.36
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.58
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11270
35.42
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4548
34.56
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.3
38.3
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17

Fielding Stats for Bill Lee and Mark Leiter

Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
2.55
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.13
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3553
27
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1184.1
9
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.47
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.19
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.77
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
825
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.66
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.56
93.56
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.786
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.651
0.651
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.48
44.48
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Lee and Mark Leiter

Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
255.19
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
335
893.33
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1098
600
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
225
600
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
980
535.52
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
188
501.33
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
90.16
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
21
56
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
78.14
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
20
53.33
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.2
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.09
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.73
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
12.02
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.02
21.32
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
7.68
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
108.74
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
22
58.67
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
114.21
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
30
80
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
32.24
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
8
21.33
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
38.8
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
37.33
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
68.31
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
22
58.67
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.76
16.81
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.58
-6.88
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.09
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
22.95
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
24
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
96.72
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
272
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
6.2
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
40.44
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
74.67
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
20
10.93
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA