Mark Leiter vs. Doc Leitner — Career Comparison

Mark Leiter
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doc Leitner
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mark Leiter built a career as a starting pitcher and Doc Leitner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mark Leiter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.57 and WHIP 1.412 compared to 5.68 and 1.692 for Doc Leitner. By the career numbers, Mark Leiter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mark Leiter and Doc Leitner

Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
2.55
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.11
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.13
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.11
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.49
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.55
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.83
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.1
47.1
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.48
44.48
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.11
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.2
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
4.57
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.68
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
27
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
9
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
9.16
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
9.55
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.16
9.16
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
1.18
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.83
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
3.22
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.68
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.33
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
6.78
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
3.74
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.78
6.78
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.046
1.046
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.35
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.66
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.57
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5154
39.17
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
42.51
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.67
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
5.05
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
9.14
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.45
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.36
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.58
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.692
1.692
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4548
34.56
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
36.83
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.17
39.17
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.51
42.51

Fielding Stats for Mark Leiter and Doc Leitner

Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
2.55
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.11
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.13
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
27
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
9
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.47
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.19
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.77
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.11
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.66
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.56
93.56
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.651
0.651
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.48
44.48
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Leiter and Doc Leitner

Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
893.33
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
8
177.78
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
600
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
501.33
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
600
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
56
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
53.33
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.88
7.68
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
14.57
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
58.67
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
80
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
21.33
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
37.33
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
58.67
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.58
-6.88
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
2.93
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
272
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
5.4
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
74.67
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100