Mark Leiter vs. Jon Lester — Career Comparison

Mark Leiter
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jon Lester
MillenialWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Jon Lester comes out ahead of Mark Leiter in this starter comparison. Jon Lester led in home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 102 vs 92), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 93). Mark Leiter held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 96). The edge goes to Jon Lester.

Pitching Stats for Mark Leiter and Jon Lester

Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
2.55
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.48
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
1.13
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.48
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.49
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.66
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.55
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.38
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.1
47.1
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.09
63.09
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.48
44.48
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.78
99.78
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.2
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
4.57
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1114
3.66
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8220
27
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2740
9
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205
9.16
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2610
8.57
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
1.18
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
0.97
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
3.22
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
2.93
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.33
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
892
6.78
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2488
8.17
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
1.111
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.35
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.21
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.57
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.3
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5154
39.17
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11487
37.73
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.67
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
5.05
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1215
3.99
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.45
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.2
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.36
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.22
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.58
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
0.82
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4548
34.56
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10377
34.09
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73

Fielding Stats for Mark Leiter and Jon Lester

Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
2.55
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.48
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
1.13
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.48
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8220
27
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2740
9
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.47
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.48
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.19
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
0.87
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.07
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.77
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
1.42
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.66
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
1.36
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.56
93.56
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.38
95.38
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.651
0.651
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.914
0.914
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.48
44.48
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.78
99.78
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Leiter and Jon Lester

Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
335
893.33
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
458
649.65
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
225
600
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
423
600
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
188
501.33
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
519.15
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
21
56
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
59.57
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
53.33
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
39.72
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.18
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.67
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19.86
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
7.68
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.43
17.63
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
22
58.67
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
90.78
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
30
80
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
89.36
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
8
21.33
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
38.3
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
37.33
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
43.97
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
22
58.67
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.6
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.58
-6.88
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.76
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
24
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
29.79
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
272
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
229.79
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.61
2.61
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
74.67
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
48.23
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.84
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.51
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100