Mark Leiter vs. Steven Matz — Career Comparison

Mark Leiter
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steven Matz
MillenialNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Steven Matz a clear advantage over Mark Leiter across the core pitching metrics. Steven Matz led in home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 92), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 93). Mark Leiter held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 104). Steven Matz was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Mark Leiter and Steven Matz

Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
2.55
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
2.2
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
1.13
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.49
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.54
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.55
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.56
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.1
47.1
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.18
49.18
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.48
44.48
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.92
69.92
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.2
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
4.57
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
4.19
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3013
27
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1004.1
9
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
9.16
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1023
9.17
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.16
9.16
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.18
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
1.33
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
3.22
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
2.61
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.33
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
892
6.78
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
8.42
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
1.111
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.35
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.57
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.37
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5154
39.17
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4283
38.38
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.67
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
5.05
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
4.53
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.45
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.36
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.58
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.82
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4548
34.56
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3911
35.05
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for Mark Leiter and Steven Matz

Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
2.55
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
2.2
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
1.13
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3013
27
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1004.1
9
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.47
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.35
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
1.19
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.34
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
1.77
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
1.77
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.66
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.68
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.56
93.56
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.43
95.43
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.651
0.651
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.764
0.764
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.48
44.48
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.92
69.92
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Leiter and Steven Matz

Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
893.33
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
256
771.86
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
600
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
501.33
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176
530.65
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
21
56
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
20
53.33
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
69.35
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.11
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
7.68
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.41
28.38
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
22
58.67
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
132.66
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
30
80
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
111.56
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
8
21.33
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.12
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
37.33
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
39.2
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.67
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
18
54.27
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.58
-6.88
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
21.24
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
7
21.11
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
272
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
150.75
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
74.67
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
45.23
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.06
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA