Mark Leiter vs. Brandon McCarthy — Career Comparison

Mark Leiter
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brandon McCarthy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Brandon McCarthy a clear advantage over Mark Leiter across the core pitching metrics. Brandon McCarthy led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 161 vs 105), home run suppression (HR9+ 125 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 111 vs 93). Mark Leiter held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 88). Brandon McCarthy was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Mark Leiter and Brandon McCarthy

Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
2.55
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
1.88
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
1.13
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.45
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.49
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.51
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.55
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.55
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.1
47.1
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.92
47.92
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.48
44.48
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.25
77.25
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.2
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
4.57
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
4.2
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3671
27
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1223.2
9
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
9.16
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9.33
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.16
9.16
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
1.18
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.07
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
3.22
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
2.38
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.33
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
6.78
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908
6.68
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.78
6.78
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.006
1.006
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.35
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.19
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.57
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.21
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5154
39.17
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5163
37.97
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.67
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
5.05
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
4.54
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.45
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.25
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.36
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.28
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.58
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.76
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4548
34.56
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4740
34.86
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Mark Leiter and Brandon McCarthy

Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
2.55
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
1.88
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
1.13
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.45
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3671
27
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1223.2
9
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.47
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.19
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.05
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.77
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
1.65
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.66
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.59
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.56
93.56
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.651
0.651
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.847
0.847
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.48
44.48
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.25
77.25
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Leiter and Brandon McCarthy

Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
893.33
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
255
916.17
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
600
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
167
600
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
501.33
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
524.55
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
56
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
9
32.34
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
53.33
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
25.15
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
7.68
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.45
5.2
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.67
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
39.52
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
80
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
18
64.67
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.33
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.78
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
37.33
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
25.15
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.67
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
10
35.93
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.58
-6.88
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.79
-20.82
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
24
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.34
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
272
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
273.05
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
74.67
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
43.11
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8
Brandon McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA