Mark Leiter vs. Ben McDonald — Career Comparison

Mark Leiter
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ben McDonald
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Ben McDonald a clear advantage over Mark Leiter across the core pitching metrics. Ben McDonald led in run prevention (ERA+ 119 vs 92), home run suppression (HR9+ 105 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 93). Mark Leiter held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 105). Ben McDonald was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Mark Leiter and Ben McDonald

Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
2.55
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
1.47
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
1.13
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.38
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.49
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.54
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.55
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.49
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.1
47.1
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.7
52.7
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.48
44.48
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.84
93.84
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.17
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.2
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
4.57
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
3.91
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3874
27
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291.1
9
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
9.16
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1186
8.27
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
1.18
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.96
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
3.22
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.05
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.33
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
6.78
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
894
6.23
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.78
6.78
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.031
1.031
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.35
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.57
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.22
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5154
39.17
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5408
37.69
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.67
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
5.05
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
4.22
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.45
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.24
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.36
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.21
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.58
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.64
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4548
34.56
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4875
33.98
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.69
37.69

Fielding Stats for Mark Leiter and Ben McDonald

Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
2.55
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
1.47
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
1.13
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.38
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3874
27
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291.1
9
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.47
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.66
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
1.19
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.25
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
1.77
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.99
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.66
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.91
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.56
93.56
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.14
96.14
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.651
0.651
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.48
44.48
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.84
93.84
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Leiter and Ben McDonald

Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
893.33
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
126600
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
600
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
501.33
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
56
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
53.33
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
7.68
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.67
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
80
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.33
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
37.33
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.67
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.58
-6.88
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
272
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
74.67
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA