Mark Leiter vs. Roger McDowell — Career Comparison

Mark Leiter
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roger McDowell
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mark Leiter built a career as a starting pitcher and Roger McDowell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roger McDowell led in home run suppression (HR9+ 174 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 118 vs 92), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 93). Mark Leiter held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 62). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Roger McDowell.

Pitching Stats for Mark Leiter and Roger McDowell

Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
2.55
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
6.2
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.13
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.49
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.55
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.6
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.1
47.1
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.48
44.48
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.2
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.36
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
4.57
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.3
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3150
27
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1050
9
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
9.16
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1045
8.96
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
1.18
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.43
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
3.22
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410
3.51
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.33
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.84
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
6.78
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
524
4.49
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.78
6.78
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.35
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.57
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.24
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5154
39.17
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4517
38.72
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.67
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.69
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
5.05
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
3.89
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.45
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.64
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.36
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.28
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.58
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.13
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.386
1.386
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4548
34.56
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3971
34.04
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.72
38.72

Fielding Stats for Mark Leiter and Roger McDowell

Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
2.55
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
6.21
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.13
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3158
27
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1052.2
9
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.47
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.01
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
1.19
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
2.16
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
1.77
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
3.38
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.66
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
3.17
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.56
93.56
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.92
93.92
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.651
0.651
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.511
0.511
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.48
44.48
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.2
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Leiter and Roger McDowell

Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
335
893.33
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
5240.96
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
600
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
83
600
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
501.33
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
520.48
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
56
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
115.66
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
53.33
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
79.52
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.14
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.14
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
7.68
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.29
45.5
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
58.67
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
151.81
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
80
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
159.04
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
21.33
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
43.37
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
37.33
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
43.37
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
58.67
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
86.75
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.58
-6.88
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.52
47.13
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.23
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
24
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.14
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
272
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
202.41
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.96
2.96
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
74.67
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
36.14
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA