Mark Leiter vs. Kent Mercker — Career Comparison

Mark Leiter
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kent Mercker
Gen XIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mark Leiter built a career as a starting pitcher and Kent Mercker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mark Leiter led in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 81), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 76), and home run suppression (HR9+ 80 vs 64). Role difference aside, Mark Leiter holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mark Leiter and Kent Mercker

Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
2.55
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.7
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.13
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
1.02
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.49
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.5
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.55
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.45
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.1
47.1
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.48
52.48
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.48
44.48
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.68
21.68
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.2
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
4.57
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
4.16
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3976
27
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1325.1
9
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205
9.16
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1307
8.88
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
1.18
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
1.05
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
3.22
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
607
4.12
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.33
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.32
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
6.78
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
917
6.23
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.78
6.78
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
1.111
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.35
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.37
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.57
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.22
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5154
39.17
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5792
39.33
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.67
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.07
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
5.05
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
4.59
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.45
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.44
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.36
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.31
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.58
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.71
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4548
34.56
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5042
34.24
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.17
39.17
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Mark Leiter and Kent Mercker

Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
2.55
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.7
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.13
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
1.03
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3976
27
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1325.1
9
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.47
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.36
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.19
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
1.07
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.77
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
1.55
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.66
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
1.43
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.56
93.56
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.54
92.54
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.651
0.651
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.48
44.48
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.82
21.82
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Leiter and Kent Mercker

Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
335
893.33
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
698
1485.11
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
225
600
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
282
600
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
188
501.33
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
527.66
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
21
56
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
59.57
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
53.33
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
42.55
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.64
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.26
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.13
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.02
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
7.68
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.83
14.53
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
22
58.67
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
85.11
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
30
80
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
82.98
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
8
21.33
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.53
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
37.33
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
38.3
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
22
58.67
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
61.7
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.58
-6.88
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.57
-1.21
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
24
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
23.4
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
272
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
244.68
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.45
2.45
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
74.67
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
22
46.81
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.13
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.13
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA