Mark Leiter vs. Rafael Montero — Career Comparison

Mark Leiter
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rafael Montero
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mark Leiter built a career as a starting pitcher and Rafael Montero 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 walk avoidance (BB%+ 105 vs 79), strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 91), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 84). Rafael Montero held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 89 vs 80). Role difference aside, Mark Leiter holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mark Leiter and Rafael Montero

Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
2.55
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
6.54
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.13
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.52
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.49
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.4
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.55
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.52
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.1
47.1
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.4
43.4
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.48
44.48
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.2
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.52
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
4.57
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
4.68
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
1568
27
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
522.2
9
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
9.16
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
8.76
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
1.18
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.07
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
3.22
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
4.25
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.33
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.24
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
892
6.78
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
8.9
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
1.111
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.462
1.462
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.35
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.57
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.36
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5154
39.17
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2278
39.23
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.67
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
2.12
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
5.05
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
5.08
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.45
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.36
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.58
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.03
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.446
1.446
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4548
34.56
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982
34.13
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.17
39.17
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.23
39.23

Fielding Stats for Mark Leiter and Rafael Montero

Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
2.55
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
6.54
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.13
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.52
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
1568
27
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
522.2
9
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.47
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.5
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.19
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.88
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.77
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.41
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.66
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.38
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.56
93.56
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.651
0.651
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.211
0.211
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.48
44.48
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Leiter and Rafael Montero

Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
335
893.33
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
4750
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
600
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
501.33
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
537.5
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
56
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
53.33
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
7.68
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
1.03
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.67
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
80
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.33
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
37.33
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.67
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.58
-6.88
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.99
-37.42
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
272
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
237.5
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.53
2.53
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
74.67
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
5
62.5
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8
Rafael Montero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
Rafael Montero
Career
Per 600 PA