Mark Leiter vs. Scott Sanders — Career Comparison

Mark Leiter
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Sanders
Gen XMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Scott Sanders a clear advantage over Mark Leiter across the core pitching metrics. Scott Sanders led in strikeout rate (K%+ 134 vs 107), home run suppression (HR9+ 102 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 93). Mark Leiter held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 105 vs 85). Scott Sanders was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Mark Leiter and Scott Sanders

Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
2.55
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
3.1
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
1.13
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.16
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.49
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.55
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.59
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.1
47.1
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.04
43.04
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.48
44.48
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.2
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
4.57
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
4.86
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2045
27
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
681.2
9
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
9.16
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
8.9
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.18
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
1.23
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
3.22
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
3.64
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.33
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.41
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
892
6.78
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
8.34
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
1.111
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.35
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.5
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.57
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.18
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5154
39.17
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2976
39.29
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.67
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
5.05
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
5.27
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.45
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.41
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.36
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.58
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4548
34.56
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2626
34.67
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.17
39.17
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.29
39.29

Fielding Stats for Mark Leiter and Scott Sanders

Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
2.55
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
3.1
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
1.13
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.16
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2045
27
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
681.2
9
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.47
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.65
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.19
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.75
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.77
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
1.49
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.66
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.4
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.56
93.56
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.81
93.81
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.651
0.651
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.451
0.451
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.48
44.48
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Leiter and Scott Sanders

Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
893.33
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
236
919.48
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
600
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
154
600
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
501.33
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
502.6
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
21
56
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
97.4
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
53.33
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
74.03
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
23.38
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
23.38
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
7.68
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
28.01
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
22
58.67
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
120.78
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
30
80
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
116.88
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.33
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.58
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
37.33
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
8
31.17
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.67
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
12
46.75
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.58
-6.88
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
28.38
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
5
19.48
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
272
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
163.64
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
74.67
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
77.92
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100