Mark Leiter vs. Tom Seaver — Career Comparison

Mark Leiter
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Seaver
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardRookie of the YearAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Mark Leiter comes out ahead of Tom Seaver in this starter comparison. Mark Leiter led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 105 vs 91), strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 102), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 92). Tom Seaver held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 92). The edge goes to Mark Leiter.

Pitching Stats for Mark Leiter and Tom Seaver

Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
2.55
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656
1.23
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
1.13
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
1.22
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.49
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
0.59
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.55
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
0.39
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.1
47.1
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.27
60.27
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.48
44.48
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.63
98.63
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.43
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.11
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.2
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
4.57
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1521
2.86
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14348
27
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4782.2
9
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205
9.16
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3971
7.47
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
1.18
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
0.72
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
3.22
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1390
2.62
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.33
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.22
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
892
6.78
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3640
6.85
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.052
1.052
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.35
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.24
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.57
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.14
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5154
39.17
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19369
36.45
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.67
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
5.05
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1674
3.15
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.45
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.27
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.36
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.18
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.58
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
0.39
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4548
34.56
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17666
33.24
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.45
36.45

Fielding Stats for Mark Leiter and Tom Seaver

Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
2.55
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656
1.23
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
1.13
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
1.22
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14349
27
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4783
9
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.47
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
0.62
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
1.19
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
1.3
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.08
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
1.77
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1062
2
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.66
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1020
1.92
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.56
93.56
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.05
96.05
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.651
0.651
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.555
1.555
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.48
44.48
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.63
98.63
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.1
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Leiter and Tom Seaver

Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
335
893.33
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
677
261.73
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
225
600
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1552
600
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
188
501.33
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1315
508.38
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
21
56
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
78.09
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
20
53.33
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
60.7
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
10.82
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.93
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.64
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
17.4
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
7.68
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.91
25.48
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
22
58.67
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
276
106.7
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
30
80
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
314
121.39
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
8
21.33
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
38.27
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
37.33
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
33.25
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
22
58.67
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
66.88
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.58
-6.88
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.4
19.87
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.55
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
24
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
41.75
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
272
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
485
187.5
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
74.67
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
46.78
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.55
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
22
8.51
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.55
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.55
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100