Mark Leiter vs. Dave Sells — Career Comparison

Mark Leiter
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Sells
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mark Leiter built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Sells 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 58), walk avoidance (BB%+ 105 vs 95), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 91). Dave Sells held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 193 vs 80). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Mark Leiter.

Pitching Stats for Mark Leiter and Dave Sells

Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
2.55
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
5.86
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.13
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.49
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.72
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.55
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.46
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.1
47.1
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.48
44.48
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.2
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.78
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
4.57
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
3.9
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
415
27
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
138.1
9
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
9.16
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.5
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.16
9.16
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
1.18
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
3.22
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.36
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.33
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
6.78
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
3.19
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.78
6.78
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.839
0.839
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.35
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.57
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.52
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5154
39.17
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
40.53
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.67
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
4.23
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
5.05
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
4.42
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.45
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.36
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.46
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.58
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.11
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4548
34.56
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
34.68
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.17
39.17
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.53
40.53

Fielding Stats for Mark Leiter and Dave Sells

Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
2.55
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
5.86
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.13
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
415
27
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
138.1
9
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.47
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
1.19
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.82
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
1.77
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.34
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.66
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.21
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.56
93.56
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.651
0.651
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.378
0.378
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.48
44.48
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Leiter and Dave Sells

Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
893.33
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
54000
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
600
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
501.33
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
56
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
53.33
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.88
7.68
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
58.67
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
80
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.33
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
37.33
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
58.67
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.58
-6.88
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
272
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
74.67
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA