Mark Leiter vs. Bobby Shantz — Career Comparison

Mark Leiter
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bobby Shantz
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveMVPAll-Star

Mark Leiter and Bobby Shantz are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 92 for Mark Leiter and 91 for Bobby Shantz, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 93 and 97 respectively. If forced to pick, Bobby Shantz gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Mark Leiter and Bobby Shantz

Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
2.55
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
2.5
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.13
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
0.8
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.49
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.55
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.55
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.46
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.1
47.1
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.59
54.59
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.48
44.48
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.84
31.84
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.36
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.2
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.22
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
4.57
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
3.38
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5807
27
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1935.2
9
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205
9.16
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1795
8.35
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
1.18
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.7
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
3.22
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
2.99
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.33
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.25
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
6.78
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072
4.98
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.78
6.78
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.886
0.886
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.35
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.13
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.57
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.19
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5154
39.17
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8045
37.41
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.67
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.89
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
5.05
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
817
3.8
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.45
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.36
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.58
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4548
34.56
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7361
34.23
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.41
37.41

Fielding Stats for Mark Leiter and Bobby Shantz

Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
2.55
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
4.82
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.13
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.6
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3011
27
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1003.2
9
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.47
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.57
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
1.19
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
4.2
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.14
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
1.77
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
5.91
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.66
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
5.77
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.56
93.56
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.57
97.57
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.651
0.651
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.48
44.48
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.45
12.45
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.43
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Leiter and Bobby Shantz

Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
335
893.33
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
537.67
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
225
600
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
645
600
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
188
501.33
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548
509.77
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
21
56
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
99.53
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
20
53.33
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
78.14
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
18.6
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.86
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
21.4
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
7.68
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.69
35.06
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
22
58.67
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
124.65
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
30
80
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
147.91
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
8
21.33
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
55.81
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
37.33
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.79
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
22
58.67
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
97.67
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.58
-6.88
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.25
37.44
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.65
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
24
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
43.72
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
272
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
89.3
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.72
6.72
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
74.67
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
40.93
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.72
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.79
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.86
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.65
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60