Mark Leiter vs. Lucas Sims — Career Comparison

Mark Leiter
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lucas Sims
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mark Leiter built a career as a starting pitcher and Lucas Sims as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lucas Sims led in home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 80), strikeout rate (K%+ 116 vs 107), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 100 vs 93). Mark Leiter held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 105 vs 87). Role difference aside, Lucas Sims holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mark Leiter and Lucas Sims

Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
2.55
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
7.44
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.13
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.49
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.65
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.55
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.54
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.1
47.1
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.76
54.76
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.48
44.48
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.2
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.34
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
4.57
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
4.86
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
9.16
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
7.07
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.18
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.24
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
3.22
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
4.89
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.33
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.2
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
892
6.78
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
10.35
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.35
10.35
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
1.111
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.693
1.693
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.35
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.57
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.99
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5154
39.17
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
1383
39.1
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.67
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.05
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
5.05
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
5.12
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.45
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.25
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.36
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.58
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4548
34.56
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
1152
32.57
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.1
39.1

Fielding Stats for Mark Leiter and Lucas Sims

Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
2.55
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
7.44
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.13
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.47
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.19
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.77
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.41
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.66
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.3
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.56
93.56
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.651
0.651
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.48
44.48
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Leiter and Lucas Sims

Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
893.33
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263
5260
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
600
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
501.33
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
540
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
56
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
53.33
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
7.68
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
2.63
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.67
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
80
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.33
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
37.33
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.67
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.58
-6.88
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.41
-28.16
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
272
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
300
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
74.67
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8
Lucas Sims
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
Lucas Sims
Career
Per 600 PA