Mark Leiter vs. Tony Sipp — Career Comparison

Mark Leiter
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tony Sipp
MillenialMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mark Leiter built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Sipp 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 walk avoidance (BB%+ 105 vs 81), home run suppression (HR9+ 80 vs 58), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 76). Tony Sipp held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 107). Role difference aside, Mark Leiter holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mark Leiter and Tony Sipp

Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
2.55
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
11.01
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.13
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.49
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.46
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.55
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.39
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.1
47.1
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.17
54.17
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.48
44.48
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.2
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
4.57
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
3.72
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1511
27
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
503.2
9
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
9.16
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
7.24
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.18
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.32
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
3.22
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
3.95
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.33
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.29
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
892
6.78
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
9.49
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
1.111
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.493
1.493
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.35
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.46
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.57
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5154
39.17
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2110
37.7
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.67
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.22
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
5.05
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.97
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.45
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.3
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.36
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.27
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.58
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.46
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4548
34.56
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1846
32.99
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.7
37.7

Fielding Stats for Mark Leiter and Tony Sipp

Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
2.55
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
11.04
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.13
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1512
27
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
9
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.47
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.55
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.19
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.13
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.77
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.75
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.66
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.68
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.56
93.56
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.651
0.651
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.152
0.152
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.48
44.48
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Leiter and Tony Sipp

Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
335
893.33
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
616
369600
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
600
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
501.33
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
56
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
53.33
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
7.68
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.67
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
80
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.33
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
37.33
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.67
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.58
-6.88
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
272
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
74.67
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8
Tony Sipp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Sipp
Career
Per 600 PA