Mark Leiter vs. Josh Smith — Career Comparison

Mark Leiter
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Josh Smith
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mark Leiter built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh Smith 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 76), walk avoidance (BB%+ 105 vs 91), and run prevention (ERA+ 92 vs 86). Josh Smith held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 108 vs 80). Role difference aside, Mark Leiter holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mark Leiter and Josh Smith

Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
2.55
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.92
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.13
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.49
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.55
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.1
47.1
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.48
44.48
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.88
11.88
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.2
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
4.57
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
5.6
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
27
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
184.2
9
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
9.16
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
9.89
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.16
9.16
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.18
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.56
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
3.22
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
3.95
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.33
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
892
6.78
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
7.31
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
1.111
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.251
1.251
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.35
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.57
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.49
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5154
39.17
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
40.55
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.67
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.85
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
5.05
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
5.95
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.45
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.36
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.58
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.538
1.538
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4548
34.56
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
35.68
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.17
39.17
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.55
40.55

Fielding Stats for Mark Leiter and Josh Smith

Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
2.55
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.92
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.13
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
27
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
184.2
9
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.47
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.19
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.77
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.78
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.66
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.68
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.56
93.56
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.651
0.651
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.139
0.139
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.48
44.48
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.88
11.88
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Leiter and Josh Smith

Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
893.33
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
2942.86
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
600
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
501.33
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
571.43
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
56
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
53.33
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.88
7.68
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.35
38.54
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
58.67
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
80
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
21.33
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
37.33
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.67
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.58
-6.88
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
38.8
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
272
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
228.57
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.63
2.63
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
74.67
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA