Mark Leiter vs. Al Spalding — Career Comparison

Mark Leiter
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Spalding
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red StockingsUnknownHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Al Spalding posted a stronger line than Mark Leiter. Al Spalding posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.13 vs 4.57) and WHIP (1.193 vs 1.412). By the career numbers, Al Spalding had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Mark Leiter and Al Spalding

Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
2.55
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
1.08
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.13
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.01
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.49
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
0.78
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.55
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.1
47.1
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.43
79.43
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.48
44.48
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.66
93.66
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
0.87
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.07
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.2
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
4.57
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
2.13
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8659
27
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2886.1
9
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
9.16
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3280
10.23
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.16
9.16
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.23
10.23
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
1.18
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
3.22
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.51
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.33
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
6.78
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.77
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.78
6.78
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.35
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.32
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.57
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5154
39.17
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12724
39.68
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.67
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
5.05
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1790
5.58
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.45
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.36
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.58
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.193
1.193
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4548
34.56
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12560
39.16
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.17
39.17
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68

Fielding Stats for Mark Leiter and Al Spalding

Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
2.55
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
1.18
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.13
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.37
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11022
27
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3674
9
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.47
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
1.93
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
1.19
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
1.78
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.38
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
1.77
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1672
4.1
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.66
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1515
3.71
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.56
93.56
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.61
90.61
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.651
0.651
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.156
3.156
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.48
44.48
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.25
31.25
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.14
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Leiter and Al Spalding

Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
335
893.33
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411
124.04
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
225
600
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1988
600
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
188
501.33
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1959
591.25
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
21
56
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
185.01
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
20
53.33
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
152.72
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
25.96
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
5.73
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.6
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
32.29
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
7.68
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229.38
69.23
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
22
58.67
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
743
224.25
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
30
80
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
642
193.76
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.702
0.702
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
8
21.33
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
125.86
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
37.33
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
338
102.01
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
22
58.67
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
227.26
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.58
-6.88
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272.01
82.1
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
24
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
8.75
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
272
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
7.85
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.46
76.46
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
74.67
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.51
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
5.43
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.91
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.34
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71