Mark Leiter vs. Don Sutton — Career Comparison

Mark Leiter
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Don Sutton
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Don Sutton comes out ahead of Mark Leiter in this starter comparison. Don Sutton led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 141 vs 105), run prevention (ERA+ 104 vs 92), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 95 vs 93). Mark Leiter held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 80 vs 71). The edge goes to Don Sutton.

Pitching Stats for Mark Leiter and Don Sutton

Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
2.55
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
1.32
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
1.13
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
1.29
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.49
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
0.55
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.55
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
0.44
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.1
47.1
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.86
55.86
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.48
44.48
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
0.3
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.1
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.2
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
4.57
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1914
3.26
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15847
27
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5282.1
9
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205
9.16
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4692
7.99
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
1.18
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
0.8
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
3.22
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1343
2.29
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.33
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.17
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
6.78
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3574
6.09
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.78
6.78
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.35
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.19
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.57
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.14
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.04
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5154
39.17
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21631
36.85
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.67
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.02
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
5.05
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2104
3.58
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.45
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
0.29
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.36
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.18
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.58
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
0.32
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4548
34.56
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19933
33.96
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.85
36.85

Fielding Stats for Mark Leiter and Don Sutton

Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
2.55
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
1.32
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
1.13
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
1.29
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15846
27
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5282
9
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.47
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
0.57
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.19
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
613
1.04
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.05
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.77
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
978
1.67
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.66
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
947
1.61
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.56
93.56
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.83
96.83
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.651
0.651
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.48
44.48
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.07
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Leiter and Don Sutton

Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
335
893.33
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
785
302.12
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
225
600
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1559
600
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
188
501.33
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1354
521.1
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
21
56
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
75.05
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
20
53.33
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
68.89
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.77
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.16
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
7.68
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.9
13.05
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
22
58.67
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
81.59
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
30
80
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
261
100.45
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
8
21.33
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
24.63
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
37.33
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
24.63
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.67
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
49.26
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.58
-6.88
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.63
5.24
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.31
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
24
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
23.09
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
272
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
365
140.47
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
74.67
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
52.34
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.15
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
29
11.16
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100