Mark Leiter vs. Ken Tatum — Career Comparison

Mark Leiter
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Tatum
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mark Leiter built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Tatum as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Tatum led in home run suppression (HR9+ 305 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 152 vs 92), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 93). Mark Leiter held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 94). Role difference aside, Ken Tatum holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mark Leiter and Ken Tatum

Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
2.55
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
5.6
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.13
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.49
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.51
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.55
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.1
47.1
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.48
44.48
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.2
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.66
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
4.57
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
2.93
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
9.16
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
7.32
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
1.18
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.76
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
3.22
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
3.73
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.33
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
6.78
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
4.97
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.78
6.78
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.966
0.966
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.35
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.57
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.57
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.6
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5154
39.17
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1186
37.76
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.67
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
3.34
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
5.05
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
3.28
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.45
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.32
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.36
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.58
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4548
34.56
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1032
32.86
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Mark Leiter and Ken Tatum

Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
2.55
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
5.6
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.13
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
849
27
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
9
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.47
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
1.19
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.49
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
1.77
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.88
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.66
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.81
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.56
93.56
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.61
96.61
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.651
0.651
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.48
44.48
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Leiter and Ken Tatum

Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
893.33
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176
2070.59
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
600
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
501.33
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
529.41
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.843
0.843
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
56
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
129.41
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
53.33
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
58.82
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
7.68
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.66
90.09
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
22
58.67
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
282.35
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
80
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
176.47
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.824
0.824
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
21.33
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
82.35
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
37.33
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
58.67
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
105.88
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.58
-6.88
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.56
88.89
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
24
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
272
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
200
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
74.67
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA