Mark Leiter vs. Josh Towers — Career Comparison

Mark Leiter
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Josh Towers
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Josh Towers a clear advantage over Mark Leiter across the core pitching metrics. Josh Towers led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 208 vs 105), home run suppression (HR9+ 89 vs 80), and run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 92). Mark Leiter held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 78). Josh Towers was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Mark Leiter and Josh Towers

Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
2.55
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
1.71
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
1.13
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.38
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.49
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.55
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.55
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.68
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.1
47.1
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.48
44.48
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.58
80.58
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.2
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
4.57
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
4.95
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2194
27
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
731.1
9
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
9.16
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
887
10.92
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.16
9.16
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.18
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.5
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
3.22
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.51
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.33
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
6.78
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
4.79
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.78
6.78
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.35
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.57
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.43
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5154
39.17
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3158
38.86
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.67
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
5.05
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
5.43
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.45
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.36
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.33
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.58
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.84
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.381
1.381
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4548
34.56
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2960
36.43
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.86
38.86

Fielding Stats for Mark Leiter and Josh Towers

Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
2.55
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
1.71
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
1.13
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.38
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3553
27
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2194
27
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1184.1
9
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
731.1
9
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.47
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.05
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
1.19
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.29
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
1.77
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
2.44
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.66
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
2.34
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.56
93.56
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.96
95.96
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.651
0.651
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.48
44.48
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.58
80.58
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Leiter and Josh Towers

Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
893.33
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
4633.33
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
600
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
501.33
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
533.33
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
56
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
53.33
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
7.68
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.23
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.67
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
80
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
21.33
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
37.33
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.67
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.58
-6.88
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.24
-41.21
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
272
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
74.67
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA