Mark McGwire vs. Mark Leiter — Matchup Analysis
Mark Leiter has completely neutralized McGwire in this matchup. McGwire's numbers against Leiter tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.675, 31% below the career mark of 0.982, with a batting average of just 0.125, 52% below their career average and below Leiter's career opposing average of 0.265. Even with McGwire striking out less often than usual, once every 5 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.8 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Leiter. Edge: Leiter.
How Mark McGwire put the ball into play against Mark Leiter
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Mark Leiter to Mark McGwire
Matchup Details for Mark McGwire and Mark Leiter
Stats that describe the matchup between Mark McGwire and Mark Leiter including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
20
Mark McGwire Career Plate Appearances
7660
Mark Leiter Career Batters Faced
5154
In this matchup
0.125
Mark McGwire Career Batting Average
0.263
Mark Leiter Career Opposing Batting Average
0.265
In this matchup
1
Mark McGwire Career Home Runs
583
Mark Leiter Career Home Runs Allowed
155
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
In this matchup
0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.063
Mark McGwire Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.094
Mark Leiter Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.034
In this matchup
0.500
Mark McGwire Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.359
Mark Leiter Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.129
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.250
Mark McGwire Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.365
Mark Leiter Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.174
In this matchup
0.091
Mark McGwire Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.255
Mark Leiter Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.300
In this matchup
1
Mark McGwire Career Hit By Pitch
75
Mark Leiter Career Batters Hit By Pitch
75
Outs
In this matchup
9
In this matchup
0
Mark McGwire Career Intentional Walks
150
Mark Leiter Career Intentional Walks Allowed
43
In this matchup
4
Mark McGwire Career Strikeouts
1596
Mark Leiter Career Strikeouts Thrown
892
In this matchup
5.000
Mark McGwire Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.800
Mark Leiter Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.778
In this matchup
0.750
Mark McGwire Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.830
Mark Leiter Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.480
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.250
Mark McGwire Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.404
Mark Leiter Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.324
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Mark McGwire Career Sacrifice Hits
3
Mark Leiter Career Sacrifice Hits
59
In this matchup
0
Mark McGwire Career Sacrifice Flies
78
Mark Leiter Career Sacrifice Flies
48
In this matchup
0
Mark McGwire Career Ground into Double Play
147
Mark Leiter Career Double Plays Enabled
76
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0