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Mark Leiter Jr. PTigers

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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 28)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date3-13-1991
Height6' 0"
Weight210 lbs
Age33 years, 1 months, 6 days
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
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YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
2017 PHI MLB 27 11 90.7 3 6 0 90 31 84 18 96 8.9 3.1 1.8 8.3 49% .282 1.33 5.16 4.96 108 5.43 115.7 0.0
2018 PHI 0 12 0 16.7 0 1 0 22 8 13 5 93 11.9 4.3 2.7 7.0 52% .298 1.80 7.08 5.40 124 7.45 166.5 -0.5
2018 TOR 0 8 0 6.7 0 0 0 13 4 9 2 110 17.6 5.4 2.7 12.2 36% .478 2.55 6.64 13.50 135 9.13 203.9 -0.3
2018 TOT MLB 20 0 23.3 0 1 0 35 12 22 7 98 13.5 4.6 2.7 8.5 47% .350 2.01 6.95 7.71 127 7.93 177.2 -0.8
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Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
2013 LWD A SAL 3 3 16.0 2 0 0 11 5 20 0 80 6.2 2.8 0.0 11.3 0% .290 1.00 1.91 0.00 76 3.02 65.5
2013 CLR A+ FSL 2 1 6.0 1 0 0 6 1 4 1 105 9.0 1.5 1.5 6.0 0% .263 1.17 4.57 3.00 101 4.08 88.7
2013 PHL Rk GCL 11 0 23.0 1 0 0 17 7 26 0 6.7 2.7 0.0 10.2 0% .293 1.04 2.23 1.57 84 2.59 56.4
2014 LWD A SAL 16 16 84.3 5 7 0 91 22 85 5 100 9.7 2.3 0.5 9.1 0% .345 1.34 3.29 4.38 84 3.95 83.5
2014 CLR A+ FSL 11 11 64.7 4 5 0 69 15 56 5 101 9.6 2.1 0.7 7.8 0% .328 1.30 3.53 4.31 94 4.73 100.2
2015 CLR A+ FSL 19 13 95.7 6 1 1 79 23 83 4 94 7.4 2.2 0.4 7.8 0% .278 1.07 2.88 2.26 93 3.78 83.0
2015 REA AA EAS 8 8 47.0 2 6 0 56 11 38 3 102 10.7 2.1 0.6 7.3 0% .356 1.43 3.37 4.79 92 5.24 114.8
2016 REA AA EAS 23 17 103.7 6 3 1 91 30 94 9 113 7.9 2.6 0.8 8.2 46% .288 1.17 3.71 3.39 92 3.75 82.9
2017 PHI MLB NL 27 11 90.7 3 6 0 90 31 84 18 96 8.9 3.1 1.8 8.3 49% .282 1.33 5.16 4.96 108 5.43 115.7
2017 LEH AAA INT 7 5 30.0 2 1 0 27 6 38 5 101 8.1 1.8 1.5 11.4 53% .297 1.10 3.67 4.20 81 2.84 60.4
2018 PHI MLB NL 12 0 16.7 0 1 0 22 8 13 5 93 11.9 4.3 2.7 7.0 52% .298 1.80 7.08 5.40 124 7.45 166.5
2018 TOR MLB AL 8 0 6.7 0 0 0 13 4 9 2 110 17.6 5.4 2.7 12.2 36% .478 2.55 6.64 13.50 135 9.13 203.9
2018 CLR A+ FSL 3 0 5.0 0 0 0 1 1 9 0 1.8 1.8 0.0 16.2 14% .143 0.40 0.47 0.00 54 2.05 43.4
2018 LEH AAA INT 20 0 28.3 3 1 0 28 13 30 3 8.9 4.1 1.0 9.5 45% .316 1.45 4.17 3.81 101 4.89 103.4

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2017 1513 0.4845 0.4303 0.7834 0.6085 0.2628 0.8857 0.5610 0.2166
2018 467 0.4711 0.4561 0.7653 0.6364 0.2955 0.8429 0.6164 0.2347
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Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2023 CHN $850,000
2022 CHN $
2021 DET $
2020 ARI $
2019 TOR $
2018 PHI $549,500
2017 PHI $
YearsDescriptionSalary
2 yrPrevious$1,399,500
2 yrTotal$1,399,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 31 d1 year/$850,000 (2023)

Details
  • 1 year (2023). DFA by Chicago Cubs 1/14/23. Sent outright to Triple-A 1/19/23. Elected free agency 1/23/23. Re-signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 2/3/23 (minor-league contract). Salary of $850,000 in majors. Contract selected by Chicago Cubs 3/30/23.
  • 1 year (2022). Signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 12/21 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Chicago Cubs 4/16/22.
  • 1 year (2021). Signed by Detroit as a free agent 3/18/21 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2020). Signed by Arizona as a free agent 2/23/20 (minor-league contract).
  • 2019. DFA by Toronto 11/26/18. Sent outright to Triple-A 11/30/18.
  • 1 year/$0.5495M (2018). Re-signed by Philadelphia 3/18. Claimed by Toronto off waivers 9/1/18 after being DFA by Philadelphia 8/28/18.
  • 1 year (2017). Contract selected by Philadelphia 4/18/17.
  • Drafted by Philadelphia 2013 (22-661) (New Jersey Tech).

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
90o 0 4.6 0 23 10 76.3 63 26 74 9 .266 1.17 3.39 3.56 -3.1 -0.3
80o 0 4.5 0 21 9 70.2 63 25 68 9 .280 1.25 3.77 3.97 -5.8 -0.6
70o 0 4.3 0 20 8 65.9 62 25 64 9 .290 1.32 4.06 4.27 -7.5 -0.8
60o 0 4.2 0 19 8 62.4 61 25 60 9 .299 1.37 4.30 4.53 -8.8 -1.0
50o 0 4.1 0 18 8 59.1 60 24 57 9 .307 1.43 4.53 4.77 -9.8 -1.1
40o 0 4 0 17 7 56.0 59 24 54 8 .315 1.48 4.77 5.02 -10.8 -1.2
30o 0 3.9 0 16 7 52.6 58 23 51 8 .324 1.55 5.02 5.29 -11.6 -1.3
20o 0 3.8 0 15 6 48.8 56 23 47 8 .334 1.62 5.33 5.61 -12.4 -1.3
10o 0 3.5 0 13 6 43.7 54 22 42 8 .348 1.73 5.76 6.07 -13.2 -1.4
Weighted Mean04.1018858.65924578.3051.414.504.74-9.6-1.0

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Mark Leiter Jr. has thrown 4,255 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2017 and 2024, including pitches thrown in . In 2024, he has relied primarily on his Splitter (85mph) and Sinker (91mph), also mixing in a Cutter (89mph) and Slider (80mph). He also rarely throws a Curve (74mph).