Mike Leake

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2010-2019)

Mike Leake was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2010 to 2019 for 5 teams, including the Cincinnati Reds, a span of 10 seasons. Across 301 career appearances, he went 105-98 with a 4.05 ERA and 1,231 strikeouts. He also batted .192 with 6 home runs. Mike Leake was a Gold Glove.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 105–98
ERA 4.05
WHIP 1.28
SO 1,231
Pitcher PIV -7316.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 165 lb
Born
11/12/1987 in San Diego, CA, USA
MLB Debut
2010-04-11
Last Game
2019-09-24
Awards
Gold Glove

Full name: Michael Raymond Leake

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Career Pitching Statistics

Mike Leake — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
105 98 301 296 6 2 0 1829.0 1,940 824 238 403 1,231 4.05 -7316.2

Career ERA 4.05 vs. league average 4.08 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Mike Leake Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2010 CIN NL 8 4 24 22 0 0 0 138.1 158 65 49 91 4.23 4.08 (-4%) -2064.1
2011 CIN NL 12 9 29 26 0 0 0 167.2 159 72 38 118 3.86 3.94 (+2%) -1181.1
2012 CIN NL 8 9 30 30 2 0 0 179.0 201 91 41 116 4.58 4.01 (-14%) -1833.4
2013 CIN NL 14 7 31 31 0 0 0 192.1 193 72 48 122 3.37 3.87 (+13%) -843.6
2014 CIN NL 11 13 33 33 0 0 0 214.1 217 88 50 164 3.70 3.74 (+1%) -740.1
2015 CIN NL 9 5 21 21 1 0 0 136.2 123 54 34 90 3.56 3.96 (+10%) 80.8
2015 SFN NL 2 5 9 9 1 1 0 55.1 51 25 15 29 4.07 3.96 (-3%) -1204.7
2016 SLN NL 9 12 30 30 0 0 0 176.2 203 92 30 125 4.69 4.19 (-12%) 1640.6
2017 SLN NL 7 12 26 26 0 0 0 154.0 169 72 35 103 4.21 4.36 (+3%) 460.5
2017 SEA AL 3 1 5 5 0 0 0 32.0 32 9 2 27 2.53 4.36 (+42%) 1696.4
2018 SEA AL 10 10 31 31 0 0 0 185.2 207 90 34 119 4.36 4.15 (-5%) 64.4
2019 SEA AL 9 8 22 22 2 1 0 137.0 153 65 19 100 4.27 4.51 (+5%) -753.5
2019 ARI NL 3 3 10 10 0 0 0 60.0 74 29 8 27 4.35 4.51 (+3%) -2638.6
Career · 13 seasons 105 98 301 296 6 2 0 1,829.0 1,940 824 403 1,231 4.05 — -7,316

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Mike Leake — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
338 485 46 93 18 1 6 32 0 16 196 .192 .221 .270 .491 -2,012

Career AVG .192 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — 24.4% below league average.

Career OBP .221 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — 31.0% below league average.

Career SLG .270 vs. league average .408 across their career seasons — 33.8% below league average.

Career OPS .491 vs. league average .728 across their career seasons — 32.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Mike Leake Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2010 CIN NL 28 48 5 16 1 0 0 3 0 5 15 .333 — — — — 73.7
2011 CIN NL 38 55 7 11 2 0 0 2 0 1 23 .200 .255 (-22%) .320 (-33%) .399 (-41%) .719 (-37%) -326.8
2012 CIN NL 35 61 8 18 3 0 2 3 0 1 20 .295 .254 (+16%) .318 (-4%) .405 (+9%) .724 (+3%) 21.5
2013 CIN NL 31 63 8 12 2 1 0 2 0 2 19 .190 .253 (-25%) .317 (-32%) .396 (-36%) .714 (-34%) -348.5
2014 CIN NL 40 68 9 12 5 0 2 5 0 0 34 .176 .251 (-30%) .313 (-40%) .386 (-12%) .700 (-25%) -284.2
2015 CIN NL 25 52 3 7 3 0 1 5 0 0 25 .135 .254 (-47%) .316 (-58%) .404 (-38%) .721 (-47%) -396.4
2015 SFN NL 12 17 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 11 .059 — — — — -396.4
2016 SLN NL 34 49 3 7 1 0 0 4 0 3 19 .143 — — — — -407.8
2017 SLN NL 27 47 2 8 1 0 0 4 0 3 15 .170 — — — — -343.4
2017 SEA AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — -343.4
2018 SEA AL 31 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 — — — — 0.0
2019 SEA AL 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2019 ARI NL 10 20 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 .050 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 338 485 46 93 18 1 6 32 0 16 196 .192 — — — — -2,752

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Mike Leake — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500

Playoff Batting by Year

Mike Leake — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2012 NLDS2 CIN 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500

Playoff Career Pitching

Mike Leake — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 1 1 0 4.1 6 5 2 1 10.38

Playoff Pitching by Year

Mike Leake — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2012 NLDS2 CIN 0 1 1 1 0 4.1 6 5 2 1 10.38

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Mike Leake — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1712362750420.212
Away1672491943212.173

Pitching — Home / Away

Mike Leake — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home153931.29974241956534.10
Away148897.19434002085784.01

Last 10 Games — Batting

Mike Leake — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2019-09-24 AZSTLW 100000001
2019-09-18 AZMIAW 200000001
2019-09-13 AZCINL 200000001
2019-09-08 AZCINL 300000001
2019-09-02 AZSDPW 300000101
2019-08-27 AZSFGW 300000002
2019-08-21 AZCOLL 100000000
2019-08-16 AZSFGL 200000002
2019-08-11 AZLADL 100000001
2019-08-06 AZPHIW 201000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Mike Leake — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2019-09-24 AZSTL — 6.0511231
2019-09-18 AZMIA W 6.2833042
2019-09-13 AZCIN L 6.0542152
2019-09-08 AZCIN — 6.1722031
2019-09-02 AZSDP W 6.1840111
2019-08-27 AZSFG W 7.1422120
2019-08-21 AZCOL L 5.0855010
2019-08-16 AZSFG — 6.0844033
2019-08-11 AZLAD L 5.01088224
2019-08-06 AZPHI — 5.11132131

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mike Leake — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 301 296 213 273 19 28

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mike Leake — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2010 CIN P 24 22 18 22 3 3
2011 CIN P 29 26 18 22 0 3
2012 CIN P 30 30 25 30 2 3
2013 CIN P 31 31 26 28 1 2
2014 CIN P 33 33 26 30 4 1
2015 CIN P 21 21 17 24 1 1
2015 SFN P 9 9 2 8 0 1
2016 SLN P 30 30 24 37 4 5
2017 SLN P 26 26 13 27 0 1
2017 SEA P 5 5 4 3 0 0
2018 SEA P 31 31 20 17 3 4
2019 SEA P 22 22 11 17 1 2
2019 ARI P 10 10 9 8 0 2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Mike Leake Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 301

Awards & Honors

Mike Leake — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
2019 Gold Glove P

Salary History

Mike Leake — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2016 SLN NL $12,000,000
2015 CIN NL $9,775,000
2014 CIN NL $5,925,000
2013 CIN NL $3,060,000
2012 CIN NL $507,500
2011 CIN NL $425,000
Total Career Earnings $31,692,500

College History

Mike Leake — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Arizona State University Tempe AZ 2007, 2008, 2009

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Mike Leake (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Shane Reynolds
    114-96, 4.09 ERA
  2. 96
    Jordan Zimmermann
    95-91, 4.07 ERA
  3. 91
    Ismael Valdez
    104-105, 4.09 ERA
  4. 87
    Matt Morris
    121-92, 3.98 ERA
  5. 85
    Carl Pavano
    108-107, 4.39 ERA
  6. 82
    Andy Ashby
    98-110, 4.12 ERA

Mike Leake: the record in brief

Between the debut on April 11, 2010 and the final game on September 24, 2019, Mike Leake built the record summarized on this page. By club, Leake's seasons break down as the Cincinnati Reds (2010 through 2015), the San Francisco Giants (2015), the St. Louis Cardinals (2016 to 2017), the Seattle Mariners (2017 through 2019), and the Arizona Diamondbacks (2019). Born on November 12, 1987, in San Diego, CA, USA, Leake is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. Leake's listed size is 5'10" and 165 pounds. Mike Leake was the playing name; the full given name is Michael Raymond.

Leake's career pitching line is 105 wins, 98 losses and a 4.05 ERA over 301 appearances. The same table counts 1,231 strikeouts. Leake's 4.05 ERA was close to the 4.08 league figure for those seasons. The best win total was 14, in 2013. The strikeout high was 164 in 2014. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.37 in 2013, when the league's was 3.87.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mike Leake

What years did Mike Leake play?
Mike Leake played in Major League Baseball from 2010 to 2019.
Was Mike Leake a pitcher?
Yes. Mike Leake pitched in the major leagues, recording 105 wins and 1231 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Mike Leake hit?
Mike Leake hit 6 career home runs with 93 hits.
What was Mike Leake's career batting average?
Mike Leake batted .192 over his career, with 93 hits in 485 at bats.
How many RBI did Mike Leake have?
Mike Leake drove in 32 runs in his career.
What was Mike Leake's career ERA?
Mike Leake finished with a 4.05 career ERA, going 105-98 with 1,231 strikeouts.