What years did Al Leiter play?

Al Leiter played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 2005.

Was Al Leiter a pitcher?

Yes. Al Leiter pitched in the major leagues, recording 162 wins and 1974 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Al Leiter hit?

Al Leiter hit 0 career home runs with 45 hits.

What teams did Al Leiter play for?

Al Leiter played for 4 teams: the New York Yankees (1987–1989, 2005), the Toronto Blue Jays (1989–1995), the Florida Marlins (1996–1997, 2005), and the New York Mets (1998–2004).

Did Al Leiter win a Cy Young Award?

No. Al Leiter did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Al Leiter win?

Al Leiter was selected to 2 All-Star Games.

What were Al Leiter's career stats?

In 419 games, Al Leiter went 162-132 with a 3.80 ERA, 1,974 strikeouts, 2,391.0 innings pitched, and 2 saves. At the plate he had 45 hits and 0 home runs.

What was Al Leiter's salary?

Al Leiter's last recorded salary was $7,000,000, in 2005. His highest recorded salary was $10,295,600, in 2004, and his lowest was $67,000, in 1988. The Salary History table lists each season from 1988 to 2005.

What position did Al Leiter play?

Al Leiter played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Al Leiter and how much did he weigh?

Al Leiter was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 200 pounds.

What was Al Leiter's career ERA?

Al Leiter finished with a 3.80 career ERA, going 162-132 with 1,974 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Al Leiter have?

Al Leiter recorded 1,974 career strikeouts.

Is Al Leiter in the Hall of Fame?

No. Al Leiter has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Al Leiter

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1987-2005)

Al Leiter was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 2005 for 4 teams, including the New York Yankees, a span of 19 seasons. Across 419 career appearances, he went 162-132 with a 3.80 ERA and 1,974 strikeouts. He also batted .085 with 0 home runs. Al Leiter was a 2-time All-Star and a Roberto Clemente Award. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 21772.5.

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 October 24, 2026

W–L 162–132

ERA 3.80

WHIP 1.39

SO 1,974

Pitcher PIV 21772.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 200 lb
Born: 10/23/1965 in Toms River, NJ, USA
MLB Debut: 1987-09-15
Last Game: 2005-10-02
Awards: 2× All-Star · Roberto Clemente Award

Full name: Alois Terry Leiter

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Career Pitching Statistics

Al Leiter — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
162	132	419	382	16	10	2	2391.0	2,152	1,010	198	1,163	1,974	3.80	21772.5

Career ERA 3.80 vs. league average 4.28 across their career seasons — 11.2% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Al Leiter Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1987	NYA	AL	2	2	4	4	0	0	0	22.2	24	16	15	28	6.35	4.29 (-48%)	433.1
1988	NYA	AL	4	4	14	14	0	0	0	57.1	49	25	33	60	3.92	3.73 (-5%)	-742.3
1989	NYA	AL	1	2	4	4	0	0	0	26.2	23	18	21	22	6.07	3.71 (-64%)	-318.4
1989	TOR	AL	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.2	9	3	2	4	4.05	—	0.0
1990	TOR	AL	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	6.1	1	0	2	5	0.00	—	0.0
1991	TOR	AL	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1.2	3	5	5	1	27.00	—	0.0
1992	TOR	AL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	1	1	2	0	9.00	—	0.0
1993	TOR	AL	9	6	34	12	1	1	2	105.0	93	48	56	66	4.11	4.19 (+2%)	-644.1
1994	TOR	AL	6	7	20	20	1	0	0	111.2	125	63	65	100	5.08	4.51 (-13%)	1922.4
1995	TOR	AL	11	11	28	28	2	1	0	183.0	162	74	108	153	3.64	4.45 (+18%)	405.9
1996	FLO	NL	16	12	33	33	2	1	0	215.1	153	70	119	200	2.93	4.61 (+37%)	3601.3
1997	FLO	NL	11	9	27	27	0	0	0	151.1	133	73	91	132	4.34	4.39 (+1%)	-506.4
1998	NYN	NL	17	6	28	28	4	2	0	193.0	151	53	71	174	2.47	4.43 (+44%)	6431.9
1999	NYN	NL	13	12	32	32	1	1	0	213.0	209	100	93	162	4.23	4.71 (+10%)	2775.7
2000	NYN	NL	16	8	31	31	2	1	0	208.0	176	74	76	200	3.20	4.77 (+33%)	6052.4
2001	NYN	NL	11	11	29	29	0	0	0	187.1	178	69	46	142	3.31	4.42 (+25%)	4059.3
2002	NYN	NL	13	13	33	33	2	2	0	204.1	194	79	69	172	3.48	4.28 (+19%)	2159.7
2003	NYN	NL	15	9	30	30	1	1	0	180.2	176	80	94	139	3.99	4.40 (+9%)	549.4
2004	NYN	NL	10	8	30	30	0	0	0	173.2	138	62	97	117	3.21	4.46 (+28%)	-1304.8
2005	FLO	NL	3	7	17	16	0	0	0	80.0	88	59	60	52	6.64	4.29 (-55%)	-2733.2
2005	NYA	AL	4	5	16	10	0	0	0	62.1	66	38	38	45	5.49	4.29 (-28%)	-369.5
Career · 21 seasons			162	132	419	382	16	10	2	2,391.0	2,152	1,010	1,163	1,974	3.80	—	21,773

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

Al Leiter — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
419	530	15	45	7	1	0	16	0	35	290	.085	.142	.102	.243	-5,746

Career AVG .085 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 67.8% below league average.

Career OBP .142 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — 57.4% below league average.

Career SLG .102 vs. league average .412 across their career seasons — 75.3% below league average.

Career OPS .243 vs. league average .744 across their career seasons — 67.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Al Leiter Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1987	NYA	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	NYA	AL	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	NYA	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	TOR	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	TOR	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	TOR	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	TOR	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	TOR	AL	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	TOR	AL	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	TOR	AL	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	FLO	NL	33	70	3	7	0	0	1	4	45	.100	.269 (-63%)	.340 (-56%)	.426 (-77%)	.767 (-68%)	-791.6
1997	FLO	NL	27	48	2	5	0	0	1	3	25	.104	—	—	—	—	-518.0
1998	NYN	NL	28	57	1	6	3	0	4	7	32	.105	.266 (-60%)	.335 (-39%)	.420 (-62%)	.755 (-52%)	-495.0
1999	NYN	NL	32	57	1	6	2	0	5	2	29	.105	.271 (-61%)	.344 (-61%)	.433 (-68%)	.778 (-65%)	-631.5
2000	NYN	NL	31	58	1	3	0	0	0	4	33	.052	.270 (-81%)	.344 (-67%)	.437 (-88%)	.782 (-79%)	-785.4
2001	NYN	NL	29	62	2	4	0	1	3	2	28	.065	.263 (-76%)	.332 (-72%)	.426 (-77%)	.758 (-75%)	-778.2
2002	NYN	NL	33	53	3	8	1	0	2	8	28	.151	.261 (-42%)	.331 (-21%)	.416 (-59%)	.747 (-42%)	-349.5
2003	NYN	NL	30	53	2	1	0	0	0	2	28	.019	.264 (-93%)	.332 (-84%)	.422 (-96%)	.754 (-90%)	-791.7
2004	NYN	NL	30	54	0	5	1	0	0	3	30	.093	.266 (-65%)	.335 (-58%)	.427 (-74%)	.762 (-67%)	-605.5
2005	FLO	NL	17	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	NYA	AL	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 21 seasons			419	530	15	45	7	1	16	35	290	.085	—	—	—	—	-5,746

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

Al Leiter — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
21	17	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	8	.059

Playoff Batting by Year

Al Leiter — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	H	2B	BB	SO	AVG
2005	ALDS2	NYA	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2000	NLCS	NYN	1	3	0	0	0	2	.000
2000	NLDS2	NYN	1	4	0	0	0	2	.000
2000	WS	NYN	2	2	0	0	0	0	.000
1999	NLCS	NYN	2	2	0	0	0	1	.000
1999	NLDS2	NYN	1	3	0	0	0	2	.000
1997	NLCS	FLO	2	1	0	0	0	1	.000
1997	NLDS1	FLO	1	1	0	0	0	0	.000
1997	WS	FLO	2	0	0	0	2	0	.000
1993	ALCS	TOR	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1993	WS	TOR	3	1	1	1	0	0	1.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Al Leiter — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2	3	21	11	0	81.2	81	42	36	68	4.63

Playoff Pitching by Year

Al Leiter — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2005	ALDS2	NYA	1	0	4	0	3.2	2	3	1	2	7.36
2000	NLCS	NYN	0	0	1	1	7.0	8	3	0	9	3.86
2000	NLDS2	NYN	0	0	1	1	8.0	5	2	3	6	2.25
2000	WS	NYN	0	1	2	2	15.2	12	5	6	16	2.87
1999	NLCS	NYN	0	1	2	2	7.0	5	5	4	5	6.43
1999	NLDS2	NYN	0	0	1	1	7.2	3	3	3	4	3.52
1997	NLCS	FLO	0	1	2	1	8.1	13	4	2	6	4.32
1997	NLDS1	FLO	0	0	1	1	4.0	7	4	3	3	9.00
1997	WS	FLO	0	0	2	2	10.2	10	6	10	10	5.06
1993	ALCS	TOR	0	0	2	0	2.2	4	1	2	2	3.38
1993	WS	TOR	1	0	3	0	7.0	12	6	2	5	7.71

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Al Leiter — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	207	264	6	25	0	10	.095
Away	211	263	9	20	0	6	.076

Pitching — Home / Away

Al Leiter — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	207	1213.2	1078	465	539	1049	3.45
Away	211	1168.1	1072	545	620	918	4.20

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Al Leiter — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2005-10-02	NYY	BOS	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0
2005-09-30	NYY	BOS	—	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2005-09-27	NYY	BAL	L	2.1	2	3	3	1	1	1
2005-09-22	NYY	BAL	—	1.0	2	4	4	2	1	0
2005-09-18	NYY	TOR	—	3.2	3	1	1	0	2	0
2005-09-10	NYY	BOS	—	5.2	9	3	1	1	3	0
2005-09-02	NYY	OAK	L	0.2	5	6	6	1	0	1
2005-08-28	NYY	KCR	W	6.0	2	1	1	4	6	0
2005-08-23	NYY	TOR	—	7.0	6	3	3	1	5	1
2005-08-17	NYY	TBR	—	5.1	2	3	3	5	4	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Al Leiter — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	419	382	57	286	14	25

Season-by-Season Fielding

Al Leiter — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1987	NYA	P	4	4	0	2	0	0
1988	NYA	P	14	14	0	11	1	0
1989	NYA	P	4	4	1	2	0	0
1989	TOR	P	1	1	0	0	0	0
1990	TOR	P	4	0	1	1	0	0
1991	TOR	P	3	0	0	1	0	0
1992	TOR	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
1993	TOR	P	34	12	4	12	1	0
1994	TOR	P	20	20	3	13	0	2
1995	TOR	P	28	28	7	15	0	2
1996	FLO	P	33	33	8	22	2	3
1997	FLO	P	27	27	0	14	0	1
1998	NYN	P	28	28	4	18	0	0
1999	NYN	P	32	32	3	18	4	1
2000	NYN	P	31	31	5	34	0	2
2001	NYN	P	29	29	6	22	2	2
2002	NYN	P	33	33	1	31	3	2
2003	NYN	P	30	30	4	27	0	4
2004	NYN	P	30	30	7	26	0	4
2005	FLO	P	17	16	1	12	0	1
2005	NYA	P	16	10	2	5	1	1

Career Games by Position

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Al Leiter Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	419

Awards & Honors

Al Leiter — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2000	Pitcher of the Month	June
2000	Roberto Clemente Award
1999	Branch Rickey Award
1999	Pitcher of the Month	June
1996	Player of the Week	Week of 1996-05-11
1996	TSN All-Star	LHP

Salary History

Al Leiter's recorded salaries total $68,100,100 over 17 seasons, 1988 to 2005. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Leiter's career ran from 1987 to 2005. No salary is recorded for 1987 and 1990.

Al Leiter — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2005	FLO	NL	$7,000,000
2004	NYN	NL	$10,295,600
2003	NYN	NL	$8,000,000
2002	NYN	NL	$9,250,000
2001	NYN	NL	$9,750,000
2000	NYN	NL	$7,750,000
1999	NYN	NL	$5,250,000
1998	NYN	NL	$3,000,000
1997	FLO	NL	$2,900,000
1996	FLO	NL	$2,750,000
1995	TOR	AL	$795,000
1994	TOR	AL	$565,000
1993	TOR	AL	$287,500
1992	TOR	AL	$180,000
1991	TOR	AL	$180,000
1989	NYA	AL	$80,000
1988	NYA	AL	$67,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$68,100,100

Award Voting History

Al Leiter — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1998	Cy Young Award	NL	6th	3.0	160	0
1996	Cy Young Award	NL	9th	1.0	140	0

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Career Spans

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Al Leiter: the record in brief

The profile opens with Al Leiter's first major league game on September 15, 1987; the last one listed came on October 2, 2005. Leiter played for the New York Yankees (1987 to 2005), the Toronto Blue Jays (1989 to 1995), the Florida Marlins (1996 through 2005), and the New York Mets (1998 to 2004). At 6-foot-2 and 200 pounds, Leiter is listed as a pitcher. The bio says Leiter threw and hit left-handed. The recorded birth is October 23, 1965, in Toms River, NJ, USA. Leiter's full given name, per the bio, is Alois Terry Leiter.

The pitching table credits Leiter with a 162-132 record and a 3.80 ERA in 419 games. The same table counts 1,974 strikeouts, 16 complete games, and 10 shutouts. That 3.80 ERA compares with a 4.28 league average across the same seasons, 11.2% better. The best win total was 17, in 1998. Leiter struck out 200 batters in 1996, a career high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Al Leiter

What years did Al Leiter play?: Al Leiter played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 2005.
Was Al Leiter a pitcher?: Yes. Al Leiter pitched in the major leagues, recording 162 wins and 1974 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Al Leiter hit?: Al Leiter hit 0 career home runs with 45 hits.
What teams did Al Leiter play for?: Al Leiter played for 4 teams: the New York Yankees (1987–1989, 2005), the Toronto Blue Jays (1989–1995), the Florida Marlins (1996–1997, 2005), and the New York Mets (1998–2004).
Did Al Leiter win a Cy Young Award?: No. Al Leiter did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Al Leiter win?: Al Leiter was selected to 2 All-Star Games.
What were Al Leiter's career stats?: In 419 games, Al Leiter went 162-132 with a 3.80 ERA, 1,974 strikeouts, 2,391.0 innings pitched, and 2 saves. At the plate he had 45 hits and 0 home runs.
How much did Al Leiter earn in his career?: Al Leiter's recorded salaries total $68,100,100 over 17 seasons, 1988 to 2005. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Leiter's career ran from 1987 to 2005. No salary is recorded for 1987 and 1990.
What was Al Leiter's salary?: Al Leiter's last recorded salary was $7,000,000, in 2005. His highest recorded salary was $10,295,600, in 2004, and his lowest was $67,000, in 1988. The Salary History table lists each season from 1988 to 2005.
What position did Al Leiter play?: Al Leiter played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Al Leiter and how much did he weigh?: Al Leiter was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 200 pounds.
What was Al Leiter's career ERA?: Al Leiter finished with a 3.80 career ERA, going 162-132 with 1,974 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Al Leiter have?: Al Leiter recorded 1,974 career strikeouts.
Is Al Leiter in the Hall of Fame?: No. Al Leiter has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.