What years did Mark Leiter play?

Mark Leiter played in Major League Baseball from 1990 to 2001.

Was Mark Leiter a pitcher?

Yes. Mark Leiter pitched in the major leagues, recording 65 wins and 892 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Mark Leiter hit?

Mark Leiter hit 0 career home runs with 21 hits.

Mark Leiter

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1990-2001)

W–L 65–73

ERA 4.57

WHIP 1.38

SO 892

Pitcher PIV -5832.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 200 lb
Born: 4/13/1963 in Joliet, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1990-07-24
Last Game: 2001-10-07

Full name: Mark Edward Leiter

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
65	73	335	149	15	1	26	1184.3	1,205	602	155	424	892	4.57	-5832.7

Career ERA 4.57 vs. league average 4.30 across their career seasons — 6.4% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1990	NYA	AL	1	1	8	3	0	0	0	26.3	33	20	9	21	6.84	3.86 (-77%)	-706.8
1991	DET	AL	9	7	38	15	1	0	1	134.7	125	63	50	103	4.21	3.91 (-8%)	-696.5
1992	DET	AL	8	5	35	14	1	0	0	112.0	116	52	43	75	4.18	3.75 (-12%)	71.1
1993	DET	AL	6	6	27	13	1	0	0	106.7	111	56	44	70	4.72	4.19 (-13%)	-2344.0
1994	CAL	AL	4	7	40	7	0	0	2	95.3	99	50	35	71	4.72	4.51 (-5%)	-684.5
1995	SFN	NL	10	12	30	29	7	1	0	195.7	185	83	55	129	3.82	4.45 (+14%)	1527.1
1996	SFN	NL	4	10	23	22	1	0	0	135.3	151	78	50	118	5.19	4.61 (-12%)	-1780.2
1996	MON	NL	4	2	12	12	1	0	0	69.7	68	34	19	46	4.39	4.61 (+5%)	-1043.1
1997	PHI	NL	10	17	31	31	3	0	0	182.7	216	115	64	148	5.67	4.39 (-29%)	-353.6
1998	PHI	NL	7	5	69	0	0	0	23	88.7	67	35	47	84	3.55	4.43 (+20%)	346.2
1999	SEA	AL	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1.3	2	1	0	1	6.75	—	0.0
2001	MIL	NL	2	1	20	3	0	0	0	36.0	32	15	8	26	3.75	4.42 (+15%)	-168.4
Career · 12 seasons			65	73	335	149	15	1	26	1,184.1	1,205	602	424	892	4.57	—	-5,833

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
335	188	8	21	1	0	0	14	0	9	102	.112	.152	.117	.269	-1,212

Career AVG .112 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 57.8% below league average.

Career OBP .152 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 54.4% below league average.

Career SLG .117 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — 71.6% below league average.

Career OPS .269 vs. league average .745 across their career seasons — 63.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1990	NYA	AL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	DET	AL	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	DET	AL	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	DET	AL	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	CAL	AL	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	SFN	NL	30	61	2	6	0	5	4	33	.098	.266 (-63%)	.337 (-54%)	.417 (-76%)	.755 (-67%)	-670.2
1996	SFN	NL	23	42	2	6	1	2	1	20	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	MON	NL	12	25	2	2	0	3	2	15	.080	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	PHI	NL	31	51	2	6	0	4	2	28	.118	.266 (-56%)	.336 (-55%)	.419 (-72%)	.756 (-64%)	-541.5
1998	PHI	NL	69	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	SEA	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	MIL	NL	20	7	0	1	0	0	0	4	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			335	188	8	21	1	14	9	102	.112	—	—	—	—	-1,212

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	176	90	6	16	0	8	.178
Away	159	98	2	5	0	6	.051

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	176	624.1	631	316	208	483	4.56
Away	159	560.0	574	286	216	409	4.60

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
2001-10-07	MIL	AZ	W	0	0
2001-10-04	MIL	STL	L	0	0
2001-10-03	MIL	STL	W	1	1
2001-09-29	MIL	COL	L	0	0
2001-09-26	MIL	AZ	L	0	0
2001-09-25	MIL	AZ	W	0	0
2001-09-22	MIL	CIN	L	0	0
2001-09-19	MIL	STL	L	0	0
2001-09-18	MIL	STL	L	0	0
2001-09-09	MIL	HOU	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2001-10-07	MIL	AZ	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
2001-10-04	MIL	STL	—	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	1
2001-10-03	MIL	STL	—	1.2	3	1	1	0	1	1
2001-09-29	MIL	COL	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
2001-09-26	MIL	AZ	—	0.2	2	0	0	1	1	0
2001-09-25	MIL	AZ	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
2001-09-22	MIL	CIN	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2001-09-19	MIL	STL	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0
2001-09-18	MIL	STL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001-09-09	MIL	HOU	—	2.0	3	2	2	0	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	335	149	62	156	15	13

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1990	NYA	P	8	3	0	8	0	1
1991	DET	P	38	15	3	17	1	1
1992	DET	P	35	14	8	15	1	0
1993	DET	P	27	13	5	11	2	1
1994	CAL	P	40	7	5	16	1	0
1995	SFN	P	30	29	7	19	4	3
1996	SFN	P	23	22	3	12	2	0
1996	MON	P	12	12	5	13	0	1
1997	PHI	P	31	31	10	30	3	4
1998	PHI	P	69	0	12	8	1	2
1999	SEA	P	2	0	0	0	0	0
2001	MIL	P	20	3	4	7	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	335

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2001	MIL	NL	$500,000
1999	SEA	AL	$3,000,000
1998	PHI	NL	$2,000,000
1997	PHI	NL	$1,900,000
1996	SFN	NL	$1,850,000
1995	SFN	NL	$700,000
1994	CAL	AL	$600,000
1993	DET	AL	$500,000
1992	DET	AL	$230,000
1991	DET	AL	$130,000
Total Career Earnings			$11,410,000

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Connors State College	Warner	OK	1983
Ramapo College	Mahwah	NJ	1982

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Frequently Asked Questions about Mark Leiter

What years did Mark Leiter play?: Mark Leiter played in Major League Baseball from 1990 to 2001.
Was Mark Leiter a pitcher?: Yes. Mark Leiter pitched in the major leagues, recording 65 wins and 892 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Mark Leiter hit?: Mark Leiter hit 0 career home runs with 21 hits.