Mark Leiter
[edit] Biography
Born on April 13, 1963 in Joliet, Illinois, Mark Leiter (Mark Edward Leiter) played for the New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, California Angels, San Francisco Giants, Montreal Expos, Philadelphia Phillies, Seattle Mariners and Milwaukee Brewers over the course of his 11 year career. Leiter broke into the bigs on July 24, 1990 with the New York Yankees, and put up a 4.21 ERA in 134.2 innings pitched in 1991, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Mark Leiter's best season was 1998, when he posted a 3.55 ERA, notched 23 saves and struck out 84 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1990
| NY
| A
| 8
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 6.84
| 21
| 20
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 26.1
| 33
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1991
| DET
| A
| 38
| 15
| 9
| 7
| 4.21
| 103
| 66
| 63
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 134.2
| 125
| 16
| 50
| 4
| 2
| 6
|
| 1992
| DET
| A
| 35
| 14
| 8
| 5
| 4.18
| 75
| 57
| 52
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 112
| 116
| 9
| 43
| 5
| 3
| 3
|
| 1993
| DET
| A
| 27
| 13
| 6
| 6
| 4.72
| 70
| 61
| 56
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 106.2
| 111
| 17
| 44
| 5
| 5
| 3
|
| 1994
| CAL
| A
| 40
| 7
| 4
| 7
| 4.72
| 71
| 56
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 95.1
| 99
| 13
| 35
| 6
| 2
| 9
|
| 1995
| SF
| N
| 30
| 29
| 10
| 12
| 3.82
| 129
| 91
| 83
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 195.2
| 185
| 19
| 55
| 4
| 9
| 17
|
| 1996
| SF
| N
| 23
| 22
| 4
| 10
| 5.19
| 118
| 93
| 78
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 135.1
| 151
| 25
| 50
| 7
| 2
| 9
|
| 1996
| MON
| N
| 12
| 12
| 4
| 2
| 4.39
| 46
| 35
| 34
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 69.2
| 68
| 12
| 19
| 1
| 4
| 7
|
| 1996
| TOT
| N
| 35
| 34
| 8
| 12
| 4.92
| 164
| 128
| 112
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 205
| 219
| 37
| 69
| 8
| 6
| 16
|
| 1997
| PHI
| N
| 31
| 31
| 10
| 17
| 5.67
| 148
| 132
| 115
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 182.2
| 216
| 25
| 64
| 4
| 11
| 9
|
| 1998
| PHI
| N
| 69
| 0
| 7
| 5
| 3.55
| 84
| 36
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 88.2
| 67
| 8
| 47
| 5
| 5
| 8
|
| 1999
| SEA
| A
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6.75
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| MIL
| N
| 20
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 3.75
| 26
| 16
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 36
| 32
| 6
| 8
| 2
| 3
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 185
| 97
| 37
| 47
| 4.58
| 551
| 403
| 360
| 12
| 1
| 23
| 708
| 719
| 95
| 243
| 23
| 34
| 52
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 150
| 52
| 28
| 26
| 4.57
| 341
| 261
| 242
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 476.1
| 486
| 60
| 181
| 20
| 12
| 23
|
| Total
|
|
| 335
| 149
| 65
| 73
| 4.57
| 892
| 664
| 602
| 15
| 1
| 26
| 1184.1
| 1205
| 155
| 424
| 43
| 46
| 75
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1990
| NY
| A
| P
| 8
| 3
| 26.1
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| DET
| A
| P
| 38
| 15
| 134.2
| 3
| 17
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 6
| 0
| .952
|
| 1992
| DET
| A
| P
| 35
| 14
| 112
| 8
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 9
| 3
| .958
|
| 1993
| DET
| A
| P
| 27
| 13
| 106.2
| 5
| 11
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 8
| 4
| 1
| .889
|
| 1994
| CAL
| A
| P
| 40
| 7
| 95.1
| 5
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 4
| 4
| .955
|
| 1995
| SF
| N
| P
| 30
| 29
| 195.2
| 7
| 19
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 5
| 4
| .867
|
| 1996
| SF
| N
| P
| 23
| 22
| 135.1
| 3
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 15
| 6
| 2
| .882
|
| 1996
| MON
| N
| P
| 12
| 12
| 69.2
| 5
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 2
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| TOT
| N
| P
| 35
| 34
| 205
| 8
| 25
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 23
| 8
| 3
| .943
|
| 1997
| PHI
| N
| P
| 31
| 31
| 182.2
| 10
| 30
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 19
| 6
| 3
| .930
|
| 1998
| PHI
| N
| P
| 69
| 0
| 88.2
| 12
| 8
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| .952
|
| 1999
| SEA
| A
| P
| 2
| 0
| 1.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2001
| MIL
| N
| P
| 20
| 3
| 36
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 335
| 149
| 1184.1
| 62
| 156
| 15
| 13
| 0
| 13
| 87
| 46
| 19
| .936
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1990
| NY
| A
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| DET
| A
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| DET
| A
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| DET
| A
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| CAL
| A
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| SF
| N
| 30
| 61
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 5
| .098
| .154
| .098
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 33
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1996
| SF
| N
| 23
| 42
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 2
| .143
| .163
| .167
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 20
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1996
| MON
| N
| 12
| 25
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 3
| .080
| .148
| .080
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| TOT
| N
| 35
| 67
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 5
| .119
| .157
| .134
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 35
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1997
| PHI
| N
| 31
| 51
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 4
| .118
| .151
| .118
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 28
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| PHI
| N
| 69
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| SEA
| A
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| MIL
| N
| 20
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .143
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 185
| 188
| 8
| 21
| 0
| 14
| .112
| .152
| .117
| 1
| 0
| 9
| 102
| 0
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 150
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 335
| 188
| 8
| 21
| 0
| 14
| .112
| .152
| .117
| 1
| 0
| 9
| 102
| 0
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Baltimore Orioles in the 4th round of the free-agent draft (January 11, 1983 - signed May 9, 1983).
- Released by Baltimore Orioles (June 13, 1988).
- Signed by New York Yankees (September 29, 1988).
- Traded by New York Yankees to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Torey Lovullo (March 19, 1991).
- Released by Detroit Tigers (March 15, 1994).
- Signed by California Angels (March 21, 1994).
- Granted free agency (December 23, 1994).
- Signed by San Francisco Giants (April 10, 1995).
- Traded by San Francisco Giants to Montreal Expos in exchange for Kirk Rueter and Tim Scott (July 30, 1996).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 1996).
- Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (December 12, 1996).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Seattle Mariners in exchange for Paul Spoljaric (November 9, 1998).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 1999).
- Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (February 9, 2000).
- Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (March 23, 2000).
- Signed by New York Mets (January 9, 2001).
- Traded by New York Mets to Colorado Rockies in exchange for Brian Rose (March 26, 2001).
- Traded by Colorado Rockies with Mike DeJean and Elvis Pena to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Juan Acevedo, Kane Davis and Jose Flores (April 4, 2001).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 2001).
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