Mark Leiter
33-Year-Old
2023 Stats
W-L
1-3
ERA
3.50
WHIP
1.12
K
77
SV
4
2024 Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Leiter re-signed with the Cubs on a minor-league deal last February and secured a spot on the Opening Day roster with a strong spring. After spending much of the 2022 season in a multi-inning relief role, the 32-year-old locked down setup duties for Chicago and finished the season with 28 holds (T-5th in the league). Leiter rode the success of his splitter (.134 BA, 48.2% whiff percentage) to career-best ratios and a 28.6% strikeout rate, with 65 of his 77 total strikeouts coming on the pitch. He threw the splitter at a career-high 34% clip, which was +11.3% difference from the season prior. Leiter's secondary offerings aren't as effective, but he mixes five pitches to keep hitters guessing. The right-hander also tallied four saves to give the Cubs another option to turn to when closing out games. Leiter, who is arbitration eligible for the first time, figures to reprise his setup role for the Cubs after he was recently tendered a contract for 2024. Read Past Outlooks
RANKS
#600
ADP
No defined roles in Cubs bullpen
Cubs manager Craig Counsell doesn't plan to enter the season with defined bullpen roles for Leiter or any other reliever, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Leiter has notched seven saves over the last two seasons with the Cubs, collecting a 3.75 ERA and 150:49 K:BB over 132 innings along the way. The reverse-splits reliever could potentially work his way into the saves mix again in 2024, although he's probably at least behind Adbert Alzolay and Hector Neris, and possibly also Julian Merryweather, in the pecking order.
Leiter has notched seven saves over the last two seasons with the Cubs, collecting a 3.75 ERA and 150:49 K:BB over 132 innings along the way. The reverse-splits reliever could potentially work his way into the saves mix again in 2024, although he's probably at least behind Adbert Alzolay and Hector Neris, and possibly also Julian Merryweather, in the pecking order.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
15
Last 10 Games
13
Last 5 Games
13
How many pitches does Mark Leiter generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Mark Leiter generally pitch?
1st
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3rd
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5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-28%
BAA vs LHP
2023
-27%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .181 | 101 | 29 | 53 | 8 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .250 | 49 | 20 | 47 | 9 | |||
2023vs Left | .185 | 58 | 18 | 30 | 3 | |||
2023vs Right | .254 | 19 | 6 | 18 | 4 | |||
2022vs Left | .176 | 43 | 11 | 23 | 5 | |||
2022vs Right | .248 | 30 | 14 | 29 | 5 | |||
2021vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2021vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-6%
ERA at Home
2023
-23%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 3.64 | 1.07 | 71.2 | 9.5 | 3.3 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 3.88 | 1.19 | 60.1 | 11.0 | 3.4 | ||||
2023Home | 3.11 | 1.09 | 37.2 | 9.3 | 3.8 | ||||
2023Away | 4.05 | 1.16 | 26.2 | 12.8 | 2.7 | ||||
2022Home | 4.24 | 1.06 | 34.0 | 9.8 | 2.6 | ||||
2022Away | 3.74 | 1.22 | 33.2 | 9.6 | 4.0 | ||||
2021Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2021Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Mark Leiter compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.21K/9
10.8BB/9
3.4HR/9
1.0Fastball
91.3 mphERA
3.50WHIP
1.12BABIP
.282GB/FB
1.68Left On Base
72.3%Exit Velocity
80.2 mphBarrels/BBE
5.3%Spin Rate
1661 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
23.0%Swinging Strike
13.1%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Defensive Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2019
2018
After he posted some decent peripherals in 2017, a forearm strain and poor performance limited Leiter to just 23.1 innings last season. The 27-year-old spent time with both Philadelphia and Toronto but failed to impress for either organization, finishing with an ugly 7.71 ERA. His numbers fell across the board, with his strikeout rate falling to 17.9% while his walk rate rose to 9.8%. He surrendered a home run on a full 25% of opposing hitters' flyballs. That number -- along with his .350 BABIP and 53.6% strand rate -- can be taken as a sign of bad luck, but even with some positive regression, Leiter looks like a low-leverage reliever at best. The Blue Jays outrighted him off the 40-man roster in November. He could eventually work his way into a long-relief role this season, but his odds of producing fantasy-relevant numbers are slim.
More Fantasy News
Avoids arbitration with Cubs
The Cubs and Leiter avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $1.5 million contract Thursday, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.
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Blows save in critical loss
Leiter allowed a run on two hits while retiring only one batter to record a blown save in Wednesday's extra-inning loss to Atlanta.
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Earns another hold Tuesday
Leiter pitched a scoreless inning of relief in Tuesday's 1-0 win over the Brewers. He struck out one.
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Records fourth save
Leiter allowed a run on two hits but managed to secure the save in Monday's 7-6 win over the Tigers. He struck out one.
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Continues in setup role
Leiter retired two batters in a scoreless appearance Friday to earn a hold in the 4-3 win over the Cardinals.
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