2025 Stats
W-L
2-2
ERA
2.70
WHIP
1.05
K
20
SV
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Leiter had one of the most devastating splitters in the league in 2024, ranking second for that pitch type with a 56.5 percent whiff rate and .099 batting average allowed. The split-finger fueled the 33-year-old righty to a career-high 86 strikeouts in just 58 innings between the Cubs and Yankees. However, Leiter was not effective after the mid-season trade to New York, struggling to a 4.98 ERA and 1.71 WHIP with six home runs allowed over his final 21.2 frames. He's projected to take on a middle relief role for the Yankees in 2025. Read Past Outlooks
Collects first save of 2025
Leiter recorded the final out of Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Tigers to record his first save of the season.
ANALYSIS
He wasn't expected to get any work in when Devin Williams was called upon to protect a 4-0 lead in the ninth inning, but two hits, two walks and a wild pitch led to three runs and forced Leiter onto the mound. The veteran right-hander got the job done on two pitches as he induced a pop-up from Justyn-Henry Malloy. Luke Weaver had worked the eighth inning, so Leiter's usage isn't an indication he's moved up in the Yankees' bullpen hierarchy. Leiter has a 5.79 ERA through 4.2 innings to begin the season, but he's been scored upon in only one of his six appearances, and his 7:2 K:BB is a better reflection of his performance so far in 2025. He has two holds and a win in addition to Wednesday's bonus save.
He wasn't expected to get any work in when Devin Williams was called upon to protect a 4-0 lead in the ninth inning, but two hits, two walks and a wild pitch led to three runs and forced Leiter onto the mound. The veteran right-hander got the job done on two pitches as he induced a pop-up from Justyn-Henry Malloy. Luke Weaver had worked the eighth inning, so Leiter's usage isn't an indication he's moved up in the Yankees' bullpen hierarchy. Leiter has a 5.79 ERA through 4.2 innings to begin the season, but he's been scored upon in only one of his six appearances, and his 7:2 K:BB is a better reflection of his performance so far in 2025. He has two holds and a win in addition to Wednesday's bonus save.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
14
Last 10 Games
15
Last 5 Games
14
How many pitches does Mark Leiter generally throw?
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What part of the game does Mark Leiter generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-9%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-34%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .213 | 118 | 32 | 68 | 6 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .234 | 65 | 18 | 45 | 10 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .241 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .158 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .240 | 43 | 11 | 31 | 3 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .235 | 43 | 11 | 24 | 5 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .185 | 58 | 18 | 30 | 3 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .254 | 19 | 6 | 18 | 4 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-25%
ERA at Home
2025
-44%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 3.36 | 1.15 | 77.2 | 12.3 | 3.5 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 4.50 | 1.28 | 58.0 | 11.9 | 3.1 | ||||
| 2025Home | 3.24 | 0.84 | 8.1 | 15.1 | 3.2 | ||||
| 2025Away | 1.80 | 1.40 | 5.0 | 10.8 | 1.8 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.69 | 1.29 | 31.2 | 15.1 | 3.1 | ||||
| 2024Away | 5.47 | 1.37 | 26.1 | 11.3 | 3.8 | ||||
| 2023Home | 3.11 | 1.09 | 37.2 | 9.3 | 3.8 | ||||
| 2023Away | 4.05 | 1.16 | 26.2 | 12.8 | 2.7 | ||||
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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
4.50K/9
13.1BB/9
2.9HR/9
0.7Fastball
93.7 mphERA
2.92WHIP
0.97BABIP
.294GB/FB
1.10Left On Base
66.0%Exit Velocity
76.7 mphBarrels/BBE
4.3%Spin Rate
1691 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
10.9%Swinging Strike
14.7%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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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.
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Sharp in spring return
Leiter (back) struck out the side in his lone inning of relief in Saturday's 8-7 Grapefruit League loss to the Phillies.
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Faces hitters Wednesday
Leiter (back) completed an 18-pitch live batting practice session Wednesday, Jack Curry of YES Network reports.
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On track for Opening Day
Leiter (back) said he felt good during his bullpen session Sunday and expects to be ready for Opening Day, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
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Doesn't throw bullpen Sunday
Leiter (back) did not throw his scheduled bullpen session Sunday, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
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Managing back injury
Leiter didn't pitch as scheduled Thursday against the Tigers due to a back injury, Greg Joyce of the New York Post reports.
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No issues from arb hearing
Leiter said Friday there's "no hard feelings" with the Yankees after he lost his arbitration hearing, reports Brendan Kuty of The Athletic.
ANALYSIS
Arbitration hearings can sometime result in bad blood between organization and player, but that's not the case for Leiter. The right-hander filed for a $2.5 million salary, but the arbitrators sided with New York's $2.05 million figure. Leiter split last season between the Cubs and Yankees and had a 4.50 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 86:22 K:BB across 58 regular-season innings.
Arbitration hearings can sometime result in bad blood between organization and player, but that's not the case for Leiter. The right-hander filed for a $2.5 million salary, but the arbitrators sided with New York's $2.05 million figure. Leiter split last season between the Cubs and Yankees and had a 4.50 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 86:22 K:BB across 58 regular-season innings.