Jack
Leiter
PAge : 26Throws : R
#22
Jack Leiter
#22P
Texas Rangers
Height : 6' 1" · Weight : 93 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2024-04-18
Born in : Plantation, FL, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas Rangers | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5.29 | 80.0 | 83 | 1.44 |
| 2025 | Texas Rangers | 29 | 10 | 10 | 3.86 | 151.2 | 148 | 1.28 |
| 2024 | Texas Rangers | 9 | 0 | 3 | 8.83 | 35.2 | 31 | 1.71 |
| Career totals | 53 | 13 | 20 | 4.95 | 267.1 | 262 | 1.38 | |
ContractTexas Rangers payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.79 M$
2026
0.79 M$
Pre-arb
2027
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Pre-arb
2028
—
Arb 1
2029
—
Arb 2
2030
—
Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
5.29
FIP
4.76
xFIP
4.26
ERA-
130
WHIP
1.44
K%
23.4 %
BB%
9.9 %
Strikeouts
83
Innings
80.0
Wins
3
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.8
Strikeouts
120
2026 WAR
0.5
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↓ Slight decline (-8)
- 2024-0.3 WAR
- 20252.2 WAR · 2.6 per full season
- 20260.5 WAR · 1.1 per full season
Outlook, age included
+2 · 26 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
62
Depth
- VEL
- Velocity
- 87
- STF
- Stuff
- 75
- CTL
- Control
- 61
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 58
- STA
- Stamina
- 63
- DUR
- Durability
- 67
- EX
- Experience
- 47
Why these ratings?Hide details
- VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
- STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
- CTL — Control : Walks avoided
- CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
- STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
WAR
0.5
#133 of 166 regular starters
PAL Rating
24 / 100
#126 of 166 regular starters
Value Rating
34 / 100
Surplus $4.1M · salary $0.8MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 4.76 · RA9-WAR: 0.0
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
96.7 mi/h
85th percentile
K%
23.4 %
64th percentile
BB%
9.9 %
20th percentile
xERA
4.86
25th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.336
25th percentile
Barrels allowed
10.3 %
9th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TEX | 0.5 | 24 | 62 | 96.7 | 23.4 | 9.9 | 4.86 | .336 |
| 2025 | TEX | 2.2 | 33 | 63 | 97.3 | 22.9 | 10.4 | 4.45 | .326 |
| 2024 | TEX | -0.3 | 4 | 57 | 96.4 | 17.9 | 9.8 | 6.11 | .377 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18 | vs MIN | 4.0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5.29 |
| Jun 12 | @ BOS | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4.86 |
| Jun 6 | vs CLE | 4.2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4.69 |
| May 31 | vs KC | 5.2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4.34 |
| May 26 | vs HOU | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4.75 |
| May 20 | @ COL | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4.61 |
| May 15 | @ HOU | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4.35 |
| May 9 | vs CHC | 4.2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4.85 |
| May 3 | @ DET | 6.2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 5.45 |
| Apr 27 | vs NYY | 6.0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5.17 |