Mark

Leiter

PAge : 35Throws : R

#38

Mark Leiter Jr.

#38PAthletics

Height : 6' 0" · Weight : 95 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2017-04-28

Born in : Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	V	D	MPM	MJ	RB	WHIP
2026	Athletics	36	0	1	4.28	33.2	38	1.31
2025	New York Yankees	59	6	7	4.84	48.1	54	1.53
2024		60	4	5	4.50	58.0	86	1.33
2024	New York Yankees	21	2	1	4.98	21.2	33	1.71
2024	Chicago Cubs	39	2	4	4.21	36.1	53	1.10
2023	Chicago Cubs	69	1	3	3.50	64.1	77	1.12
2022	Chicago Cubs	35	2	7	3.99	67.2	73	1.14
2018		20	0	1	7.71	23.1	22	2.01
2018	Toronto Blue Jays	8	0	0	13.50	6.2	9	2.55
2018	Philadelphia Phillies	12	0	1	5.40	16.2	13	1.80
2017	Philadelphia Phillies	27	3	6	4.96	90.2	84	1.33
Career totals		306	16	30	4.57	386.0	434	1.33

ContractAthletics payroll →

Type: Free Agent
Length: 1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value: 2.9 M$
AAV: 2.85 M$

2026
2.85 M$
Guaranteed

Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →

ERA

4.28

FIP

2.95

xFIP

3.48

ERA-

WHIP

1.31

26.4 %

BB%

7.6 %

Strikeouts

Innings

33.7

Wins

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

0.7

Strikeouts

2026 WAR

0.6

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

→ Stable (+3)

20230.6 WAR · 0.6 per full season
20241.1 WAR · 1.2 per full season
20250.6 WAR · 0.8 per full season
20260.6 WAR · 1.2 per full season

Outlook, age included

-27 · 35 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines

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

High-end

VEL: Velocity; 62
STF: Stuff; 86
CTL: Control; 79
CNT: Contact allowed; 81
STA: Stamina; —
DUR: Durability; 78
EX: Experience; 81

Why these ratings?

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

0.6

#81 of 263 regular relievers

PAL Rating

76 / 100

#63 of 263 regular relievers

Value Rating

52 / 100

Surplus $3.0M · salary $2.9M

PAL: dimensions

Run prevention69

Stuff76

Command68

Contact allowed77

Velocity16

A pitcher's WAR

Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 2.95 · RA9-WAR: 0.3

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

92.2 mi/h

15th percentile

26.4 %

73th percentile

BB%

7.6 %

70th percentile

xERA

4.24

34th percentile

xwOBA allowed

.316

34th percentile

Barrels allowed

3.3 %

94th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Fastball	K%	BB%	xERA	xwOBA allowed
2026	ATH	0.6	76	85	92.2	26.4	7.6	4.24	.316
2025	NYY	0.6	65	82	93.5	24.7	7.8	3.74	.301
2024	NYY	1.1	81	78	91.8	33.6	8.6	3.42	.291
2023	CHC	0.6	60	76	91.1	28.6	8.9	4.10	.312
2022	CHC	0.2	47	76	91.1	25.9	8.9	3.94	.311

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Jul 18	vs WSH	1.0	1	0	1	2	4.28
Jul 12	@ CWS	1.0	0	0	0	1	4.41
Jul 9	@ DET	1.0	1	0	0	2	4.55
Jul 3	vs MIA	1.0	0	0	0	2	4.70
Jun 16	vs PIT	1.0	1	0	0	0	4.85
Jun 13	vs COL	1.0	1	0	0	1	5.02
Jun 8	vs MIL	0.1	1	1	2	1	5.20
Jun 7	@ HOU	1.0	0	0	0	2	4.94
Jun 4	@ CHC	1.0	0	0	0	2	5.13
Jun 3	@ CHC	0.2	0	0	0	0	5.33