Al Leiter stats

Starting Pitcher · #19

Age 61 · 6' 3"

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Al Leiter played 19 MLB seasons, 1987 to 2005.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
419
W
162
L
132
ERA
3.80
IP
2,391.0
K
1,974
BB
1,163
WHIP
1.39

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1987NYY4226.3522.228151.72
1988NYY14443.9257.160331.43
1989NYY/TOR5125.6733.126231.65
1990TOR4000.006.1520.47
1991TOR30027.001.2154.80
1992TOR1009.001.0023.00
1993TOR34964.11105.066561.42
1994TOR20675.08111.2100651.70
1995TOR2811113.64183.01531081.48
1996MIA3316122.93215.12001191.26
1997MIA271194.34151.1132911.48
1998NYM281762.47193.0174711.15
1999NYM3213124.23213.0162931.42
2000NYM311683.20208.0200761.21
2001NYM2911113.31187.1142461.20
2002NYM3313133.48204.1172691.29
2003NYM301593.99180.2139941.49
2004NYM301083.21173.2117971.35
2005MIA/NYY337126.13142.197981.77

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
21
W
2
L
3
ERA
4.63
IP
81.2
K
68
BB
36
WHIP
1.43

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
215
CG
16
SHO
10
K/9
7.4
GB
430
FB
558
G/F
0.80
WP
63

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1987NYY10011.10004
1988NYY3009.40001
1989NYY/TOR2007.00002
1990TOR0007.10000
1991TOR0005.40000
1993TOR5115.70002
1994TOR9108.10007
1995TOR12217.500014
1996MIA24218.40005
1997MIA13007.90002
1998NYM21428.10004
1999NYM21116.80004
2000NYM19218.70004
2001NYM23006.80005
2002NYM20227.60001
2003NYM20116.90005
2004NYM16006.12282970.81
2005MIA/NYY6006.12022610.82

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
61 yearsOct 23, 1965
Height
6' 3"
Debut
1987
Birthplace
Toms River, NJ

Father of Jack Leiter · All MLB fathers and sons

Latest performance

Al Leiter

Oct 09 · vs LAA · W 3-2

IP
0.2
H
0
R
0
ER
0
BB
0
K
0
HR
0
ERA
7.36

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentIPHRERK
Sun, Oct 09vsLAAW 3-20.20000
Fri, Oct 07vsLAAL 11-71.11221
Wed, Oct 05atLAAL 5-311110
Tue, Oct 04atLAAW 4-20.20001
Sun, Oct 02atBOSL 7-10.20002
Fri, Sep 30atBOSL 5-300000

What were Al Leiter's career stats?

Al Leiter played 19 seasons for the Yankees, the Blue Jays, the Marlins and the Mets. He had 162 wins and 1,974 strikeouts with a 3.80 ERA over 2,391.0 innings. His best season was 1998: 17 wins, a 2.47 ERA and 174 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

19 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1987 to 2005

Al Leiter finished top 10 in a stat 5 times.

Championships ×3

All-time career rank

  • 102nd in strikeouts (pitching) (1,974)
  • 216th in wins (pitching) (162)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

More on Al Leiter

Playoff series

Al Leiter played 4 games across 1 MLB postseason in one series — 0 won, 1 lost.

Al Leiter's line in each playoff series
SeasonOppSeriesGIPIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.HH: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.ERER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error.KK: Batters this pitcher struck out.
2005LAALost 2-243.2232

What the columns mean: IP · H · ER · K

Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.