Al Leiter stats
Starting Pitcher · #19
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1987
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1987
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 419
- W
- 162
- L
- 132
- ERA
- 3.80
- IP
- 2391.0
- 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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NYY | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6.35 | 22.2 | 28 | 15 | 1.72 |
| 1988 | NYY | 14 | 4 | 4 | 3.92 | 57.1 | 60 | 33 | 1.43 |
| 1989 |  NYY/TOR | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5.67 | 33.1 | 26 | 23 | 1.65 |
| 1990 | TOR | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.1 | 5 | 2 | 0.47 |
| 1991 | TOR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1.2 | 1 | 5 | 4.80 |
| 1992 | TOR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 3.00 |
| 1993 | TOR | 34 | 9 | 6 | 4.11 | 105.0 | 66 | 56 | 1.42 |
| 1994 | TOR | 20 | 6 | 7 | 5.08 | 111.2 | 100 | 65 | 1.70 |
| 1995 | TOR | 28 | 11 | 11 | 3.64 | 183.0 | 153 | 108 | 1.48 |
| 1996 | MIA | 33 | 16 | 12 | 2.93 | 215.1 | 200 | 119 | 1.26 |
| 1997 | MIA | 27 | 11 | 9 | 4.34 | 151.1 | 132 | 91 | 1.48 |
| 1998 | NYM | 28 | 17 | 6 | 2.47 | 193.0 | 174 | 71 | 1.15 |
| 1999 | NYM | 32 | 13 | 12 | 4.23 | 213.0 | 162 | 93 | 1.42 |
| 2000 | NYM | 31 | 16 | 8 | 3.20 | 208.0 | 200 | 76 | 1.21 |
| 2001 | NYM | 29 | 11 | 11 | 3.31 | 187.1 | 142 | 46 | 1.20 |
| 2002 | NYM | 33 | 13 | 13 | 3.48 | 204.1 | 172 | 69 | 1.29 |
| 2003 | NYM | 30 | 15 | 9 | 3.99 | 180.2 | 139 | 94 | 1.49 |
| 2004 | NYM | 30 | 10 | 8 | 3.21 | 173.2 | 117 | 97 | 1.35 |
| 2005 |  MIA/NYY | 33 | 7 | 12 | 6.13 | 142.1 | 97 | 98 | 1.77 |
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) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NYY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1988 | NYY | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1989 | NYY/TOR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1990 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | TOR | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1994 | TOR | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1995 | TOR | 12 | 2 | 1 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 1996 | MIA | 24 | 2 | 1 | 8.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1997 | MIA | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1998 | NYM | 21 | 4 | 2 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1999 | NYM | 21 | 1 | 1 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2000 | NYM | 19 | 2 | 1 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2001 | NYM | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2002 | NYM | 20 | 2 | 2 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | NYM | 20 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2004 | NYM | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 228 | 297 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 2005 | MIA/NYY | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 202 | 261 | 0.8 | 2 |
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
- 1992 World Series with the Toronto Blue Jays
- 1993 World Series with the Toronto Blue Jays
- 1997 World Series with the Miami Marlins
All-time career rank
- 102nd in strikeouts (pitching) (1,974)
- 215th in wins (pitching) (162)
Among the 8,948 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.
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