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Al Leiter

Mets Career team 1998–2004
Number #19
Position Starting Pitcher
Bats Left
Throws Left
Age 60
Height 6' 3"
Weight 220 lbs
Birth Place Toms River, NJ
Born Oct 23, 1965

Key Insights

2005
One opponent brings the best out of him

Randy Wolf has hit .000/.000/.000 against Leiter over 12 plate appearances, the least any regular opponent has managed.

0 for 10 with 0 home runs and 5 strikeouts, against a .704 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Leiter has struck Mickey Morandini out 6 times in 10 plate appearances, 60% of everything between them.

6 strikeouts in 10 plate appearances.
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Brian Buchanan has hit .444/.500/1.222 against Leiter over 12 plate appearances, more than any other hitter has managed.

4 for 9 with 2 home runs and 2 strikeouts, against a .704 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup usually ends with a free pass

Leiter has walked Pedro Munoz 6 times in 12 plate appearances, 50% of them.

6 walks in 12 plate appearances.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Ruben Rivera is 0 for 18 against Leiter, a .000 average that is the worst any regular opponent has managed.

24 career plate appearances.
He cannot get the bat on this opponent's pitches

No hitter swings through more of what Leiter throws than Henry Rodriguez: 54.8% of the swings between them come up empty.

12 plate appearances between them. 99th percentile of the 273 matchups on his own record.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Oct 23, 1965
Birth Place Toms River, NJ
Height 6' 3"
Weight 220 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Left/Left