He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .304 average against Leiter and left-handers to .398.
409 pitches to right-handed hitters, 438 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .438 expected average against them, against .314 on his fastballs.
212 of his breaking balls thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
21.4% of the contact against Leiter with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 48.6% with the bases empty.
163 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 684 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Leiter's slider leaves the bat at 91.0 mph, against 85.2 off his cutter.
258 and 137 of them thrown.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Leiter projects a .355 average, 25th percentile.
847 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 405th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Leiter averages 92.2 mph across his arsenal, 81st percentile in the league.
847 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 101st in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.1% of the balls put in play against Leiter have gone to centre field.
105 of 233 located batted balls allowed.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43% of the contact Leiter gives up is hit hard, 34th percentile.
847 pitches in 2026. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 357th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
41% of the contact right-handers make against Leiter is hit hard, against 44.6% of what left-handers make.
409 pitches to right-handed hitters, 438 to left-handed hitters.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Leiter is weak: 87.7 mph off the bat on average, 61st percentile.
847 pitches in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 211th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Leiter's stuff spins at 2,332 rpm, 62nd percentile in the league.
847 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 202nd in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.0 mph off the bat against Leiter and left-handers 88.3.
96 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 136 from left-handers.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .304 average against Leiter and left-handers to .398.
409 pitches to right-handed hitters, 438 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
41% of the contact right-handers make against Leiter is hit hard, against 44.6% of what left-handers make.
409 pitches to right-handed hitters, 438 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .438 expected average against them, against .314 on his fastballs.
212 of his breaking balls thrown.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
21.4% of the contact against Leiter with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 48.6% with the bases empty.
163 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 684 with the bases empty.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Leiter's slider leaves the bat at 91.0 mph, against 85.2 off his cutter.
258 and 137 of them thrown.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Leiter projects a .355 average, 25th percentile.
847 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 405th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43% of the contact Leiter gives up is hit hard, 34th percentile.
847 pitches in 2026. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 357th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Leiter is weak: 87.7 mph off the bat on average, 61st percentile.
847 pitches in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 211th in MLB.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Leiter averages 92.2 mph across his arsenal, 81st percentile in the league.
847 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 101st in MLB.
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Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.1% of the balls put in play against Leiter have gone to centre field.
105 of 233 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.0 mph off the bat against Leiter and left-handers 88.3.
96 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 136 from left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Leiter's stuff spins at 2,332 rpm, 62nd percentile in the league.
847 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 202nd in MLB.
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