The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Leiter Jr. projects a .413 average, 3rd percentile.
313 pitches in 2026. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 521st in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .372 average against Leiter Jr. and left-handers to .453.
118 pitches to right-handed hitters, 195 to left-handed hitters.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
23.5% of the contact against Leiter Jr. with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 38.5% with the bases empty.
99 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 214 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Leiter Jr.'s 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 96.8 mph, against 82.5 off his splitter.
49 and 102 of them thrown.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Leiter Jr.'s stuff spins at 1,649 rpm, 1st percentile in the league.
313 pitches in 2026. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 532nd in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .452 expected average against them, against .380 on his fastballs.
102 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
51.8% of the balls put in play against Leiter Jr. have gone to centre field.
29 of 56 located batted balls allowed.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Leiter Jr. averages 86.1 mph across his arsenal, 11th percentile in the league.
313 pitches in 2026. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 479th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.9% of the contact Leiter Jr. gives up is hit hard, 75th percentile.
313 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 135th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.4 mph off the bat against Leiter Jr. and left-handers 88.8.
28 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 28 from left-handers.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Leiter Jr. lives in the strike zone: 45% of his pitches are in it, 73rd percentile.
313 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 145th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Leiter Jr. is weak: 87.1 mph off the bat on average, 69th percentile.
313 pitches in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 167th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
32.1% of the contact right-handers make against Leiter Jr. is hit hard, against 35.7% of what left-handers make.
118 pitches to right-handed hitters, 195 to left-handed hitters.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Leiter Jr. projects a .413 average, 3rd percentile.
313 pitches in 2026. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 521st in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.9% of the contact Leiter Jr. gives up is hit hard, 75th percentile.
313 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 135th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Leiter Jr. is weak: 87.1 mph off the bat on average, 69th percentile.
313 pitches in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 167th in MLB.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .372 average against Leiter Jr. and left-handers to .453.
118 pitches to right-handed hitters, 195 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
32.1% of the contact right-handers make against Leiter Jr. is hit hard, against 35.7% of what left-handers make.
118 pitches to right-handed hitters, 195 to left-handed hitters.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
23.5% of the contact against Leiter Jr. with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 38.5% with the bases empty.
99 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 214 with the bases empty.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Leiter Jr.'s 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 96.8 mph, against 82.5 off his splitter.
49 and 102 of them thrown.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Leiter Jr.'s stuff spins at 1,649 rpm, 1st percentile in the league.
313 pitches in 2026. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 532nd in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .452 expected average against them, against .380 on his fastballs.
102 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
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Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
51.8% of the balls put in play against Leiter Jr. have gone to centre field.
29 of 56 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.4 mph off the bat against Leiter Jr. and left-handers 88.8.
28 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 28 from left-handers.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Leiter Jr. averages 86.1 mph across his arsenal, 11th percentile in the league.
313 pitches in 2026. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 479th in MLB.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Leiter Jr. lives in the strike zone: 45% of his pitches are in it, 73rd percentile.
313 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 145th in MLB.
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