Mike Leake
2010–2019 · P

Mike Leake

5' 10", 165 lbs·Lived to 39·Bats R / Throws R
Gold Glove
Pitcher archetype· SP· DERIVED
Finesse / CommandBeats hitters with location and sequencing rather than velocity.2015–2019 · 13,994 pitches · 89.6 mph fastball
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Career Highs
3.37
Best ERA · 2013
14
Most W · 2013
164
Most K · 2014
1.161
Best WHIP · 2015
Career Arc · OPS
9 seasons
Career Arc · ERA
10 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Hitting

10 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2010CIN284803.333.762105
2011CIN385502.200.45163
2012CIN356123.295.749103
2013CIN316302.190.46966
2014CIN406825.176.52775
2015CIN376928.116.36250
2016STL344904.143.35648
2017STL324704.170.41155
2018SEA31400.000.0000
2019AZ322101.048.13918
Career338485632.192

Career · Pitching

10 seasons
YearTeamGIPWLERAERA+SOWHIP
2010CIN24138.3844.2396911.496
2011CIN29167.71293.861021181.175
2012CIN30179.0894.58881161.352
2013CIN31192.31473.371151221.253
2014CIN33214.311133.701011641.246
2015CIN30192.011103.701071191.161
2016STL30176.79124.69891251.319
2017STL31186.010133.921111301.280
2018SEA31185.710104.36951191.298
2019SEA32197.012114.291051271.289
Career3011829.0105981231
Pitch Movement Map

Each pitch type this pitcher throws regularly, placed by how the ball moves — sideways break across, rise or drop down the side. Each dotted ring holds about the middle 85% of the league’s pitches of that type, so a cluster sitting outside its ring is movement most pitchers don’t have.

RHP · 13,873 pitches · 2015–2019
-24-12+12+24-24-12+12+24← GLOVE SIDEARM SIDE →HORIZONTAL BREAK (IN)INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (IN)SIFCCHSLKCFF
SI · Sinker39.0% · 90.3 mph
FC · Cutter20.5% · 88.3 mph
CH · Changeup13.6% · 84.4 mph
SL · Slider11.2% · 80.9 mph
KC · Knuckle Curve8.9% · 79.3 mph
FF · 4-Seam Fastball6.6% · 89.5 mph

The dots — a sample of this pitcher’s regular-season pitches, placed by movement: left–right is horizontal break, up–down is induced vertical break (what the pitch does beyond gravity). The view is handedness-neutral — positive break is toward the pitcher’s arm side for lefties and righties alike, so every sinker runs right and every sweeper breaks left, whoever throws it.

The dotted rings — about the middle 85% of where each pitch type lands league-wide (a 2-standard-deviation spread), measured from 7.5 million regular-season pitches since 2015. A cluster sitting well outside its ring is movement most of the league doesn’t get. Spring training and the postseason are excluded.

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