Jack Leiter or John Means

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Jack Leiter or John Means Player Statistics
	Jack Leiter SP - TEX	John Means SP - KC
2026 Stats


Games Played	15	‐

Games Started	15	‐

Innings Pitched	80.0	‐

Wins	3	‐

Losses	7	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	80	‐

Earned Runs	48	‐

Home Runs Allowed	14	‐

Strikeouts	83	‐

Walks	35	‐

ERA	5.40	‐

WHIP	1.44	‐

Jack Leiter or John Means Player Projections
	Jack Leiter SP - TEX	John Means SP - KC
2026 Projections


Games Played	28	9

Games Started	28	4

Innings Pitched	152.6	39.5

Wins	9	2

Losses	9	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	137	26

Earned Runs	71	20

Home Runs Allowed	21	4

Strikeouts	147	19

Walks	62	8

ERA	4.18	4.44

WHIP	1.30	0.86

Jack Leiter or John Means Player Notes
	Jack Leiter SP - TEX	John Means SP - KC
News
	Jack Leiter underwent an arthroscopic surgery to remove a loose body in his ankle region on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 23rd	John Means has signed a two-year minor league deal with the Kansas City Royals. The lefthander is expected to miss all of 2026 recovering from a ruptured Achilles injury. David Leisering Fri, Feb 13th
	The Rangers placed RHP Jack Leiter on the 15-day injured list with a right ankle impingement. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 21st
	Jack Leiter (3-7) took the loss Thursday against the Twins after allowing six runs on seven hits and two walks over four innings. He struck out four. Minnesota scored four runs in the first inning, including a three-run homer by Brooks Lee, before Trevor Larnach added a two-run shot in the fourth. Bruno Mulé Fri, Jun 19th
	Jack Leiter allowed five earned runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out three over five innings in Friday's loss to the Red Sox. Chris Schommer Sat, Jun 13th
	Leiter has a 4.69 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, and 76:31 K:BB across 71 innings over 13 starts this season. He had won back-to-back starts entering Saturday, including a 10-strikeout performance over 5.2 scoreless innings his previous outing, before three scoreless frames against Cleveland gave way to a Jose Ramirez solo homer in the fourth. Bruno Mulé Sun, Jun 7th
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Jack Leiter or John Means Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jack Leiter SP - TEX			John Means SP - KC
Thu, Mar 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4
Sat, Mar 28th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-6)	#55	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#96
Sun, Mar 29th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (8-4)	#11	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (5-4)	#152
Mon, Mar 30th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#206	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#388
Tue, Mar 31st	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#77	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#14
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CIN	Brady Singer (3-9)	#151
Sat, Apr 4th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-6)	#229	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (3-1)	#60
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#24	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#39
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (7-6)	#9	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#45
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#19	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-4)	#29
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#12	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (7-4)	#90
Fri, Apr 10th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#58	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-4)	#98
Sat, Apr 11th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#42	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#425
Sun, Apr 12th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#129	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (4-2)	#48
Mon, Apr 13th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#181
Tue, Apr 14th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#174	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#33
Wed, Apr 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (7-5)	#121	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54
Thu, Apr 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-3)	#218	@ DET	Keider Montero (5-5)	#177
Fri, Apr 17th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (7-6)	#9	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-5)	#20
Sat, Apr 18th	@ SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#19	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#68
Sun, Apr 19th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#12	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#50
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#125	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#79
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#21	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#206
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#134
Fri, Apr 24th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#181	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#142
Sat, Apr 25th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#174	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#275
Sun, Apr 26th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (7-5)	#121	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#38
Mon, Apr 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#32
Tue, Apr 28th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-5)	#20	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#241
Wed, Apr 29th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#269	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#181
Fri, May 1st	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#12
Sat, May 2nd	@ DET	Keider Montero (5-5)	#177	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#95
Sun, May 3rd	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-4)	#150	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#56
Tue, May 5th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#269	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-4)	#29
Wed, May 6th	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#68	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (7-4)	#90
Thu, May 7th	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (2-1)	#233	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#105
Fri, May 8th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#93	vs DET	Keider Montero (5-5)	#177
Sat, May 9th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#100	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#123	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Mon, May 11th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#63
Tue, May 12th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#101	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#425
Wed, May 13th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#213	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (2-6)	#178
Fri, May 15th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#136	@ STL	Dustin May (5-6)	#53
Sat, May 16th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#271	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#133
Sun, May 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#156	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#140
Mon, May 18th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#434	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (11-1)	#26
Tue, May 19th	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#376	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#25
Wed, May 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-8)	#325	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#146
Fri, May 22nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-2)	#92	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (7-6)	#9
Sat, May 23rd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#275	vs SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#19
Sun, May 24th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#38	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#12
Mon, May 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (5-4)	#139	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#68
Tue, May 26th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#340	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-5)	#20
Wed, May 27th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#186	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-4)	#28
Thu, May 28th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#136
Fri, May 29th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#168	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (5-8)	#36
Sat, May 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#117	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#80
Sun, May 31st	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#74	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#112
Mon, Jun 1st	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#78	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ STL	Dustin May (5-6)	#53	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#94
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#140	@ CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#24
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#40	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-6)	#109
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#45	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#14
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (7-4)	#90	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#107
Tue, Jun 9th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#168	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#15
Wed, Jun 10th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#117	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (5-8)	#36
Thu, Jun 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#74	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#80
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (11-1)	#26	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (5-4)	#139
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#25	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#186
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#146	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#136
Mon, Jun 15th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-2)	#257	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-2)	#155
Tue, Jun 16th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-6)	#109	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#67
Thu, Jun 18th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#14	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#127
Fri, Jun 19th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#255	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#78
Sat, Jun 20th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#171
Sun, Jun 21st	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (1-1)	#215	vs STL	Dustin May (5-6)	#53
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-3)	#202	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#18
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#62	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-5)	#31
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#52	@ TB	Griffin Jax (5-6)	#57
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#22	@ TB	Casey Legumina
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#323	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#319
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-4)	#10	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-4)	#98
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (0-1)	#70	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#166
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#40
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#45	vs TB	Griffin Jax (5-6)	#57
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (7-4)	#90	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-5)	#31
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#33	vs TB	Ian Seymour (6-1)	#71
Sat, Jul 4th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (8-4)	#11
Sun, Jul 5th	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#43	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-6)	#55
Tue, Jul 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-5)	#51	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#275	@ NYM	Christian Scott (2-1)	#73
Thu, Jul 9th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#38	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-4)	#69
Fri, Jul 10th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (1-0)	#17	@ BAL	Brandon Young (7-2)	#138
Sat, Jul 11th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#156	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#44
Sun, Jul 12th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (0-1)	#226	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#79
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (9-6)	#8	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#41
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#96	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#255
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (5-6)	#119	vs SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#171
Mon, Jul 20th	vs CWS			vs SF
Tue, Jul 21st	vs CWS			vs SF
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs CWS			vs SF
Fri, Jul 24th	vs SEA			@ DET
Sat, Jul 25th	vs SEA			@ DET
Sun, Jul 26th	vs SEA			@ DET
Mon, Jul 27th	vs SEA
Tue, Jul 28th	@ TB			@ MIN
Wed, Jul 29th	@ TB			@ MIN
Thu, Jul 30th	@ TB			@ MIN
Fri, Jul 31st	@ HOU			@ COL
Sat, Aug 1st	@ HOU			@ COL
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ HOU			@ COL
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SF
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SF			vs MIN
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SF			vs MIN
Fri, Aug 7th	vs BAL			vs CHC
Sat, Aug 8th	vs BAL			vs CHC
Sun, Aug 9th	vs BAL			vs CHC
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAA			@ LAD
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAA			@ LAD
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAA			@ LAD
Thu, Aug 13th	@ LAA
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATH			@ LAA
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATH			@ LAA
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATH			@ LAA
Tue, Aug 18th	vs WSH			vs ATH
Wed, Aug 19th	vs WSH			vs ATH
Thu, Aug 20th	vs WSH			vs ATH
Fri, Aug 21st	vs LAA			vs DET
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs LAA			vs DET
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs LAA			vs DET
Mon, Aug 24th	@ CWS
Tue, Aug 25th	@ CWS			@ TOR
Wed, Aug 26th	@ CWS			@ TOR
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIL			@ CLE
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIL			@ CLE
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIL			@ CLE
Mon, Aug 31st	vs ATH
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATH			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATH			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TB			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TB			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TB			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TB			vs TOR
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SEA			vs ARI
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SEA			vs ARI
Thu, Sep 10th	@ SEA
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ARI			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ARI			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ARI			@ BOS
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BOS			@ HOU
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BOS			@ HOU
Thu, Sep 17th	vs BOS			@ HOU
Fri, Sep 18th	vs TOR			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 19th	vs TOR			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 20th	vs TOR			@ PIT
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs NYM			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs NYM			vs CWS
Thu, Sep 24th	vs NYM			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIN			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIN			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIN			vs CLE
Fri, Mar 27th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (9-6)	#8
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (8-3)	#49
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#166
Mon, Apr 20th				vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#44
Thu, Apr 30th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#174
Mon, May 4th				vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#45
Thu, May 14th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#166
Thu, Jun 4th				@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-2)	#158
Wed, Jun 17th				@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-6)	#179
Mon, Jul 6th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ DET
Thu, Aug 6th				vs MIN
Mon, Aug 17th				vs ATH
Thu, Aug 27th				@ TOR
Mon, Sep 7th				vs ARI