In 1991 he debuted with the single-A Utica Blue Sox, and was 5th in the New York-Penn League with two complete games. In 1992, he stuck 142 batters between the Sarasota White Sox and the single-A South Bend White Sox, tying for second among White Sox minor leaguers. In 1993, he led Florida State League pitchers with 129 strikeouts while pitching for single-A Sarasota, and came in third in the league with three complete games, and fifth with 11 wins. Levine played AA for the Birmingham Barons in 1994, along with Michael Jordan, until he was called up to AAA mid-season, and came in eighth in with a 3.31 ERA. In 1995, he started in the Nashville Sounds' starting rotation, but spent most of the season in double-A Birmingham, where he was second on the team with 7 saves. Levine pitched 234 games in the minor leagues, over 11 seasons.
Major leagues
Levine made his major league debut in with the White Sox. In, he held batters to a.125 batting average when there were 2 out, with runners in scoring position. In December 1997, he was traded by the White Sox with Larry Thomas to the Texas Rangers for Benji Gil. In April, he was selected off waivers by the Anaheim Angels from the Texas Rangers. In, he held batters to a.186 batting average when there were 2 out, with runners in scoring position. In, he had perhaps his best season. He had a 2.38 ERA for the Angels in 64 games, and his 8 wins were third-most among all AL relief pitchers. In, he held batters to a.206 batting average when there were 2 out, with runners in scoring position. In January, Levine signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Cardinals, but was released in March. In April, he signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, who then sold him to the Kansas City Royals on July 31. In 2003, he had another excellent season, splitting it between the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Kansas City Royals. He had a 2.79 ERA in 54 games. He held batters to a.189 batting average when there were 2 out, with runners in scoring position. In December 2003, he signed as a free agent with the Detroit Tigers. In, he held batters to a.154 batting average when there were 2 out, with runners in scoring position. For seven seasons in a row, from 1999–2004, he pitched in at least 50 games each year. In February, he signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants, who released him in June. On July 7, 2005, he was signed as a free agent by the Florida Marlins, but was released a week later without pitching a game for them. Levine played for seven major league teams. For his career, he held batters to a.220 batting average when there were runners in scoring position with 2 out. , he was tenth in career ERA and sixth in career games played among Jewish major league baseball pitchers.
