How Mike Witt's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Mike Witt posted a career ERA of 3.83, near the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 1986, posting 2.84, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.04 that year. The highest point came in 1991 at 10.13, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.96 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.0 in 1990 to 10.13 in 1991 and 5.27 in 1993. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.84 to 10.13 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Mike Witt Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Mike Witt ERA Per Season

Mike Witt's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Mike Witt ERA per season line chart

Mike Witt ERA by Team

Mike Witt's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
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Mike Witt ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Mike Witt's career ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Mike Witt ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Mike Witt ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mike Witt's seasonal ERA alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Mike Witt ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mike Witt ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mike Witt's MLB career with ERA alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Mike Witt ERA season-by-season breakdown table