Steve Avery vs. Mike Witt — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Witt
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Steve Avery and Mike Witt are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 101 for Steve Avery and 99 for Mike Witt, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 99 and 100 respectively. If forced to pick, Mike Witt gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Mike Witt

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
1.46
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.28
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.48
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.21
50.21
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.68
87.68
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.31
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
898
3.83
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1529
8.85
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2066
8.82
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.78
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
569
3.29
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.04
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.17
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
980
5.67
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1373
5.86
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.989
0.989
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.31
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.23
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6609
38.26
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
38.11
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
800
4.63
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1012
4.32
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.75
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.82
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8032
34.29
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Mike Witt

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
1.46
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.28
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.63
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
1.27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468
2
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.09
95.09
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.229
1.229
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.68
87.68
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Mike Witt

Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
306
370.91
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
600
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
529.7
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.45
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
106.67
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.55
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
135
163.64
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA