Scott Bailes vs. Mike Witt — Career Comparison

Scott Bailes
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Witt
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mike Witt built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Bailes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Witt led in home run suppression (HR9+ 102 vs 61), strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 70), and run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 73). Role difference aside, Mike Witt holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Scott Bailes and Mike Witt

Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
4.54
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
1.46
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.78
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.28
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.52
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.5
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.58
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.5
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.99
46.99
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.21
50.21
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.2
17.2
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.31
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.17
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
4.95
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
898
3.83
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2039
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
679.2
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
758
10.04
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2066
8.82
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.18
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.78
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
3.39
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.04
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.17
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
4.65
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1373
5.86
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.893
0.893
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.989
0.989
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.25
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.31
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.23
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3011
39.87
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
38.11
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.36
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
5.6
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1012
4.32
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.37
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.25
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.41
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.93
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
0.82
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
1.492
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2680
35.49
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8032
34.29
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.87
39.87
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Scott Bailes and Mike Witt

Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
4.54
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
1.46
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.78
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.28
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2039
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
679.2
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.5
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.63
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.35
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.27
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
1.96
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
2
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.85
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.9
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.59
94.59
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.09
95.09
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.408
0.408
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.2
17.2
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Bailes and Mike Witt

Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
343
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
341
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
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Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
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Career
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Career
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Career
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Career
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Career
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Career
Per 600 PA
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
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0
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Career
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Career
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Career
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Career
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Career
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Career
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Career
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Career
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Career
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Career
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
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0
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Career
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Career
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Career
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