Danny Barnes vs. Mike Witt — Career Comparison

Danny Barnes
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Witt
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mike Witt built a career as a starting pitcher and Danny Barnes 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 82), walk avoidance (BB%+ 104 vs 88), and strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 93). Role difference aside, Mike Witt holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Danny Barnes and Mike Witt

Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
8.88
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
1.46
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.28
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.45
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.5
Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.67
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.5
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.21
50.21
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.31
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.33
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
898
3.83
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
120.2
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
8.13
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2066
8.82
Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.13
8.13
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.27
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.78
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
3.8
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.04
Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.17
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.5
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1373
5.86
Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.5
8.5
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.989
0.989
Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.31
Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.23
Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
38.34
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
38.11
Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.72
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
4.48
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1012
4.32
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.25
Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.82
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.326
1.326
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
34.09
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8032
34.29
Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.34
38.34
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Danny Barnes and Mike Witt

Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
8.88
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
1.46
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.28
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
120.2
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.63
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.45
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.27
Danny Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.82
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
2
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.9
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.09
95.09
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.084
0.084
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Barnes and Mike Witt

Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
119
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA