Fred Beene vs. Mike Witt — Career Comparison

Fred Beene
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Witt
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mike Witt built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Beene as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Beene led in run prevention (ERA+ 124 vs 99), home run suppression (HR9+ 114 vs 102), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 109 vs 104). Mike Witt held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 91). Role difference aside, Fred Beene holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Fred Beene and Mike Witt

Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
3.5
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
1.46
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.28
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.38
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.5
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.22
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.5
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.16
63.16
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.21
50.21
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.31
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.63
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
3.83
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
864
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
8.56
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2066
8.82
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.66
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.78
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
3.47
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.04
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.59
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.17
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
4.88
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1373
5.86
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.927
0.927
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.989
0.989
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.31
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.22
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.23
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
1219
38.09
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8927
38.11
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.47
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.31
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1012
4.32
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.25
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.63
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.82
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
1085
33.91
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8032
34.29
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Fred Beene and Mike Witt

Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
3.5
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
1.46
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.28
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
865
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
288.1
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.94
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.63
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.47
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.27
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.43
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468
2
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.4
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.9
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.72
98.72
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.09
95.09
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
0.688
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Beene and Mike Witt

Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
7666.67
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.94
-62.84
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
4
266.67
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fred Beene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Beene
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA