Herman Besse vs. Mike Witt — Career Comparison

Herman Besse
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Witt
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Mike Witt posted a stronger line than Herman Besse. Mike Witt posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.83 vs 6.79) and WHIP (1.337 vs 1.755). By the career numbers, Mike Witt had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Herman Besse and Mike Witt

Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
2.41
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
1.46
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.93
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.28
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.5
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.56
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.5
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.21
50.21
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.31
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
6.79
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
898
3.83
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
728
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
242.2
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
11.05
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2066
8.82
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.89
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.78
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
4.75
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.04
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.17
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
4.38
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1373
5.86
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.014
1.014
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.989
0.989
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.31
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.23
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
42.47
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
38.11
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.04
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
7.23
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1012
4.32
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.23
7.23
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.25
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.82
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.756
1.756
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1009
37.42
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8032
34.29
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.47
42.47
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Herman Besse and Mike Witt

Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.46
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.28
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6325
27
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2108.1
9
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.63
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.27
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
2
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.9
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.22
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.09
95.09
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herman Besse and Mike Witt

Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
430.3
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
600
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
545.45
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
109.09
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
96.97
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.12
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.12
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.85
35.45
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
121.21
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
163.64
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
48.48
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
90.91
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
139.39
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.58
39.88
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
54.55
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
20
121.21
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.95
4.95
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA