Phil Bickford vs. Mike Witt — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Witt
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mike Witt built a career as a starting pitcher and Phil Bickford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Phil Bickford led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 117 vs 104), run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 99), and strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 106). Mike Witt held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 102 vs 84). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Phil Bickford.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Mike Witt

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
1.46
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.28
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.5
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.5
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.21
50.21
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.31
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
898
3.83
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2066
8.82
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.78
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.48
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.04
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1373
5.86
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.989
0.989
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.31
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.23
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
38.38
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
38.11
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1012
4.32
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.25
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.82
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.318
1.318
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
33.86
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8032
34.29
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Mike Witt

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
1.46
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.28
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.63
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
2
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.09
95.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Mike Witt

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA