Red Bird vs. Mike Witt — Career Comparison

Red Bird
Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Witt
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mike Witt built a career as a starting pitcher and Red Bird as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Witt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.83 and WHIP 1.337 compared to 5.4 and 1.200 for Red Bird. By the career numbers, Mike Witt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Red Bird and Mike Witt

Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
1.46
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.28
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.5
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.5
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.21
50.21
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.31
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
898
3.83
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2066
8.82
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.78
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
3.04
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.17
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1373
5.86
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.989
0.989
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.31
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.23
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
37.8
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8927
38.11
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1012
4.32
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.25
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.82
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.318
1.318
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8032
34.29
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Red Bird and Mike Witt

Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.46
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.28
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6325
27
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2108.1
9
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.63
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.27
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
2
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.9
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.09
95.09
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Red Bird and Mike Witt

Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.11
-66.4
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA