Steve Blass vs. Mike Witt — Career Comparison

Steve Blass
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Witt
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Mike Witt a clear advantage over Steve Blass across the core pitching metrics. Mike Witt led in strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 87), walk avoidance (BB%+ 104 vs 88), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 100 vs 93). Mike Witt was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Steve Blass and Mike Witt

Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
1.59
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
1.46
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.3
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.28
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.58
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.5
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.43
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.5
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.54
57.54
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.21
50.21
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.91
81.91
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.31
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
3.63
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
3.83
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4792
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
1597.1
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1558
8.78
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2066
8.82
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.72
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.78
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
597
3.36
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.04
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.28
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.17
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
896
5.05
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1373
5.86
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.935
0.935
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.989
0.989
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.32
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.31
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.23
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6780
38.2
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
38.11
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
4.16
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1012
4.32
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.19
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.25
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.11
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.82
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6092
34.32
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8032
34.29
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.2
38.2
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Steve Blass and Mike Witt

Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.59
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
1.46
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.3
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.28
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4795
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
1598.1
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.77
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.63
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
1.41
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.27
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
2.27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468
2
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.18
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.9
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.09
95.09
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.305
1.305
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.63
81.63
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.11
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Blass and Mike Witt

Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PAverified
295
295
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
600
600
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
546
546
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
94
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
83
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.54
19.54
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
110
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
105
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
42
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
37
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.93
14.93
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
140
140
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.29
4.29
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
40
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA