Dave Boswell vs. Mike Witt — Career Comparison

Dave Boswell
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Witt
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dave Boswell and Mike Witt are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 103 for Dave Boswell and 99 for Mike Witt, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 100 and 100 respectively. If forced to pick, Mike Witt gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Dave Boswell and Mike Witt

Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.73
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
1.46
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.28
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.28
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.57
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.5
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.47
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.5
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.84
54.84
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.21
50.21
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.66
73.66
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.31
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.31
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.52
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
3.83
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3196
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065.1
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
7.25
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2066
8.82
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
0.93
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.78
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
4.06
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.04
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.14
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.17
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
882
7.45
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1373
5.86
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.279
1.279
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.989
0.989
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.37
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.31
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.29
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.23
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4487
37.91
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8927
38.11
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
3.9
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1012
4.32
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.25
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.82
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.318
1.318
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3965
33.5
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8032
34.29
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Dave Boswell and Mike Witt

Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.73
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
1.46
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.28
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.28
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3197
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065.2
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.52
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.63
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.09
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.27
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
1.68
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
2
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.61
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.9
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.09
95.09
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.932
0.932
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.66
73.66
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Boswell and Mike Witt

Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
350.89
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
600
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
367
557.47
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
112.41
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
85.06
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.19
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.08
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.08
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
27.34
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.42
34.05
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
157.97
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
127.59
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
62.28
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
33.42
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
89.62
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.29
30.82
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.08
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.11
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
119
180.76
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.32
3.32
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.82
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
9
13.67
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA