Ricky Bottalico vs. Mike Witt — Career Comparison

Ricky Bottalico
Gen XConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Mike Witt
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mike Witt built a career as a starting pitcher and Ricky Bottalico as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Witt led in home run suppression (HR9+ 102 vs 77), walk avoidance (BB%+ 104 vs 88), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 100 vs 84). Role difference aside, Mike Witt holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ricky Bottalico and Mike Witt

Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
8.05
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
1.46
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.28
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.47
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.5
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.6
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.5
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
44
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.21
50.21
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.31
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.66
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
3.99
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
898
3.83
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1886
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
628.2
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
8.03
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2066
8.82
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.02
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.78
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
4.52
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.04
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.17
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
8.23
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1373
5.86
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.989
0.989
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.53
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.31
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.39
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.23
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2730
39.08
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
38.11
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
4.31
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
4.27
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1012
4.32
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.4
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.25
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.27
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.53
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.82
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
2340
33.5
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8032
34.29
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.08
39.08
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Ricky Bottalico and Mike Witt

Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
8.05
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
1.46
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.28
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1886
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
628.2
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.54
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.63
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.94
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.27
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
1.53
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
2
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.49
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.9
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.2
97.2
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.09
95.09
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ricky Bottalico and Mike Witt

Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
12
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
18733.33
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
341
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
12.93
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.5
-16.58
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
8
266.67
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA