Jim Bouton vs. Mike Witt — Career Comparison

Jim Bouton
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Witt
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Bouton 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 Jim Bouton and 99 for Mike Witt, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 96 and 100 respectively. If forced to pick, Mike Witt gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bouton and Mike Witt

Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
2.21
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
1.46
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
1.05
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.28
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.45
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.5
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.46
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.5
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.6
49.6
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.21
50.21
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.37
47.37
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.25
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.31
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
3.57
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
3.83
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3716
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1238.2
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1131
8.22
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2066
8.82
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.92
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.78
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
3.16
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.04
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.2
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.17
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
720
5.23
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1373
5.86
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.933
0.933
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.989
0.989
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.28
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.31
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.23
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5200
37.78
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8927
38.11
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.41
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
4.11
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1012
4.32
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.25
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.82
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.318
1.318
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4734
34.4
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8032
34.29
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.78
37.78
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Jim Bouton and Mike Witt

Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
2.21
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
1.46
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
1.05
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.28
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3715
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1238.1
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.81
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.63
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.29
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.27
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
2.21
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468
2
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.1
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.9
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.07
95.07
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.09
95.09
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.37
47.37
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bouton and Mike Witt

Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
307
467.51
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
394
600
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
528.43
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.3
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
48.73
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.57
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.57
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.26
8
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
57.87
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
79.19
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.18
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
31.98
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
44.16
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-6.35
-9.67
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.57
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
21.32
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
160
243.65
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
2.46
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
44.16
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA