John Butcher vs. Mike Witt — Career Comparison

John Butcher
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Witt
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

John Butcher 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 96 for John Butcher and 99 for Mike Witt, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 101 and 100 respectively. If forced to pick, John Butcher gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for John Butcher and Mike Witt

John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.77
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
1.46
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
1.22
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.28
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.39
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.5
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.53
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.5
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.35
42.35
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.21
50.21
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.9
68.9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.25
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.31
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
409
4.42
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
898
3.83
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2501
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
833.2
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
931
10.05
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2066
8.82
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.85
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.78
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.47
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
3.04
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.17
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
3.92
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1373
5.86
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.989
0.989
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.21
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.31
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.18
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.23
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3577
38.62
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
38.11
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.25
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
4.79
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1012
4.32
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.19
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.25
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.33
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
0.82
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.391
1.391
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3282
35.43
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8032
34.29
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for John Butcher and Mike Witt

John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.77
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
1.46
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
1.22
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.28
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2501
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
833.2
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.86
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.63
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
1.18
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.27
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
2.14
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468
2
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
2.04
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.9
John Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.09
95.09
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.9
68.9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Butcher and Mike Witt

John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
164
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
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Per 600 PA
John Butcher
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Mike Witt
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Per 600 PA
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
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Per 600 PA
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
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Per 600 PA
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
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0
John Butcher
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Mike Witt
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Mike Witt
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John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
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Per 600 PA
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
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0
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Mike Witt
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Mike Witt
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Mike Witt
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John Butcher
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
John Butcher
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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John Butcher
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
John Butcher
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
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Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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0
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John Butcher
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
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Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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