Francisco Liriano vs. Bobby Witt — Career Comparison

Francisco Liriano
MillenialD.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bobby Witt
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Francisco Liriano and Bobby 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 85 for Francisco Liriano and 87 for Bobby Witt, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 89 and 87 respectively. If forced to pick, Francisco Liriano gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Francisco Liriano and Bobby Witt

Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
2.08
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430
1.57
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.49
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.45
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.56
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
0.52
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.57
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.57
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.56
49.56
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.49
47.49
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.6
71.6
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.33
92.33
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.17
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
837
4.15
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1324
4.83
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5441
27
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7395
27
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1813.2
9
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2465
9
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1649
8.18
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2493
9.1
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.18
8.18
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.91
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
0.92
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
4.05
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1375
5.02
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.14
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1815
9.01
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1955
7.14
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.01
9.01
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.451
1.451
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.351
1.351
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.5
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.47
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.31
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.14
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
7781
38.61
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11003
40.17
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
911
4.52
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1449
5.29
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.21
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.28
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.25
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.35
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.9
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
0.79
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.359
1.359
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.569
1.569
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
6810
33.79
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9414
34.37
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.17
40.17

Fielding Stats for Francisco Liriano and Bobby Witt

Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
2.08
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430
1.57
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.49
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.45
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5441
27
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7395
27
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1813.2
9
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2465
9
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.22
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.54
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.19
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
1.07
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.11
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
1.46
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
1.72
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
1.41
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
1.61
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.27
96.27
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.64
93.64
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.678
0.678
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.028
1.028
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.6
71.6
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.33
92.33
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.1
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Francisco Liriano and Bobby Witt

Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 600 PA
421
1043.8
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
438
3600
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
600
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
73
600
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
540.5
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
64
526.03
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.436
0.436
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
84.3
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
9
73.97
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
71.9
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
5
41.1
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.44
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.66
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.96
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
12.4
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.88
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.31
20.61
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.04
24.97
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
106.61
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
123.29
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
106.61
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
11
90.41
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.36
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
37.19
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
41.1
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
49.59
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
49.32
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.56
11.3
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.49
12.24
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.31
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 600 PA
85
210.74
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
205.48
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 600 PA
2.85
2.85
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Francisco Liriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
37.19
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
49.32
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.92
Bobby Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Francisco Liriano
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Witt
Career
Per 600 PA