Alex McColl vs. Mike Witt — Career Comparison

Alex McColl
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Witt
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mike Witt built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex McColl as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex McColl posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.7 and WHIP 1.434 compared to 3.83 and 1.337 for Mike Witt. By the career numbers, Alex McColl had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex McColl and Mike Witt

Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.21
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
1.46
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.28
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.5
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.5
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.21
50.21
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.31
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.7
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
3.83
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
9.91
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2066
8.82
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.78
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
3.04
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.17
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.37
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1373
5.86
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.597
0.597
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.989
0.989
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.31
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.23
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
39.14
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
38.11
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.81
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
4.26
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1012
4.32
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.25
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.82
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.434
1.434
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.07
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8032
34.29
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.14
39.14
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Alex McColl and Mike Witt

Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.46
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.28
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6325
27
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2108.1
9
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.63
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.27
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
2
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.9
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.09
95.09
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.913
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex McColl and Mike Witt

Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
707.69
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
600
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
569.23
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
76.92
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
20.89
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
8.48
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
8
123.08
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.88
4.88
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA