Lindy McDaniel vs. Mike Witt — Career Comparison

Lindy McDaniel
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Mike Witt
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mike Witt built a career as a starting pitcher and Lindy McDaniel 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 76), strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 92), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 100 vs 94). Lindy McDaniel held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 122 vs 104). Role difference aside, Mike Witt holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Lindy McDaniel and Mike Witt

Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
987
4.15
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
1.46
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.31
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.28
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.59
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.5
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.5
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.5
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.23
54.23
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.21
50.21
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.31
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.72
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
821
3.45
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
3.83
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6418
27
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139.1
9
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2099
8.83
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2066
8.82
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.72
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.78
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
2.62
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
3.04
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.57
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.17
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
5.73
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1373
5.86
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.927
0.927
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.989
0.989
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.47
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.31
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.23
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8971
37.74
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8927
38.11
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
2.43
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
934
3.93
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1012
4.32
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.15
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.25
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.14
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.82
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.318
1.318
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8275
34.81
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8032
34.29
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.74
37.74
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Lindy McDaniel and Mike Witt

Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
987
4.15
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
1.46
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.31
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.28
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6421
27
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2140.1
9
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.53
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.63
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
1.88
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
1.27
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
2.51
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
2
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
2.41
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
1.9
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.09
95.09
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.582
0.582
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lindy McDaniel and Mike Witt

Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
12
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
988
1438.83
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
341
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
600
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
550.49
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
81.55
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
61.17
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
16.02
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.37
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
20.39
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.6
19.8
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
110.68
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
94.66
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
27.67
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
24.76
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
48.06
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
7.06
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.46
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.65
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
159
231.55
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.59
2.59
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Lindy McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.41
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.83
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lindy McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA