Jack McDowell vs. Mike Witt — Career Comparison

Jack McDowell
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Mike Witt
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Jack McDowell a clear advantage over Mike Witt across the core pitching metrics. Jack McDowell led in run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 99), home run suppression (HR9+ 111 vs 102), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 100). Mike Witt held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 104 vs 103). Jack McDowell was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jack McDowell and Mike Witt

Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
1.32
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.46
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
1.31
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.28
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.61
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.5
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.41
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.5
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.35
59.35
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.21
50.21
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.28
99.28
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.68
87.68
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.3
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.31
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
3.85
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
898
3.83
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5667
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1889
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1854
8.83
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2066
8.82
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.82
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.78
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
2.89
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
3.04
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.14
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.17
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1311
6.25
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1373
5.86
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.25
6.25
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.015
1.015
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.989
0.989
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.3
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.31
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.23
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.23
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7966
37.95
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8927
38.11
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
4.16
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1012
4.32
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.29
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.25
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.23
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.59
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.82
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.302
1.302
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.318
1.318
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7203
34.32
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8032
34.29
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Jack McDowell and Mike Witt

Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
1.32
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.46
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
1.31
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.28
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5667
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1889
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.66
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.63
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
1.17
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.27
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
1.89
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
2
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
384
1.83
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.9
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.73
96.73
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.09
95.09
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.305
1.305
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.28
99.28
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.68
87.68
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack McDowell and Mike Witt

Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
12
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
12
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
277
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack McDowell
Career
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Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack McDowell
Career
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Mike Witt
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Mike Witt
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Mike Witt
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Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
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Per 600 PA
0
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
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0
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Mike Witt
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Jack McDowell
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Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
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Per 600 PA
0
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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
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0
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Mike Witt
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Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
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0
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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
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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0
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Per 600 PA
0
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0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
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Career
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