Joe McGinnity vs. Mike Witt — Career Comparison

Joe McGinnity
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Mike Witt
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Joe McGinnity posted a stronger line than Mike Witt. Joe McGinnity posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.66 vs 3.83) and WHIP (1.188 vs 1.337). By the career numbers, Joe McGinnity had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Joe McGinnity and Mike Witt

Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.22
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.46
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
1
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.28
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
0.64
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.5
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.37
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.5
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.4
63.4
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.21
50.21
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.94
81.94
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
0.82
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.31
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.08
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.06
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1016
2.66
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
898
3.83
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10324
27
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3441.1
9
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
8.57
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2066
8.82
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.14
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.78
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
2.12
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.04
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.17
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
1068
2.79
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1373
5.86
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.989
0.989
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.31
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
0.47
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.23
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14132
36.96
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8927
38.11
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.19
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1436
3.76
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1012
4.32
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.25
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.82
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.188
1.188
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.318
1.318
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13141
34.37
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8032
34.29
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.96
36.96
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Joe McGinnity and Mike Witt

Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
1.22
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.46
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
0.44
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.28
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10506
27
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3502
9
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
0.56
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.63
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
930
2.39
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
1.27
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.26
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1249
3.21
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
2
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1148
2.95
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
1.9
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.91
91.91
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.09
95.09
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.417
2.417
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.305
1.305
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.42
36.42
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.06
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe McGinnity and Mike Witt

Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477
201.12
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
341
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1423
600
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1297
546.87
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
105.83
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
92.76
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
8.85
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.22
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
13.07
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.46
28.87
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
123.12
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
296
124.81
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
45.96
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
37.95
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
83.91
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.3
30.48
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.64
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
14.34
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
158
66.62
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.01
9.01
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
34.15
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
10.96
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
10.96
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA