James McJames vs. Mike Witt — Career Comparison

James McJames
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Witt
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mike Witt built a career as a starting pitcher and James McJames as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. James McJames posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.43 and WHIP 1.452 compared to 3.83 and 1.337 for Mike Witt. By the career numbers, James McJames had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for James McJames and Mike Witt

James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.18
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.46
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
1.07
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.28
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.5
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.53
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.5
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.69
49.69
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.21
50.21
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.01
91.01
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.68
87.68
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.91
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.31
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
3.43
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
3.83
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
4084
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361.1
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1414
9.35
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2066
8.82
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.78
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
3.72
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.04
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.17
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
593
3.92
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1373
5.86
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.849
0.849
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.989
0.989
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.52
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.31
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.37
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.23
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5933
39.22
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
38.11
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
816
5.39
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1012
4.32
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.25
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.82
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.452
1.452
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5314
35.13
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8032
34.29
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.22
39.22
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for James McJames and Mike Witt

James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.18
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.46
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.28
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
4083
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.24
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.63
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
2.03
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
1.27
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.23
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.5
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468
2
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
2.27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.9
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.74
90.74
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.09
95.09
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.927
1.927
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.305
1.305
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James McJames and Mike Witt

James McJames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
191.4
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
558
600
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
577.42
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
93.55
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
75.27
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.98
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.3
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
18.28
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.27
22.87
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
116.13
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
111.83
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
45.16
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
41.94
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
87.1
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.43
16.59
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
18.28
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
92
98.92
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.07
6.07
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.3
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.38
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.38
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA