Jason Motte vs. Mike Witt — Career Comparison

Jason Motte
MillenialMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Witt
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mike Witt built a career as a starting pitcher and Jason Motte as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jason Motte led in run prevention (ERA+ 124 vs 99), walk avoidance (BB%+ 123 vs 104), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 102 vs 100). Mike Witt held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 102 vs 90). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jason Motte.

Pitching Stats for Jason Motte and Mike Witt

Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
10.05
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
1.46
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.28
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.61
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.5
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.34
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.5
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.21
50.21
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.31
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.36
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
3.3
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
3.83
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1193
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
397.2
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
7.56
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2066
8.82
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.11
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.78
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
2.83
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
3.04
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.17
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
8.49
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1373
5.86
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.989
0.989
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.31
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.36
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.23
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1630
36.89
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8927
38.11
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.67
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.58
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1012
4.32
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.25
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.72
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.82
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.318
1.318
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1464
33.13
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8032
34.29
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Jason Motte and Mike Witt

Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
10.05
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
1.46
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.28
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1193
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
397.2
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.75
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.63
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.31
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.27
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
2.08
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468
2
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.06
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.9
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.91
98.91
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.09
95.09
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.205
0.205
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Motte and Mike Witt

Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
66600
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
341
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.44
-66.4
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA