David Palmer vs. Mike Witt — Career Comparison

David Palmer
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Witt
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

David Palmer and Mike Witt are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 97 for David Palmer and 99 for Mike Witt, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 102 and 100 respectively. If forced to pick, David Palmer gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for David Palmer and Mike Witt

David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.76
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
1.46
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.46
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.28
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.53
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.5
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.49
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.5
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.03
52.03
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.21
50.21
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.02
83.02
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.31
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
3.78
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
3.83
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3255
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1085
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1036
8.59
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2066
8.82
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.65
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.78
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
3.6
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.04
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.3
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.17
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
6.2
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1373
5.86
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.989
0.989
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.28
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.31
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.17
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.23
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4626
38.37
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
38.11
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.12
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
4.27
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1012
4.32
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.33
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.25
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.23
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.7
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.82
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4103
34.03
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8032
34.29
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.37
38.37
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for David Palmer and Mike Witt

David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.76
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
1.46
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.46
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.28
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3255
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1085
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.85
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.63
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.35
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.27
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.29
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468
2
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
2.21
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.9
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.38
96.38
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.09
95.09
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.255
1.255
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.02
83.02
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Palmer and Mike Witt

David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
213
340.8
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
600
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
516.8
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
76.8
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
49.6
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
19.2
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
27.2
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.67
21.87
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
120
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
84.8
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
35.2
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
36.8
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
64
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.79
9.27
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
95
152
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
David Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
75.2
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.6
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
David Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA