Brad Penny vs. Mike Witt — Career Comparison

Brad Penny
Gen XOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Witt
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Mike Witt a clear advantage over Brad Penny across the core pitching metrics. Mike Witt led in strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 86), run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 93), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 100 vs 96). Mike Witt was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Brad Penny and Mike Witt

Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
1.63
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
1.46
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.49
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.28
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.57
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.5
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.47
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.5
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.5
54.5
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.21
50.21
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.4
91.4
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.68
87.68
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.31
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
4.29
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
898
3.83
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
5775
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1925
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2030
9.49
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2066
8.82
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
0.91
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.78
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
2.89
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
3.04
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.18
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.17
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
5.95
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1373
5.86
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.983
0.983
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.989
0.989
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.25
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.31
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.25
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.23
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8218
38.42
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
38.11
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
990
4.63
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1012
4.32
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.36
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.25
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.22
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.02
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
0.82
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7421
34.7
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8032
34.29
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.42
38.42
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Brad Penny and Mike Witt

Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
1.63
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
1.46
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.49
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.28
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
5775
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1925
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.62
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.63
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
1.08
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.27
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
1.74
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
2
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
1.7
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.9
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.09
95.09
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.043
1.043
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.4
91.4
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.68
87.68
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.1
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Penny and Mike Witt

Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
12
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
364.36
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
341
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
578
600
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
549.13
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
86.16
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
63.32
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.65
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.08
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.11
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22.84
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.4
20.14
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
117.3
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
92.39
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.03
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
35.29
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
60.21
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.64
10.01
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.11
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.11
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
173
179.58
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.34
3.34
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
44.64
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.15
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA