Eddie Plank vs. Mike Witt — Career Comparison

Eddie Plank
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Mike Witt
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Eddie Plank posted a stronger line than Mike Witt. Eddie Plank posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.35 vs 3.83) and WHIP (1.119 vs 1.337). By the career numbers, Eddie Plank 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 Eddie Plank and Mike Witt

Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623
1.25
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.46
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
1.06
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.28
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
0.65
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.5
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.39
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.5
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.69
62.69
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.21
50.21
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.91
84.91
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
0.82
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.31
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.14
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.05
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1174
2.35
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
898
3.83
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13487
27
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4495.2
9
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3958
7.92
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2066
8.82
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.08
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.78
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072
2.15
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.04
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.17
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2246
4.5
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1373
5.86
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.989
0.989
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.17
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.31
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.38
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.23
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.01
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17985
36
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8927
38.11
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.15
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1563
3.13
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1012
4.32
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.25
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.82
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.119
1.119
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.318
1.318
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16722
33.48
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8032
34.29
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Eddie Plank and Mike Witt

Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
1.92
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
1.46
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
0.75
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.28
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8751
27
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2917
9
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.71
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
0.63
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
3.42
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
1.27
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.12
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1377
4.25
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
2
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1337
4.13
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
1.9
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.09
95.09
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.146
2.146
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.305
1.305
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.84
38.84
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eddie Plank and Mike Witt

Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
12
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
212.6
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
341
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1778
600
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1607
542.29
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
111.7
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
282
95.16
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
13.16
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.36
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.01
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
16.54
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103.24
34.84
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
132.62
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
143.76
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
43.87
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
41.17
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
84.03
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113.11
38.17
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
8.1
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
23.96
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
265
89.43
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.71
6.71
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
25.65
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.39
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.01
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.4
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.25
81.25
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA