Nels Potter vs. Mike Witt — Career Comparison

Nels Potter
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Witt
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Nels Potter and Mike Witt are fairly close on the surface numbers. Mike Witt had the edge in ERA (3.83 vs 3.99). By the career numbers, Mike Witt 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 Nels Potter and Mike Witt

Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
1.86
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
1.46
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.94
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.28
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.49
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.5
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.52
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.5
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.68
48.68
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.21
50.21
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.72
50.72
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.48
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.31
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748
3.99
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
898
3.83
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5058
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1686
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1721
9.19
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2066
8.82
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.66
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.78
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
582
3.11
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.04
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.17
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
747
3.99
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1373
5.86
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.788
0.788
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.989
0.989
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.21
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.31
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.23
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7248
38.69
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
38.11
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.67
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
4.5
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1012
4.32
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.25
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.82
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6645
35.47
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8032
34.29
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Nels Potter and Mike Witt

Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.46
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.28
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6325
27
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2108.1
9
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.63
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
2
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.9
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.74
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.09
95.09
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.161
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nels Potter and Mike Witt

Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
12
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
352
337.38
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
341
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
626
600
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
538.66
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
122.68
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
108.31
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.96
34.47
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
137.06
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
157.19
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
23.96
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
35.46
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
59.42
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.78
41
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
33.55
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
47.92
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.52
12.52
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.84
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
13.42
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA