Jay Powell vs. Mike Witt — Career Comparison

Jay Powell
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Witt
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mike Witt built a career as a starting pitcher and Jay Powell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Witt led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 104 vs 87), strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 91), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 100 vs 97). Jay Powell held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 116 vs 102). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Mike Witt.

Pitching Stats for Jay Powell and Mike Witt

Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
8.5
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
1.46
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.28
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.6
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.5
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.38
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.5
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.02
61.02
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.21
50.21
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.31
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.37
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
4.17
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
898
3.83
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1627
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
542.1
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
543
9.01
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2066
8.82
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.01
9.01
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.7
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.78
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
4.51
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.04
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.5
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.17
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
7.02
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1373
5.86
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.989
0.989
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.31
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.35
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.23
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2414
40.06
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
38.11
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.67
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
4.9
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1012
4.32
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.25
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.27
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.98
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
0.82
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.503
1.503
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2079
34.5
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8032
34.29
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Jay Powell and Mike Witt

Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
8.5
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
1.46
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.28
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1627
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
542.1
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.71
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.63
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.05
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.27
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
1.88
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
2
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.76
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.9
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.81
93.81
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.09
95.09
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.207
0.207
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jay Powell and Mike Witt

Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
23676.92
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
341
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
600
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
6.04
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.23
-10.68
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
369.23
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.63
1.63
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA