Joe Price vs. Mike Witt — Career Comparison

Joe Price
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Witt
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mike Witt built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Price 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 home run suppression (HR9+ 102 vs 63), run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 84), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 100 vs 88). Role difference aside, Mike Witt holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Joe Price and Mike Witt

Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
3.7
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
1.46
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.83
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.28
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.45
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.5
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.5
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.87
47.87
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.21
50.21
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.58
22.58
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.31
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
3.65
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
3.83
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
2718
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
906
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.33
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2066
8.82
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.94
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.78
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
337
3.35
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.04
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.41
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.17
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
6.53
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1373
5.86
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.097
1.097
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.989
0.989
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.15
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.31
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.23
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
3822
37.97
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8927
38.11
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.83
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
4.05
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1012
4.32
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.41
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.25
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.28
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.6
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.82
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.318
1.318
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.84
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8032
34.29
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Joe Price and Mike Witt

Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
3.7
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
1.46
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.83
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.28
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
2718
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
906
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.63
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.03
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.27
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.12
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.42
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
2
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.3
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.9
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.61
91.61
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.09
95.09
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.58
22.58
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Price and Mike Witt

Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
372
1116
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
341
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
600
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
513
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
57
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
54
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
8.96
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
60
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
84
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
33
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.29
-3.86
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
54
162
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.7
3.7
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
60
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA