Harry Pyle vs. Mike Witt — Career Comparison

Harry Pyle
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Witt
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mike Witt built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Pyle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Witt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.83 and WHIP 1.337 compared to 4.54 and 1.907 for Harry Pyle. By the career numbers, Mike Witt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Pyle and Mike Witt

Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.26
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.46
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.26
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.28
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.5
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.01
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.5
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.21
50.21
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.68
87.68
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.01
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.31
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
4.54
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
898
3.83
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.2
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
10.35
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2066
8.82
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.78
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.81
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.04
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.17
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1373
5.86
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.009
1.009
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.989
0.989
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.26
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.31
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.5
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.23
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
43.91
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
38.11
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
8.83
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1012
4.32
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.25
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.82
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.907
1.907
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
36.59
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8032
34.29
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.91
43.91
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Harry Pyle and Mike Witt

Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.2
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.46
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.28
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.63
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.27
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.4
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468
2
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.2
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.9
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.09
95.09
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.833
1.833
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.305
1.305
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Pyle and Mike Witt

Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.55
46.58
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
210
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
30.88
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA