Jonny Venters vs. Mike Witt — Career Comparison

Jonny Venters
MillenialKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Mike Witt
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mike Witt built a career as a starting pitcher and Jonny Venters as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jonny Venters led in home run suppression (HR9+ 436 vs 102), run prevention (ERA+ 173 vs 99), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 127 vs 100). Mike Witt held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 104 vs 84). Role difference aside, Jonny Venters holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jonny Venters and Mike Witt

Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
9.66
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
1.46
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.28
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.66
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.5
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.5
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.21
50.21
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.31
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.33
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.71
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
3.83
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
816
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.05
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2066
8.82
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.05
7.05
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.78
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
4.5
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.04
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.53
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.17
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
9.83
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1373
5.86
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.83
9.83
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.592
1.592
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.989
0.989
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.66
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.31
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.69
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.23
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1163
38.48
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
38.11
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.72
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
3.41
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1012
4.32
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.46
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.25
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.16
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
0.82
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.318
1.318
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
989
32.72
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8032
34.29
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.48
38.48
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Jonny Venters and Mike Witt

Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
9.66
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
1.46
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.28
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
816
27
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6325
27
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
9
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2108.1
9
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.63
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.56
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.27
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.12
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468
2
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.92
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.9
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.09
95.09
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.199
0.199
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.68
87.68
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jonny Venters and Mike Witt

Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
292
175200
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.11
-66.4
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mike Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Witt
Career
Per 600 PA