Bio
- Height
- 6' 7"
- Debut
- 1981
Bio
- Height
- 6' 7"
- Debut
- 1981
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 341
- W
- 117
- L
- 116
- ERA
- 3.83
- IP
- 2108.1
- K
- 1,373
- BB
- 713
- WHIP
- 1.32
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | LAA | 22 | 8 | 9 | 3.28 | 129.0 | 75 | 47 | 1.32 |
| 1982 | LAA | 33 | 8 | 6 | 3.51 | 179.2 | 85 | 47 | 1.25 |
| 1983 | LAA | 43 | 7 | 14 | 4.91 | 154.0 | 77 | 75 | 1.61 |
| 1984 | LAA | 34 | 15 | 11 | 3.47 | 246.2 | 196 | 84 | 1.26 |
| 1985 | LAA | 35 | 15 | 9 | 3.56 | 250.0 | 180 | 98 | 1.30 |
| 1986 | LAA | 34 | 18 | 10 | 2.84 | 269.0 | 208 | 73 | 1.08 |
| 1987 | LAA | 36 | 16 | 14 | 4.01 | 247.0 | 192 | 84 | 1.36 |
| 1988 | LAA | 34 | 13 | 16 | 4.15 | 249.2 | 133 | 87 | 1.40 |
| 1989 | LAA | 33 | 9 | 15 | 4.54 | 220.0 | 123 | 48 | 1.36 |
| 1990 |  LAA/NYY | 26 | 5 | 9 | 4.00 | 117.0 | 74 | 47 | 1.31 |
| 1991 | NYY | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10.13 | 5.1 | 0 | 1 | 1.69 |
| 1993 | NYY | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5.27 | 41.0 | 30 | 22 | 1.49 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 3
- W
- 1
- L
- 0
- ERA
- 3.15
- IP
- 20.0
- K
- 11
- BB
- 4
- WHIP
- 0.95
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 164
- CG
- 72
- SHO
- 11
- K/9
- 5.9
- GB
- 0
- FB
- 0
- G/F
- 0.00
- WP
- 73
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | LAA | 12 | 7 | 1 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1982 | LAA | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1983 | LAA | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1984 | LAA | 21 | 9 | 2 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1985 | LAA | 24 | 6 | 1 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 1986 | LAA | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1987 | LAA | 18 | 10 | 0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1988 | LAA | 17 | 12 | 2 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1989 | LAA | 16 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1990 | LAA/NYY | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1991 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1993 | NYY | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
What were Mike Witt's career stats?
Mike Witt played 12 seasons for the Angels and the Yankees. He had 117 wins and 1,373 strikeouts with a 3.83 ERA over 2,108.1 innings. His best season was 1986: 18 wins, a 2.84 ERA and 208 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
12 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1981 to 1993
Mike Witt finished top 10 in a stat 5 times.
All-time career rank
- 293rd in strikeouts (pitching) (1,373)
Among the 8,943 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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