Bobby Witt

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1986-2001)

W–L 142–157
ERA 4.83
WHIP 1.57
SO 1,955
Pitcher PIV -14490.0
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 190 lb
Born
5/11/1964 in Arlington, VA, USA
MLB Debut
1986-04-10
Last Game
2001-10-07

Full name: Robert Andrew Witt

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
142 157 430 397 47 11 0 2465.0 2,493 1,324 252 1,375 1,955 4.83 -14490.0

Career ERA 4.83 vs. league average 4.24 across their career seasons — 14.0% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1986 TEX AL 11 9 31 31 0 0 0 157.7 130 96 143 174 5.48 3.97 (-38%) -3364.2
1987 TEX AL 8 10 26 25 1 0 0 143.0 114 78 140 160 4.91 4.29 (-14%) -889.6
1988 TEX AL 8 10 22 22 13 2 0 174.3 134 76 101 148 3.92 3.73 (-5%) -270.8
1989 TEX AL 12 13 31 31 5 1 0 194.3 182 111 114 166 5.14 3.71 (-39%) -346.9
1990 TEX AL 17 10 33 32 7 1 0 222.0 197 83 110 221 3.36 3.86 (+13%) 4647.1
1991 TEX AL 3 7 17 16 1 1 0 88.7 84 60 74 82 6.09 3.91 (-56%) -485.3
1992 TEX AL 9 13 25 25 0 0 0 161.3 152 80 95 100 4.46 3.75 (-19%) -2943.7
1992 OAK AL 1 1 6 6 0 0 0 31.7 31 12 19 25 3.41 3.75 (+9%) -63.2
1993 OAK AL 14 13 35 33 5 1 0 220.0 226 103 91 131 4.21 4.19 (-1%) 953.7
1994 OAK AL 8 10 24 24 5 3 0 135.7 151 76 70 111 5.04 4.51 (-12%) -2542.4
1995 FLO NL 2 7 19 19 1 0 0 110.7 104 48 47 95 3.90 4.45 (+12%) 2254.1
1995 TEX AL 3 4 10 10 1 0 0 61.3 81 31 21 46 4.55 4.45 (-2%) 1434.5
1996 TEX AL 16 12 33 32 2 0 0 199.7 235 120 96 157 5.41 4.61 (-17%) -1415.2
1997 TEX AL 12 12 34 32 3 0 0 209.0 245 112 74 121 4.82 4.39 (-10%) -3685.7
1998 TEX AL 5 4 14 13 0 0 0 69.3 95 59 33 30 7.66 4.43 (-73%) -3284.7
1998 SLN NL 2 5 17 5 0 0 0 47.3 55 26 20 28 4.94 4.43 (-12%) -995.5
1999 TBA AL 7 15 32 32 3 2 0 180.3 213 117 96 123 5.84 4.71 (-24%) -1651.7
2000 CLE AL 0 1 7 2 0 0 0 15.3 28 13 6 6 7.63 4.77 (-60%) -823.1
2001 ARI NL 4 1 14 7 0 0 0 43.3 36 23 25 31 4.78 4.42 (-8%) -1017.6
Career · 19 seasons 142 157 430 397 47 11 0 2,465.0 2,493 1,324 1,375 1,955 4.83 — -14,490

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
438 64 2 9 3 0 1 5 0 2 25 .141 .164 .234 .399 0

Career AVG .141 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 46.6% below league average.

Career OBP .164 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — 50.6% below league average.

Career SLG .234 vs. league average .408 across their career seasons — 42.6% below league average.

Career OPS .399 vs. league average .740 across their career seasons — 46.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1986 TEX AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1987 TEX AL 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1988 TEX AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1989 TEX AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1990 TEX AL 35 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1991 TEX AL 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1992 TEX AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1992 OAK AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1993 OAK AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1994 OAK AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 FLO NL 21 32 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 10 .062 — — — — 0.0
1995 TEX AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 TEX AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 TEX AL 35 6 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 .333 — — — — 0.0
1998 TEX AL 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 SLN NL 17 10 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 5 .200 — — — — 0.0
1999 TBA AL 32 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2000 CLE AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 ARI NL 14 12 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .250 — — — — 0.0
Career · 19 seasons 438 64 2 9 3 0 1 5 0 2 25 .141 — — — — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2001 NLCS ARI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 WS ARI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 ALDS2 TEX 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1992 ALCS OAK 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 4 1 0 5.7 9 6 4 5 9.53

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2001 NLCS ARI 0 0 1 0 0 0.3 3 1 0 0 27.00
2001 WS ARI 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 1 0.00
1996 ALDS2 TEX 0 0 1 1 0 3.3 4 3 2 3 8.10
1992 ALCS OAK 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 2 2 1 1 18.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home218300300.100
Away220342615.176

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2141278.012616216739774.37
Away2161187.012327037029785.33

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2001-10-07 AZMILL 000000000
2001-10-04 AZCOLW 200000002
2001-09-26 AZMILW 101000000
2001-09-20 AZLADL 201000001
2001-09-09 AZSDPW 200000002
2001-09-04 AZSFGL 200000001
2001-08-29 AZSFGW 201000001
2001-08-26 AZPHIW 000000000
2001-08-25 AZPHIW 000000000
2001-08-24 AZPHIL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2001-10-07 AZMIL — 0.1322001
2001-10-04 AZCOL — 3.2333600
2001-09-26 AZMIL W 5.0655251
2001-09-20 AZLAD — 6.0522351
2001-09-09 AZSDP W 6.0422241
2001-09-04 AZSFG — 5.1322551
2001-08-29 AZSFG W 5.1300120
2001-08-26 AZPHI — 0.1000000
2001-08-25 AZPHI — 1.1122110
2001-08-24 AZPHI — 2.0000030

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 430 397 148 294 30 28

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1986 TEX P 31 31 8 20 3 1
1987 TEX P 26 25 8 17 0 1
1988 TEX P 22 22 15 15 4 2
1989 TEX P 31 31 13 22 1 1
1990 TEX P 33 32 18 18 5 2
1991 TEX P 17 16 7 6 2 1
1992 TEX P 25 25 14 16 1 1
1992 OAK P 6 6 0 4 0 1
1993 OAK P 35 33 12 39 3 5
1994 OAK P 24 24 7 13 4 2
1995 FLO P 19 19 7 15 0 0
1995 TEX P 10 10 1 6 0 0
1996 TEX P 33 32 10 28 1 3
1997 TEX P 34 32 10 27 1 2
1998 TEX P 14 13 2 3 2 0
1998 SLN P 17 5 3 9 0 2
1999 TBA P 32 32 12 27 3 4
2000 CLE P 7 2 0 3 0 0
2001 ARI P 14 7 1 6 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 430

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1994 Player of the Week Week of 1994-07-02
1990 Pitcher of the Month July

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2001 ARI NL $500,000
2000 CLE AL $550,000
1999 TBA AL $1,100,000
1998 TEX AL $3,250,000
1997 TEX AL $2,000,000
1996 TEX AL $1,350,000
1995 FLO NL $1,800,000
1994 OAK AL $3,250,000
1993 OAK AL $3,033,333
1992 TEX AL $2,383,333
1991 TEX AL $1,516,667
1990 TEX AL $415,000
1989 TEX AL $205,000
1988 TEX AL $130,000
1986 TEX AL $60,000
Total Career Earnings $21,543,333

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
University of Oklahoma Norman OK 1984, 1985

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Bobby Witt (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Shawn Estes
    101-93, 4.71 ERA
  2. 97
    Mike Moore
    161-176, 4.39 ERA
  3. 96
    Edwin Jackson
    107-133, 4.78 ERA
  4. 96
    Russ Ortiz
    113-89, 4.51 ERA
  5. 95
    Al Leiter
    162-132, 3.80 ERA
  6. 95
    Doug Davis
    92-108, 4.44 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Bobby Witt

What years did Bobby Witt play?
Bobby Witt played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 2001.
Was Bobby Witt a pitcher?
Yes. Bobby Witt pitched in the major leagues, recording 142 wins and 1955 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bobby Witt hit?
Bobby Witt hit 1 career home runs with 9 hits.