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 run with 9 hits.

What were Bobby Witt's career stats?

In 430 games, Bobby Witt went 142-157 with a 4.83 ERA, 1,955 strikeouts, and 2,465.0 innings pitched.

What was Bobby Witt's salary?

Bobby Witt's last recorded salary was $500,000, in 2001. His highest recorded salary was $3,250,000, in 1994, and his lowest was $60,000, in 1986. The Salary History table lists each season from 1986 to 2001.

What position did Bobby Witt play?

Bobby Witt played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Bobby Witt and how much did he weigh?

Bobby Witt was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 190 pounds.

What was Bobby Witt's career ERA?

Bobby Witt finished with a 4.83 career ERA, going 142-157 with 1,955 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Bobby Witt have?

Bobby Witt recorded 1,955 career strikeouts.

Is Bobby Witt in the Hall of Fame?

No. Bobby Witt has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Bobby Witt

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

Bobby Witt was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 2001 for 7 teams, including the Texas Rangers, a span of 16 seasons. Across 430 career appearances, he went 142-157 with a 4.83 ERA and 1,955 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 15, 2026

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

📊 Compare This Player 📈 View Career Timeline

Career Pitching Statistics

Bobby Witt — 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

Click a stat to plot it across every season.

Bobby Witt (b. 1964) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1986	TEX	AL	11	9	31	31	0	0	157.2	130	96	143	174	5.48	3.97 (-38%)	-3364.2
1987	TEX	AL	8	10	26	25	1	0	143.0	114	78	140	160	4.91	4.29 (-14%)	-889.6
1988	TEX	AL	8	10	22	22	13	2	174.1	134	76	101	148	3.92	3.73 (-5%)	-270.8
1989	TEX	AL	12	13	31	31	5	1	194.1	182	111	114	166	5.14	3.71 (-39%)	-346.9
1990	TEX	AL	17	10	33	32	7	1	222.0	197	83	110	221	3.36	3.86 (+13%)	4647.1
1991	TEX	AL	3	7	17	16	1	1	88.2	84	60	74	82	6.09	3.91 (-56%)	-485.3
1992	TEX	AL	9	13	25	25	0	0	161.1	152	80	95	100	4.46	3.75 (-19%)	-2943.7
1992	OAK	AL	1	1	6	6	0	0	31.2	31	12	19	25	3.41	3.75 (+9%)	-63.2
1993	OAK	AL	14	13	35	33	5	1	220.0	226	103	91	131	4.21	4.19 (-1%)	953.7
1994	OAK	AL	8	10	24	24	5	3	135.2	151	76	70	111	5.04	4.51 (-12%)	-2542.4
1995	FLO	NL	2	7	19	19	1	0	110.2	104	48	47	95	3.90	4.45 (+12%)	2254.1
1995	TEX	AL	3	4	10	10	1	0	61.1	81	31	21	46	4.55	4.45 (-2%)	1434.5
1996	TEX	AL	16	12	33	32	2	0	199.2	235	120	96	157	5.41	4.61 (-17%)	-1415.2
1997	TEX	AL	12	12	34	32	3	0	209.0	245	112	74	121	4.82	4.39 (-10%)	-3685.7
1998	TEX	AL	5	4	14	13	0	0	69.1	95	59	33	30	7.66	4.43 (-73%)	-3284.7
1998	SLN	NL	2	5	17	5	0	0	47.1	55	26	20	28	4.94	4.43 (-12%)	-995.5
1999	TBA	AL	7	15	32	32	3	2	180.1	213	117	96	123	5.84	4.71 (-24%)	-1651.7
2000	CLE	AL	0	1	7	2	0	0	15.1	28	13	6	6	7.63	4.77 (-60%)	-823.1
2001	ARI	NL	4	1	14	7	0	0	43.1	36	23	25	31	4.78	4.42 (-8%)	-1017.6
Career · 19 seasons			142	157	430	397	47	11	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

Bobby Witt — 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

Click a stat to plot it across every season.

Bobby Witt (b. 1964) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1986	TEX	AL	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	TEX	AL	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	TEX	AL	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	TEX	AL	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	TEX	AL	35	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	TEX	AL	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	TEX	AL	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	OAK	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	OAK	AL	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	OAK	AL	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	FLO	NL	21	32	0	2	1	0	2	1	10	.062	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	TEX	AL	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	TEX	AL	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	TEX	AL	35	6	1	2	1	1	2	0	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	TEX	AL	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	SLN	NL	17	10	0	2	1	0	1	1	5	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	TBA	AL	32	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	CLE	AL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	ARI	NL	14	12	0	3	0	0	0	0	7	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 19 seasons			438	64	2	9	3	1	5	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

Bobby Witt — 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

Bobby Witt — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2001	NLCS	ARI	1	.000
2001	WS	ARI	1	.000
1996	ALDS2	TEX	1	.000
1992	ALCS	OAK	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Bobby Witt — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	4	1	0	5.2	9	6	4	5	9.53

Playoff Pitching by Year

Bobby Witt — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2001	NLCS	ARI	1	0	0.1	3	1	0	0	27.00
2001	WS	ARI	1	0	1.0	0	0	1	1	0.00
1996	ALDS2	TEX	1	1	3.1	4	3	2	3	8.10
1992	ALCS	OAK	1	0	1.0	2	2	1	1	18.00

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (868 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

Bobby Witt — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	218	30	0	3	0	0	.100
Away	220	34	2	6	1	5	.176

Pitching — Home / Away

Bobby Witt — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	214	1278.0	1261	621	673	977	4.37
Away	216	1187.0	1232	703	702	978	5.33

Last 10 Games — Batting

Bobby Witt — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
2001-10-07	AZ	MIL	L	0	0	0
2001-10-04	AZ	COL	W	2	0	2
2001-09-26	AZ	MIL	W	1	1	0
2001-09-20	AZ	LAD	L	2	1	1
2001-09-09	AZ	SDP	W	2	0	2
2001-09-04	AZ	SFG	L	2	0	1
2001-08-29	AZ	SFG	W	2	1	1
2001-08-26	AZ	PHI	W	0	0	0
2001-08-25	AZ	PHI	W	0	0	0
2001-08-24	AZ	PHI	L	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Bobby Witt — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2001-10-07	AZ	MIL	—	0.1	3	2	2	0	0	1
2001-10-04	AZ	COL	—	3.2	3	3	3	6	0	0
2001-09-26	AZ	MIL	W	5.0	6	5	5	2	5	1
2001-09-20	AZ	LAD	—	6.0	5	2	2	3	5	1
2001-09-09	AZ	SDP	W	6.0	4	2	2	2	4	1
2001-09-04	AZ	SFG	—	5.1	3	2	2	5	5	1
2001-08-29	AZ	SFG	W	5.1	3	0	0	1	2	0
2001-08-26	AZ	PHI	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001-08-25	AZ	PHI	—	1.1	1	2	2	1	1	0
2001-08-24	AZ	PHI	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bobby Witt — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	430	397	148	294	30	28

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bobby Witt — 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

Circle size = games played at each position.

Bobby Witt (b. 1964) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	430

Awards & Honors

Bobby Witt — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1994	Player of the Week	Week of 1994-07-02
1990	Pitcher of the Month	July

Salary History

Bobby Witt's recorded salaries total $21,543,333 over 15 seasons, 1986 to 2001. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Witt's career ran from 1986 to 2001. No salary is recorded for 1987.

Bobby Witt — 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 recorded salary (partial)			$21,543,333

College History

Bobby Witt — 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.

Bobby Witt: the record in brief

Bobby Witt's major league career runs from a debut on April 10, 1986 to a final game on October 7, 2001. Witt played for the Texas Rangers (1986 through 1998), the Oakland Athletics (1992 to 1994), the Florida Marlins (1995), the St. Louis Cardinals (1998), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1999), the Cleveland Indians (2000), and the Arizona Diamondbacks (2001). Listed as a pitcher, Witt batted and threw right-handed. Witt is listed at 6'2" and 190 pounds. Witt was born on May 11, 1964, in Arlington, VA, USA. Witt's full given name, per the bio, is Robert Andrew Witt.

Witt's career pitching line is 142 wins, 157 losses and a 4.83 ERA over 430 appearances. Witt had 1,955 strikeouts, 47 complete games, and 11 shutouts. The league ERA over Witt's seasons was 4.24, so the 4.83 figure ran 14.0% worse than average. The best win total was 17, in 1990. In 1990, one of the busiest seasons, Witt posted a 3.36 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.86.

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 run with 9 hits.
What teams did Bobby Witt play for?: Bobby Witt played for 7 teams: the Texas Rangers (1986–1992, 1995–1998), the Oakland Athletics (1992–1994), the Florida Marlins (1995), the St. Louis Cardinals (1998), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1999), the Cleveland Indians (2000), and the Arizona Diamondbacks (2001).
What were Bobby Witt's career stats?: In 430 games, Bobby Witt went 142-157 with a 4.83 ERA, 1,955 strikeouts, and 2,465.0 innings pitched.
How much did Bobby Witt earn in his career?: Bobby Witt's recorded salaries total $21,543,333 over 15 seasons, 1986 to 2001. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Witt's career ran from 1986 to 2001. No salary is recorded for 1987.
What was Bobby Witt's salary?: Bobby Witt's last recorded salary was $500,000, in 2001. His highest recorded salary was $3,250,000, in 1994, and his lowest was $60,000, in 1986. The Salary History table lists each season from 1986 to 2001.
What position did Bobby Witt play?: Bobby Witt played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Bobby Witt and how much did he weigh?: Bobby Witt was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 190 pounds.
What was Bobby Witt's career ERA?: Bobby Witt finished with a 4.83 career ERA, going 142-157 with 1,955 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Bobby Witt have?: Bobby Witt recorded 1,955 career strikeouts.
Is Bobby Witt in the Hall of Fame?: No. Bobby Witt has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.