What years did Mike Witt play?

Mike Witt played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1993.

Was Mike Witt a pitcher?

Yes. Mike Witt pitched in the major leagues, recording 117 wins and 1373 strikeouts.

Mike Witt

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1981-1993)

W–L 117–116

ERA 3.83

WHIP 1.32

SO 1,373

Pitcher PIV 11802.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'7" / 185 lb
Born: 7/20/1960 in Fullerton, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1981-04-11
Last Game: 1993-06-17
Awards: 2× All-Star

Full name: Michael Atwater Witt

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
117	116	341	299	72	11	6	2108.3	2,066	898	183	713	1,373	3.83	11802.7

Career ERA 3.83 vs. league average 3.90 across their career seasons — near 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
1981	CAL	AL	8	9	22	21	7	1	0	129.0	123	47	47	75	3.28	3.58 (+8%)	-354.0
1982	CAL	AL	8	6	33	26	5	1	0	179.7	177	70	47	85	3.51	3.86 (+9%)	2850.7
1983	CAL	AL	7	14	43	19	2	0	5	154.0	173	84	75	77	4.91	3.87 (-27%)	-2473.3
1984	CAL	AL	15	11	34	34	9	2	0	246.7	227	95	84	196	3.47	3.81 (+9%)	4235.1
1985	CAL	AL	15	9	35	35	6	1	0	250.0	228	99	98	180	3.56	3.89 (+8%)	1847.6
1986	CAL	AL	18	10	34	34	14	3	0	269.0	218	85	73	208	2.84	3.97 (+28%)	5941.6
1987	CAL	AL	16	14	36	36	10	0	0	247.0	252	110	84	192	4.01	4.29 (+7%)	771.1
1988	CAL	AL	13	16	34	34	12	2	0	249.7	263	115	87	133	4.15	3.73 (-11%)	1283.7
1989	CAL	AL	9	15	33	33	5	0	0	220.0	252	111	48	123	4.54	3.71 (-22%)	-838.9
1990	CAL	AL	0	3	10	0	0	0	1	20.3	19	4	13	14	1.77	3.86 (+54%)	-139.7
1990	NYA	AL	5	6	16	16	2	1	0	96.7	87	48	34	60	4.47	3.86 (-16%)	96.6
1991	NYA	AL	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	5.3	8	6	1	0	10.12	—	0.0
1993	NYA	AL	3	2	9	9	0	0	0	41.0	39	24	22	30	5.27	4.19 (-26%)	-1417.7
Career · 13 seasons			117	116	341	299	72	11	6	2,108.1	2,066	898	713	1,373	3.83	—	11,803

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
341	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1981	CAL	AL	22	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	CAL	AL	33	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	CAL	AL	43	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	CAL	AL	34	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	CAL	AL	35	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	CAL	AL	34	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	CAL	AL	36	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	CAL	AL	34	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	CAL	AL	33	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	CAL	AL	10	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	NYA	AL	16	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	NYA	AL	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	NYA	AL	9	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			341	—	—	—	—	—	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
3	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
1986	ALCS	CAL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1982	ALCS	CAL	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
1	0	3	2	0	20.7	15	7	4	11	3.05

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1986	ALCS	CAL	1	0	2	2	0	17.7	13	5	2	8	2.55
1982	ALCS	CAL	0	0	1	0	0	3.0	2	2	2	3	6.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	169	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	172	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	169	1100.0	1022	427	346	701	3.49
Away	172	1008.1	1044	471	367	672	4.20

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1993-06-17	NYY	MIN	—	5.1	6	3	3	1	4	0
1993-06-01	NYY	CLE	L	0.1	2	4	4	2	0	1
1993-05-27	NYY	BAL	—	4.0	4	3	3	5	2	1
1993-05-22	NYY	BOS	W	5.0	5	2	2	5	4	0
1993-05-16	NYY	TOR	L	1.1	5	6	5	2	0	3
1993-05-11	NYY	MIL	W	7.0	3	1	0	1	8	0
1993-05-06	NYY	LAA	—	7.0	6	1	1	1	4	0
1993-05-01	NYY	SEA	W	7.0	3	1	1	3	3	1
1993-04-25	NYY	SEA	—	4.0	5	5	5	2	5	1
1991-06-13	NYY	MIN	L	0.1	2	3	3	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	341	299	147	298	23	21

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1981	CAL	P	22	21	7	16	3	0
1982	CAL	P	33	26	14	24	4	3
1983	CAL	P	43	19	6	24	1	2
1984	CAL	P	34	34	16	27	2	0
1985	CAL	P	35	35	16	33	2	2
1986	CAL	P	34	34	22	39	1	5
1987	CAL	P	36	36	18	29	3	2
1988	CAL	P	34	34	19	32	2	2
1989	CAL	P	33	33	18	49	4	4
1990	CAL	P	10	0	2	4	0	1
1990	NYA	P	16	16	7	14	1	0
1991	NYA	P	2	2	1	1	0	0
1993	NYA	P	9	9	1	6	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	341

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1988	Player of the Week	Week of 1988-06-17
1987	Player of the Week	Week of 1987-06-06
1986	Pitcher of the Month	August
1984	Player of the Week	Week of 1984-09-28

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1993	NYA	AL	$2,166,667
1992	NYA	AL	$2,916,667
1991	NYA	AL	$2,416,667
1990	CAL	AL	$1,300,000
1989	CAL	AL	$1,400,000
1988	CAL	AL	$1,400,000
1987	CAL	AL	$1,133,333
1986	CAL	AL	$933,333
1985	CAL	AL	$683,333
Total Career Earnings			$14,350,000

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max
1986	Cy Young Award	AL	3rd	35.0	140
1986	Most Valuable Player	AL	12th	34.0	392
1981	Rookie of the Year	AL	5th	4.0	140

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