Bobby Witt was born on Monday, May 11, 1964, in Arlington, Virginia. Witt was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 10, 1986, with the Texas Rangers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bobby Witt baseball stats page.
"If I fell behind I'd just rear back, throw a fastball and say, 'Here it is. Hit it.' A lot of times they did." - Bobby Witt (Bobby Witt Personal Letter, Baseball Almanac Collection. April 2008)
Bobby WittBobby Witt Autograph on a 1989 Donruss Baseball Card (#461 | Checklist) |
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Bobby WittBobby Witt Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1986 | 22 | Rangers | 31 | 31 | 0 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 5.48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.2 | 741 | 130 | 96 | 104 | 18 | 143 | 2 | 174 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
1987 | 23 | Rangers | 26 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 4.91 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 143.0 | 673 | 114 | 78 | 82 | 10 | 140 | 1 | 160 | 7 | 3 | 2 | - |
1988 | 24 | Rangers | 22 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 3.92 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 174.1 | 736 | 134 | 76 | 83 | 13 | 101 | 2 | 148 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
1989 | 25 | Rangers | 31 | 31 | 0 | 12 | 13 | .480 | 5.14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 194.1 | 869 | 182 | 111 | 123 | 14 | 114 | 3 | 166 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
1990 | 26 | Rangers | 33 | 32 | 1 | 17 | 10 | .630 | 3.36 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 222.0 | 954 | 197 | 83 | 98 | 12 | 110 | 3 | 221 | 11 | 4 | 2 | - |
1991 | 27 | Rangers | 17 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 6.09 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 88.2 | 413 | 84 | 60 | 66 | 4 | 74 | 1 | 82 | 8 | 1 | 0 | - |
1992 | 28 | Rangers | 25 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 13 | .409 | 4.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1 | 708 | 152 | 80 | 87 | 14 | 95 | 1 | 100 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
1992 | 28 | Athletics | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.2 | 140 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1993 | 29 | Athletics | 35 | 33 | 0 | 14 | 13 | .519 | 4.21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 220.0 | 950 | 226 | 103 | 112 | 16 | 91 | 5 | 131 | 8 | 3 | 1 | - |
1994 | 30 | Athletics | 24 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 5.04 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 135.2 | 618 | 151 | 76 | 88 | 22 | 70 | 4 | 111 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
1995 | 31 | Marlins | 19 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 3.90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 110.2 | 472 | 104 | 48 | 52 | 8 | 47 | 1 | 95 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1995 | 31 | Rangers | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4.55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61.1 | 276 | 81 | 31 | 35 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1996 | 32 | Rangers | 33 | 32 | 1 | 16 | 12 | .571 | 5.41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 199.2 | 903 | 235 | 120 | 129 | 28 | 96 | 3 | 157 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
1997 | 33 | Rangers | 34 | 32 | 1 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 4.82 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 209.0 | 919 | 245 | 112 | 118 | 33 | 74 | 4 | 121 | 7 | 2 | 0 | - |
1998 | 34 | Rangers | 14 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 7.66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69.1 | 329 | 95 | 59 | 62 | 14 | 33 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
1998 | 34 | Cardinals | 17 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4.94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.1 | 217 | 55 | 26 | 32 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
1999 | 35 | Devil Rays | 32 | 32 | 0 | 7 | 15 | .318 | 5.84 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 180.1 | 815 | 213 | 117 | 130 | 23 | 96 | 1 | 123 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
2000 | 36 | Indians | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.1 | 77 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2001 | 37 | Diamondbacks | 14 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 4.78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.1 | 193 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
16 Years | 430 | 397 | 13 | 142 | 157 | .475 | 4.83 | 47 | 11 | 0 | 2,465.0 | 11,003 | 2,493 | 1,324 | 1,449 | 252 | 1,375 | 37 | 1,955 | 128 | 39 | 26 | 3 |
Bobby WittBobby Witt Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1986 | 22 | Rangers | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1987 | 23 | Rangers | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1988 | 24 | Rangers | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1989 | 25 | Rangers | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1990 | 26 | Rangers | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1991 | 27 | Rangers | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1992 | 28 | Rangers | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1992 | 28 | Athletics | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1993 | 29 | Athletics | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1994 | 30 | Athletics | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1995 | 31 | Marlins | 19 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .063 | .088 | .094 |
1995 | 31 | Rangers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1996 | 32 | Rangers | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1997 | 33 | Rangers | 34 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | 1.000 |
1998 | 34 | Rangers | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1998 | 34 | Cardinals | 17 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .273 | .300 |
1999 | 35 | Devil Rays | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2000 | 36 | Indians | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2001 | 37 | Diamondbacks | 14 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
16 Years | 430 | 64 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .141 | .164 | .234 |
Bobby WittBobby Witt Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1986 Rangers | P | 31 | 31 | 473 | 31 | 1.0 | 28 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .903 | 1.60 |
1987 Rangers | P | 26 | 25 | 429 | 25 | 1.0 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.57 |
1988 Rangers | P | 22 | 22 | 523 | 34 | 1.5 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .882 | 1.55 |
1989 Rangers | P | 31 | 31 | 583 | 36 | 1.2 | 35 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 1.62 |
1990 Rangers | P | 33 | 32 | 666 | 41 | 1.2 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .878 | 1.46 |
1991 Rangers | P | 17 | 16 | 266 | 15 | 0.9 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .867 | 1.32 |
1992 Rangers | P | 25 | 25 | 484 | 31 | 1.2 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 1.67 |
1992 Athletics | P | 6 | 6 | 95 | 4 | 0.7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.14 |
1993 Athletics | P | 35 | 33 | 660 | 54 | 1.5 | 51 | 12 | 39 | 3 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 2.09 |
1994 Athletics | P | 24 | 24 | 407 | 24 | 1.0 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 1.33 |
1995 Marlins | P | 19 | 19 | 332 | 22 | 1.2 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.79 |
1995 Rangers | P | 10 | 10 | 184 | 7 | 0.7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.03 |
1996 Rangers | P | 33 | 32 | 599 | 39 | 1.2 | 38 | 10 | 28 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 1.71 |
1997 Rangers | P | 34 | 32 | 627 | 38 | 1.1 | 37 | 10 | 27 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 1.59 |
1998 Rangers | P | 14 | 13 | 208 | 7 | 0.5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .714 | 0.65 |
1998 Cardinals | P | 17 | 5 | 142 | 12 | 0.7 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.28 |
1999 Devil Rays | P | 32 | 32 | 541 | 42 | 1.3 | 39 | 12 | 27 | 3 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .929 | 1.95 |
2000 Indians | P | 7 | 2 | 46 | 3 | 0.4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.76 |
2001 Diamondbacks | P | 14 | 7 | 130 | 7 | 0.5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.45 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 430 | 397 | 7,395 | 472 | 1.1 | 442 | 148 | 294 | 30 | 28 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .936 | 1.61 | |
16 Years | 430 | 397 | 7,395 | 472 | 1.1 | 442 | 148 | 294 | 30 | 28 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .936 | 1.61 |
Bobby WittBobby Witt Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1986 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.22 | 9.93 | 8.16 |
1987 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.14 | 10.07 | 8.81 |
1988 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.47 | 7.64 | 5.21 |
1989 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.46 | 7.69 | 5.28 |
1990 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.01 | 8.96 | 4.46 |
1991 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.11 | 8.32 | 7.51 |
1992 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.05 | 5.58 | 5.30 |
1992 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.32 | 7.11 | 5.40 |
1993 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.44 | 5.36 | 3.72 |
1994 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.59 | 7.36 | 4.64 |
1995 Marlins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.2 | 16.0 | 2.02 | 7.73 | 3.82 |
1995 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.19 | 6.75 | 3.08 |
1996 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.64 | 7.08 | 4.33 |
1997 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 1.64 | 5.21 | 3.19 |
1998 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.91 | 3.89 | 4.28 |
1998 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 1.40 | 5.32 | 3.80 |
1999 Devil Rays | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.28 | 6.14 | 4.79 |
2000 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 3.52 | 3.52 |
2001 Diamondbacks | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.24 | 6.44 | 5.19 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
16 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 64.0 | 2.6 | 12.8 | 1.42 | 7.14 | 5.02 |
Bobby WittBobby Witt Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1986 Texas Rangers | 48 | $60,000.00 | - | - |
1987 Texas Rangers | 36 | $62,500.00 | - | - |
1988 Texas Rangers | 36 | $130,000.00 | - | - |
1989 Texas Rangers | 36 | $205,000.00 | - | - |
1990 Texas Rangers | 36 | $415,000.00 | - | - |
1991 Texas Rangers | 36 | $1,516,667.00 | - | - |
1992 Texas Rangers | 36 | $2,383,333.00 | - | - |
1992 Oakland Athletics | 32 | " " | - | - |
1993 Oakland Athletics | 32 | $3,033,333.00 | - | - |
1994 Oakland Athletics | 32 | $3,250,000.00 | - | n/a |
1995 Florida Marlins | 36 | $1,800,000.00 | - | - |
1995 Texas Rangers | 36 | " " | - | - |
1996 Texas Rangers | 36 | $1,350,000.00 | - | - |
1997 Texas Rangers | 36 | $2,000,000.00 | - | - |
1998 Texas Rangers | 36 | $3,250,000.00 | - | - |
1998 St. Louis Cardinals | 36 | " " | - | - |
1999 Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 53 | $1,100,000.00 | - | - |
2000 Cleveland Indians | 37 | $550,000.00 | - | - |
2001 Arizona Diamondbacks | 40 | $500,000.00 | - | Stats |
Bobby Witt Stats by Baseball Almanac |
On August 2, 1987, Bobby Witt entered the baseball feats section of The Baseball Almanac when he struck out four batters in one inning, the first pitcher from the Texas Rangers to join the "club". In the top of the second inning, Witt struck out Ray Knight to start the inning. Terry Kennedy went down on strikes next, but the backstop (Mike Stanley) was charged with an error when he let the third strike get away from him. Unfazed, Witt sent Mike Young and Ken Gerhart to the dugout on strikeouts, four batters, four strikeouts, same inning, baseball history.
Del Rio News Herald (Del Rio, Texas) | August 3, 1987 | Section BBaseball Almanac Research Library
Bobby Witt was notoriously wild, and during his rookie season (1986), he walked a league leading 143 batters, the fourth highest number of bases on balls issued by a rookie in American League history, behind Elmer Myers (168 walks in 1916), Herb Score (154 walks in 1955) and Bobo Newsom (149 walks in 1934). To date, Witt, who was sometimes referred to by "fans" as "Witt 'n Wild" (Wet 'n Wild was located by Arlington Stadium at the time) remains the only pitcher from the Texas Rangers to issue ten walks in a game twice (September 1, 1990 & August 15, 1992).
That same season (1986), Witt 'n Wild also threw a league leading twenty-two wild pitches, the most in a single season by a Texas Ranger, breaking the record of 17 wild pitches thrown by Frank Bertaina in 1968.
The American League adopted the designated hitter rule in 1973. On October 3, 1972, Roric Harrison became the last pitcher to hit a home run in the junior circuit after the DH went into affect. Fast forward to 1997, Major League Baseball adopted Interleague Play, setting up regular season games between teams from each league. On June 30, 1997, Bobby Witt hit a home run in the top of the sixth inning off Ismael Valdes - the first by a pitcher in the AL since Roric.