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Bobby Witt

Q: When was Bobby Witt born?

Bobby Witt was born on May 11, 1964.

Q: Where was Bobby Witt born?

Bobby Witt was born in Arlington, VA .

Q: How tall is Bobby Witt?

Bobby Witt is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Bobby Witt weigh when playing?

Bobby Witt weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Bobby Witt in the Hall of Fame?

Bobby Witt has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Bobby Witt drafted?

Bobby Witt was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 7th round of the 1982 MLB June Amateur Draft from Canton HS (Canton, MA) and the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (3rd) of the 1985 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Bobby Witt have?

Bobby Witt had 1,955 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Bobby Witt played for?

Bobby Witt played for 7 teams; the Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, Florida Marlins, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Cleveland Indians and Arizona Diamondbacks.

Q: How many World Series has Bobby Witt won?

Bobby Witt has won 1 World Series.

Q: When did Bobby Witt retire?

Bobby Witt last played in 2001.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg)

Born: May 11, 1964 in Arlington, VA us

Draft: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 7th round of the 1982 MLB June Amateur Draft from Canton HS (Canton, MA) and the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (3rd) of the 1985 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK).

High School: Canton HS (Canton, MA)

School: University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK)

Debut: April 10, 1986 (Age 21-334d, 15,129th in major league history)
vs. TOR 3.1 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 6 BB, 5 ER

Last Game: October 7, 2001 (Age 37-149d)
vs. MIL 0.1 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1986 season

Agents: Alan Nero

National Team: us USA (Oly,College)

Full Name: Robert Andrew Witt

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Relatives: Father of Bobby Witt Jr.; Father-In-Law of Zach Neal, James Russell, Cody Thomas

2001 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

14.6

142

157

ERA

4.83

430

397

2465.0

1955

WHIP

1.569

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1985	21	TEX-min	AA	0	6	.000	6.43	11	8	1	0	0	0	35.0	26	26	25	1	44	0	39	1	1	7				2.000	6.7	0.3	11.3	10.0	0.89	TUL TL
1986	22	TEX	AL	11	9	.550	5.48	31	31	0	0	0	0	157.2	130	104	96	18	*143*	2	174	3	3	22	741	79	4.83	1.732	7.4	1.0	8.2	9.9	1.22
1987	23	TEX-min	AAA,AA	1	1	.500	7.20	2	2	0	0	0	0	10.0	10	14	8	2	9	0	4	0	0	0				1.900	9.0	1.8	8.1	3.6	0.44	OKC,TUL AA,TL
1987	23	TEX	AL	8	10	.444	4.91	26	25	0	1	0	0	143.0	114	82	78	10	*140*	1	160	3	2	7	673	91	4.54	1.776	7.2	0.6	8.8	10.1	1.14
1988	24	TEX-min	AAA	4	6	.400	4.34	11	11	0	3	0	0	76.2	69	42	37	1	47	0	70	2	4	6				1.513	8.1	0.1	5.5	8.2	1.49	OKC AA
1988	24	TEX	AL	8	10	.444	3.92	22	22	0	13	2	0	174.1	134	83	76	13	101	2	148	1	8	16	736	104	3.80	1.348	6.9	0.7	5.2	7.6	1.47
1989	25	TEX	AL	12	13	.480	5.14	31	31	0	5	1	0	194.1	182	123	*111*	14	*114*	3	166	2	4	7	869	77	3.78	1.523	8.4	0.6	5.3	7.7	1.46
1990	26	TEX	AL	17	10	.630	3.36	33	32	1	7	1	0	222.0	197	98	83	12	110	3	221	4	2	11	954	117	3.06	1.383	8.0	0.5	4.5	9.0	2.01
1991	27	TEX-min	AAA	1	1	.500	1.12	2	2	0	0	0	0	8.0	3	1	1	0	8	0	12	0	0	0	35			1.375	3.4	0.0	9.0	13.5	1.50	OKC AA
1991	27	TEX	AL	3	7	.300	6.09	17	16	0	1	1	0	88.2	84	66	60	4	74	1	82	1	0	8	413	67	4.13	1.782	8.5	0.4	7.5	8.3	1.11
1992	28	TOT	AL	10	14	.417	4.29	31	31	0	0	0	0	193.0	183	99	92	16	114	2	125	2	1	9	848	89	4.37	1.539	8.5	0.7	5.3	5.8	1.10
1992	28	TEX	AL	9	13	.409	4.46	25	25	0	0	0	0	161.1	152	87	80	14	95	1	100	2	1	6	708	86	4.48	1.531	8.5	0.8	5.3	5.6	1.05
1992	28	OAK	AL	1	1	.500	3.41	6	6	0	0	0	0	31.2	31	12	12	2	19	1	25	0	0	3	140	110	3.83	1.579	8.8	0.6	5.4	7.1	1.32
1993	29	OAK	AL	14	13	.519	4.21	35	33	0	5	1	0	220.0	226	112	103	16	91	5	131	3	1	8	950	97	4.02	1.441	9.2	0.7	3.7	5.4	1.44
1994	30	OAK	AL	8	10	.444	5.04	24	24	0	5	3	0	135.2	151	88	76	22	70	4	111	5	1	6	618	88	5.26	1.629	10.0	1.5	4.6	7.4	1.59
1995	31	TOT	MLB	5	11	.313	4.13	29	29	0	2	0	0	172.0	185	87	79	12	68	2	141	3	0	7	748	107	3.61	1.471	9.7	0.6	3.6	7.4	2.07
1995	31	FLA	NL	2	7	.222	3.90	19	19	0	1	0	0	110.2	104	52	48	8	47	1	95	2	0	2	472	108	3.65	1.364	8.5	0.7	3.8	7.7	2.02
1995	31	TEX	AL	3	4	.429	4.55	10	10	0	1	0	0	61.1	81	35	31	4	21	1	46	1	0	5	276	107	3.53	1.663	11.9	0.6	3.1	6.8	2.19
1996	32	TEX	AL	16	12	.571	5.41	33	32	1	2	0	0	199.2	235	129	120	28	96	3	157	2	1	4	903	97	4.89	1.658	10.6	1.3	4.3	7.1	1.64
1997	33	TEX	AL	12	12	.500	4.82	34	32	1	3	0	0	209.0	245	118	112	33	74	4	121	2	0	7	919	100	5.09	1.526	10.6	1.4	3.2	5.2	1.64
1998	34	TOT	MLB	7	9	.438	6.56	31	18	8	0	0	0	116.2	150	94	85	21	53	2	58	2	2	3	546	70	5.90	1.740	11.6	1.6	4.1	4.5	1.09
1998	34	TEX	AL	5	4	.556	7.66	14	13	0	0	0	0	69.1	95	62	59	14	33	1	30	0	1	2	329	63	6.33	1.846	12.3	1.8	4.3	3.9	0.91
1998	34	STL	NL	2	5	.286	4.94	17	5	8	0	0	0	47.1	55	32	26	7	20	1	28	2	1	1	217	86	5.27	1.585	10.5	1.3	3.8	5.3	1.40
1999	35	TBD	AL	7	15	.318	5.84	32	32	0	3	2	0	180.1	213	130	117	23	96	1	123	3	1	9	815	84	5.07	1.713	10.6	1.1	4.8	6.1	1.28
2000	36	CLE	AL	0	1	.000	7.63	7	2	2	0	0	0	15.1	28	13	13	4	6	1	6	0	0	2	77	66	6.92	2.217	16.4	2.3	3.5	3.5	1.00
2001	37	ARI-min	AAA	0	3	.000	3.63	5	5	0	0	0	0	22.1	18	11	9	1	8	1	18	0	0	1	92			1.164	7.3	0.4	3.2	7.3	2.25	TUC PCL
2001	37	ARI	NL	4	1	.800	4.78	14	7	0	0	0	0	43.1	36	23	23	6	25	1	31	3	0	2	193	98	5.36	1.408	7.5	1.2	5.2	6.4	1.24
16 Yrs				142	157	.475	4.83	430	397	13	47	11	0	2465.0	2493	1449	1324	252	1375	37	1955	39	26	128	11003	91	4.42	1.569	9.1	0.9	5.0	7.1	1.42
162 Game Avg.				12	13	.475	4.83	35	33	1	4	1	0	203	205	119	109	21	113	3	161	3	2	11	905	91	4.42	1.569	9.1	0.9	5.0	7.1	1.42
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
TEX (11 yrs)				104	104	.500	4.85	276	269	3	33	5	0	1680.2	1649	987	906	164	1001	22	1405	21	22	95	7521	90	4.33	1.577	8.8	0.9	5.4	7.5	1.40
OAK (3 yrs)				23	24	.489	4.44	65	63	0	10	4	0	387.1	408	212	191	40	180	10	267	8	2	17	1708	94	4.44	1.518	9.5	0.9	4.2	6.2	1.48
ARI (1 yr)				4	1	.800	4.78	14	7	0	0	0	0	43.1	36	23	23	6	25	1	31	3	0	2	193	98	5.36	1.408	7.5	1.2	5.2	6.4	1.24
TBD (1 yr)				7	15	.318	5.84	32	32	0	3	2	0	180.1	213	130	117	23	96	1	123	3	1	9	815	84	5.07	1.713	10.6	1.1	4.8	6.1	1.28
STL (1 yr)				2	5	.286	4.94	17	5	8	0	0	0	47.1	55	32	26	7	20	1	28	2	1	1	217	86	5.27	1.585	10.5	1.3	3.8	5.3	1.40
CLE (1 yr)				0	1	.000	7.63	7	2	2	0	0	0	15.1	28	13	13	4	6	1	6	0	0	2	77	66	6.92	2.217	16.4	2.3	3.5	3.5	1.00
FLA (1 yr)				2	7	.222	3.90	19	19	0	1	0	0	110.2	104	52	48	8	47	1	95	2	0	2	472	108	3.65	1.364	8.5	0.7	3.8	7.7	2.02

AL (15 yrs)				134	144	.482	4.88	380	366	5	46	11	0	2263.2	2298	1342	1227	231	1283	34	1801	32	25	123	10121	90	4.42	1.582	9.1	0.9	5.1	7.2	1.40
NL (3 yrs)				8	13	.381	4.34	50	31	8	1	0	0	201.1	195	107	97	21	92	3	154	7	1	5	882	100	4.40	1.425	8.7	0.9	4.1	6.9	1.67

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Bobby Witt?

Bobby Witt is 60 years old.

When was Bobby Witt born?

Bobby Witt was born on May 11, 1964.

Where was Bobby Witt born?

Bobby Witt was born in Arlington, VA.

How tall is Bobby Witt?

Bobby Witt is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

How much did Bobby Witt weigh when playing?

Bobby Witt weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Bobby Witt play?

Bobby Witt played 16 seasons.

Is Bobby Witt in the Hall of Fame?

Bobby Witt has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Bobby Witt drafted?

Bobby Witt was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 7th round of the 1982 MLB June Amateur Draft from Canton HS (Canton, MA) and the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (3rd) of the 1985 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK).

What position did Bobby Witt play?

Bobby Witt was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Bobby Witt have?

Bobby Witt had 1,955 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Bobby Witt played for?

Bobby Witt played for 7 teams; the Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, Florida Marlins, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Cleveland Indians and Arizona Diamondbacks.

How many World Series has Bobby Witt won?

Bobby Witt has won 1 World Series.

When did Bobby Witt retire?