My Take
Bobby Witt Sr. is one of those pitchers who makes you appreciate just how brutal and beautiful the "stuff over command" archetype can be — the guy had a fastball that made hitters genuinely uncomfortable, but the strike zone was more of a suggestion than a rule early in his career. Sixteen seasons across seven franchises tells you two things: he had enough talent to keep getting chances, and he was exactly the kind of project arm that every pitching coach in baseball wanted to crack. Born in Arlington, Virginia — spitting distance from D.C. — he eventually figured out enough to stick around through the late '80s and into the 2000s. His son Bobby Witt Jr. turning into a star for the Royals is maybe the most fitting legacy: the electric tools finally found the polish in the next generation.
Overview
Robert Andrew Witt Sr. (born May 11, 1964) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, Florida Marlins, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Cleveland Indians, and Arizona Diamondbacks.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Bobby Witt
- Name (Japanese)
- ボビー・ウィット
- Reading
- ぼびー・うぃっと
- Born
- May 11, 1964 (age 62)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Dragon
- Origin
- Arlington County, Virginia, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Canton High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.