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Trainer Comparison

Statistics by Year:
Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2023 National Trainer Avg. 3.96 13.53% 40.55% $5,237 $20,757
Philip A. Sims 18 55 3.06 11 15 9 20% 63.64% $760,436 $13,826 $42,246 0 1
John K. Witthauer 25 96 3.84 13 16 13 13.54% 43.75% $316,401 $3,296 $12,656 0 0

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2023 National Trainer Avg. 3.96 13.53% 40.55% $5,237 $20,757
Philip A. Sims 37 126 3.41 16 19 15 12.7% 39.68% $513,289 $4,074 $13,873 0 0
John K. Witthauer 7 26 3.71 0 3 2 0% 19.23% $6,989 $269 $998 0 0

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2023 National Trainer Avg. 3.96 13.53% 40.55% $5,237 $20,757
Philip A. Sims 32 126 3.94 19 22 23 15.08% 50.79% $631,397 $5,011 $19,731 0 1
John K. Witthauer 9 43 4.78 6 5 4 13.95% 34.88% $36,377 $846 $4,042 0 0

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2023 National Trainer Avg. 3.96 13.53% 40.55% $5,237 $20,757
Philip A. Sims 26 115 4.42 26 24 17 22.61% 58.26% $672,781 $5,850 $25,876 1 2
John K. Witthauer 12 68 5.67 2 8 9 2.94% 27.94% $27,649 $407 $2,304 0 0

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2023 National Trainer Avg. 3.96 13.53% 40.55% $5,237 $20,757
Philip A. Sims 30 111 3.7 9 21 13 8.11% 38.74% $296,398 $2,670 $9,880 0 0
John K. Witthauer 10 61 6.1 4 11 5 6.56% 32.79% $34,825 $571 $3,483 0 0

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2023 National Trainer Avg. 3.96 13.53% 40.55% $5,237 $20,757
Philip A. Sims 42 151 3.6 18 20 23 11.92% 40.4% $1,449,644 $9,600 $34,515 1 4
John K. Witthauer 8 37 4.63 2 3 2 5.41% 18.92% $15,092 $408 $1,887 0 0

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2023 National Trainer Avg. 3.96 13.53% 40.55% $5,237 $20,757
Philip A. Sims 43 162 3.77 22 32 23 13.58% 47.53% $1,120,646 $6,918 $26,062 1 3
John K. Witthauer 13 64 4.92 4 5 10 6.25% 29.69% $31,732 $496 $2,441 0 0

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2023 National Trainer Avg. 3.96 13.53% 40.55% $5,237 $20,757
Philip A. Sims 34 165 4.85 26 29 18 15.76% 44.24% $783,324 $4,747 $23,039 0 0
John K. Witthauer 14 76 5.43 2 11 8 2.63% 27.63% $33,804 $445 $2,415 0 0

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2023 National Trainer Avg. 3.96 13.53% 40.55% $5,237 $20,757
Philip A. Sims 38 141 3.71 18 19 18 12.77% 39.01% $534,537 $3,791 $14,067 0 0
John K. Witthauer 19 112 5.89 3 9 10 2.68% 19.64% $26,982 $241 $1,420 0 0

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2023 National Trainer Avg. 3.96 13.53% 40.55% $5,237 $20,757
Philip A. Sims 42 165 3.93 21 26 25 12.73% 43.64% $836,780 $5,071 $19,923 1 1
John K. Witthauer 23 104 4.52 5 6 7 4.81% 17.31% $37,354 $359 $1,624 0 0

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2023 National Trainer Avg. 3.96 13.53% 40.55% $5,237 $20,757
Philip A. Sims 44 161 3.66 27 26 19 16.77% 44.72% $1,012,212 $6,287 $23,005 3 3
John K. Witthauer 44 237 5.39 17 17 31 7.17% 27.43% $141,261 $596 $3,210 0 0

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2023 National Trainer Avg. 3.96 13.53% 40.55% $5,237 $20,757
Philip A. Sims 38 125 3.29 10 24 18 8% 41.6% $363,861 $2,911 $9,575 0 0
John K. Witthauer 45 253 5.62 19 22 31 7.51% 28.46% $152,792 $604 $3,395 0 0

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2023 National Trainer Avg. 3.96 13.53% 40.55% $5,237 $20,757
Philip A. Sims 35 137 3.91 23 20 23 16.79% 48.18% $625,236 $4,564 $17,864 0 1
John K. Witthauer 49 296 6.04 29 33 43 9.8% 35.47% $246,407 $832 $5,029 0 0

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2023 National Trainer Avg. 3.96 13.53% 40.55% $5,237 $20,757
Philip A. Sims 25 100 4 18 22 14 18% 54% $276,851 $2,769 $11,074 0 0
John K. Witthauer 55 327 5.95 48 32 47 14.68% 38.84% $411,648 $1,259 $7,485 0 0

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2023 National Trainer Avg. 3.96 13.53% 40.55% $5,237 $20,757
Philip A. Sims 30 113 3.77 14 16 13 12.39% 38.05% $265,463 $2,349 $8,849 0 0
John K. Witthauer 35 252 7.2 25 30 45 9.92% 39.68% $335,369 $1,331 $9,582 0 0

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2023 National Trainer Avg. 3.96 13.53% 40.55% $5,237 $20,757
Philip A. Sims 24 81 3.38 8 8 7 9.88% 28.4% $135,424 $1,672 $5,643 0 0
John K. Witthauer 22 141 6.41 19 13 18 13.48% 35.46% $173,284 $1,229 $7,877 0 0

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2023 National Trainer Avg. 3.96 13.53% 40.55% $5,237 $20,757
Philip A. Sims 29 100 3.45 12 15 12 12% 39% $270,922 $2,709 $9,342 0 0
John K. Witthauer 19 119 6.26 6 6 7 5.04% 15.97% $61,077 $513 $3,215 0 0

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2023 National Trainer Avg. 3.96 13.53% 40.55% $5,237 $20,757
Philip A. Sims 22 82 3.73 9 13 10 10.98% 39.02% $189,082 $2,306 $8,595 0 0
John K. Witthauer 18 119 6.61 11 13 18 9.24% 35.29% $130,599 $1,097 $7,256 0 0

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2023 National Trainer Avg. 3.96 13.53% 40.55% $5,237 $20,757
Philip A. Sims 21 97 4.62 11 16 11 11.34% 39.18% $273,276 $2,817 $13,013 0 0
John K. Witthauer 16 130 8.13 8 14 13 6.15% 26.92% $91,022 $700 $5,689 0 0

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2023 National Trainer Avg. 3.96 13.53% 40.55% $5,237 $20,757
Philip A. Sims 20 110 5.5 15 21 20 13.64% 50.91% $376,786 $3,425 $18,839 0 0
John K. Witthauer 24 156 6.5 22 24 16 14.1% 39.74% $216,224 $1,386 $9,009 0 0

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2023 National Trainer Avg. 3.96 13.53% 40.55% $5,237 $20,757
Philip A. Sims 19 69 3.63 15 7 6 21.74% 40.58% $370,734 $5,373 $19,512 0 2
John K. Witthauer 22 169 7.68 11 22 12 6.51% 26.63% $123,315 $730 $5,605 0 0

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2023 National Trainer Avg. 3.96 13.53% 40.55% $5,237 $20,757
Philip A. Sims 15 83 5.53 17 4 11 20.48% 38.55% $323,381 $3,896 $21,559 0 1
John K. Witthauer 28 188 6.71 14 15 19 7.45% 25.53% $125,936 $670 $4,498 0 0

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2023 National Trainer Avg. 3.96 13.53% 40.55% $5,237 $20,757
Philip A. Sims 14 44 3.14 3 4 3 6.82% 22.73% $27,783 $631 $1,985 0 0
John K. Witthauer 23 216 9.39 16 14 39 7.41% 31.94% $100,064 $463 $4,351 0 0

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2023 National Trainer Avg. 3.96 13.53% 40.55% $5,237 $20,757
Philip A. Sims 11 44 4 6 2 7 13.64% 34.09% $46,441 $1,055 $4,222 0 0
John K. Witthauer 18 165 9.17 12 18 20 7.27% 30.3% $49,229 $298 $2,735 0 0

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2023 National Trainer Avg. 3.96 13.53% 40.55% $5,237 $20,757
Philip A. Sims 1 1 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
John K. Witthauer 9 118 13.11 12 15 9 10.17% 30.51% $63,657 $539 $7,073 0 0

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2023 National Trainer Avg. 3.96 13.53% 40.55% $5,237 $20,757
Philip A. Sims 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
John K. Witthauer 24 198 8.25 18 31 25 9.09% 37.37% $89,180 $450 $3,716 0 0

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2023 National Trainer Avg. 3.96 13.53% 40.55% $5,237 $20,757
Philip A. Sims 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
John K. Witthauer 19 165 8.68 15 19 10 9.09% 26.67% $66,333 $402 $3,491 0 0

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2023 National Trainer Avg. 3.96 13.53% 40.55% $5,237 $20,757
Philip A. Sims 7 24 3.43 2 0 1 8.33% 12.5% $10,918 $455 $1,560 0 0
John K. Witthauer 17 146 8.59 15 17 12 10.27% 30.14% $73,343 $502 $4,314 0 0

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2023 National Trainer Avg. 3.96 13.53% 40.55% $5,237 $20,757
Philip A. Sims 24 87 3.63 9 4 13 10.34% 29.89% $152,893 $1,757 $6,371 0 1
John K. Witthauer 15 153 10.2 21 22 20 13.73% 41.18% $90,396 $591 $6,026 0 0