Pete Appleton vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Pete Appleton
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Pete Appleton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pete Appleton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.3 and WHIP 1.466 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Pete Appleton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Appleton and Roy Witherup

Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
2.69
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.45
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.52
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.34
46.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.82
20.82
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
4.3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3423
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1141
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
9.36
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.36
9.36
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
3.83
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
3.31
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.794
0.794
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.25
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.21
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5044
39.79
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
667
5.26
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4532
35.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.79
39.79
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Pete Appleton and Roy Witherup

Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
27
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.947
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Appleton and Roy Witherup

Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
343
522.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
394
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
374
569.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
132.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
109.64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.66
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
22.84
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.84
39.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
165.99
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
144.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
45.69
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
51.78
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
97.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.38
44.74
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
100.51
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.97
5.97
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
18.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA