Cory Bailey vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Cory Bailey
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Cory Bailey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cory Bailey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.647 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Cory Bailey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cory Bailey and Roy Witherup

Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
7.48
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.39
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
3.96
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
621
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
9.04
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.04
9.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.57
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
5.04
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.74
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
6.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.52
6.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.285
1.285
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.48
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
908
39.48
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
4.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.48
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.565
1.565
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
33.57
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.48
39.48
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Cory Bailey and Roy Witherup

Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
7.48
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
621
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.74
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.04
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.83
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.78
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.62
97.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cory Bailey and Roy Witherup

Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
20640
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
1.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.57
188.57
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.27
152.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA