Win Ballou vs. Charles Witherow — Career Comparison

Win Ballou
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charles Witherow
Pre-GenerationalDistrict of ColumbiaNorth AmericaWashington NationalsUnknownRelief Pitcher

Win Ballou built a career as a starting pitcher and Charles Witherow as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Win Ballou posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.11 and WHIP 1.717 compared to 18 and 4.000 for Charles Witherow. By the career numbers, Win Ballou had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Win Ballou and Charles Witherow

Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
2.7
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.74
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.52
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.55
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.72
48.72
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
5.11
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.31
17.31
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
989
27
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329.2
9
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
10.87
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.6
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
4.59
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.98
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1500
40.95
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
81
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.2
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
6.12
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
45
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.717
1.717
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1327
36.23
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
81
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.314
0.314
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.95
40.95
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
81

Fielding Stats for Win Ballou and Charles Witherow

Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
27
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.97
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.202
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Win Ballou and Charles Witherow

Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
571.15
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
536.54
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.31
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
11.37
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
63.46
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.62
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.29
-18.98
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.62
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
36
207.69
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA