Daniel Bard vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Daniel Bard
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Daniel Bard as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Daniel Bard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.338 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Daniel Bard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Daniel Bard and Roy Witherup

Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
8.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.61
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.69
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.97
46.97
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.74
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1372
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
6.97
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.97
6.97
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.85
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
4.74
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
9.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.566
1.566
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.31
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1965
38.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.95
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
4.13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1657
32.61
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.67
38.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Daniel Bard and Roy Witherup

Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
8.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1372
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
1.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.04
89.04
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Daniel Bard and Roy Witherup

Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
408
81600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA