Belve Bean vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Belve Bean
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Belve Bean as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roy Witherup posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 5.32 and 1.634 for Belve Bean. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Belve Bean and Roy Witherup

Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
5.32
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
705
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
11.03
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.48
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.03
11.03
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
3.68
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
3.41
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.787
0.787
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
40.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.76
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
6.13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.634
1.634
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
949
36.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.318
0.318
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.21
40.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Belve Bean and Roy Witherup

Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
27
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.83
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Belve Bean and Roy Witherup

Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
670.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
561.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
148.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
101.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.27
64.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
210.39
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
179.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.585
0.585
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
85.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
124.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.78
68.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
132.47
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.53
4.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.79
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA