Rod Beck vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Rod Beck
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Rod Beck as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rod Beck posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.207 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Rod Beck had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rod Beck and Roy Witherup

Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
8.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.45
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.53
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.78
45.78
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
3.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
3.3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2304
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
8.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
2.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.39
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
7.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.087
1.087
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.23
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170
37.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
37.87
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
6.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
3.61
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.164
1.164
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2899
33.97
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.15
37.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Rod Beck and Roy Witherup

Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
8.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2304
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.63
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.12
97.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.192
0.192
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rod Beck and Roy Witherup

Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
704
21120
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
19
570
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
22.81
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
24.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
300
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA