Duane Below vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Duane Below
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Duane Below as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Duane Below posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.27 and WHIP 1.372 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Duane Below had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Duane Below and Roy Witherup

Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.96
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
4.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
9.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.58
9.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.92
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.42
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
5.19
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.846
0.846
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
38.19
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
5.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.81
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
34.38
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.19
38.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Duane Below and Roy Witherup

Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.96
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Duane Below and Roy Witherup

Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
25800
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-13.74
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Below
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Below
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA