Joe Berry vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Joe Berry
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Berry as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Berry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.45 and WHIP 1.133 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Joe Berry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Berry and Roy Witherup

Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
4.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.84
48.84
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
2.45
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
882
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
7.53
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
2.66
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
3.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
0.694
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1215
37.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
37.87
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
3.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
3.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1125
34.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.19
37.19
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Joe Berry and Roy Witherup

Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
27
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.81
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Berry and Roy Witherup

Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
985.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
518.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
81.48
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
66.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.81
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.81
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.74
20.31
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
96.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
111.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
22.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
59.26
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.26
16.77
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
29.63
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
103.7
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.79
5.79
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
51.85
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Berry
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA