Harry Betts vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Harry Betts
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Betts 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 8.03 and 1.622 for Harry Betts. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Betts and Roy Witherup

Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.84
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.811
0.811
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
40.86
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.622
1.622
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
32.84
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.86
40.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Harry Betts and Roy Witherup

Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Betts and Roy Witherup

Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-13.74
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA