Tommy Bond vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Tommy Bond
Pre-GenerationalIrelandThrows RightBats RightEuropeBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Tommy Bond as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tommy Bond posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.14 and WHIP 1.091 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Tommy Bond had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Bond and Roy Witherup

Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
1.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
1.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
0.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.94
58.94
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.84
97.84
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
0.96
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
862
2.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10886
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3628.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3765
9.34
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.34
9.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.12
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.48
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
972
2.41
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15082
37.41
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
37.87
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1931
4.79
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14887
36.92
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.41
37.41
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Tommy Bond and Roy Witherup

Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
520
1.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12912
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4304
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
0.7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
928
1.94
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1402
2.93
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1264
2.64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.39
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.16
90.16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.431
2.431
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.654
1.654
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.58
10.58
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Bond and Roy Witherup

Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
488
146.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1997
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1975
593.39
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
471
141.51
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
407
122.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
15.92
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
19.23
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127.86
38.41
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
546
164.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
148.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
52.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
387
116.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.28
44.85
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
6.61
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
18.93
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.7
31.7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA