Roger Bowman vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Roger Bowman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Roger Bowman 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 5.81 and 1.785 for Roger Bowman. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roger Bowman and Roy Witherup

Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.92
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.84
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
5.81
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
117.2
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
10.48
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.07
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
5.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
5.74
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.241
1.241
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
43.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
6.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.768
1.768
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
37.4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.14
43.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Roger Bowman and Roy Witherup

Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.08
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
10.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
2.33
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
16.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
16.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
2.39
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roger Bowman and Roy Witherup

Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
1363.64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
18
490.91
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
21.84
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
25.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA