Theodore Breitenstein vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Theodore Breitenstein
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Theodore Breitenstein as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Theodore Breitenstein posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.03 and WHIP 1.449 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Theodore Breitenstein had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Theodore Breitenstein and Roy Witherup

Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
1.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
1.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.48
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.51
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.48
48.48
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
0.91
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1331
4.03
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8920
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2973.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3101
9.39
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.39
9.39
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1207
3.65
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
893
2.7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.706
0.706
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.26
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13010
39.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1848
5.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.449
1.449
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11716
35.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Theodore Breitenstein and Roy Witherup

Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10098
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3366
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
0.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
1.87
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.18
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1096
2.93
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1028
2.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.39
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.8
93.8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.654
1.654
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Theodore Breitenstein and Roy Witherup

Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
448
174.77
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1538
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1350
526.66
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
113.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
95.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
10.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.85
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
17.95
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124.57
48.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360
140.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
174.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
67.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
49.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
296
115.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.31
54.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
58.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
56.57
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.61
10.61
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
1.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
12.48
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
11.7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
11.7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA