Ralph Brickner vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Ralph Brickner
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Ralph Brickner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ralph Brickner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.18 and WHIP 1.303 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Ralph Brickner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ralph Brickner and Roy Witherup

Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.82
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
8.73
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.45
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.606
0.606
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
36.82
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
37.87
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
33.82
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.82
36.82
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Ralph Brickner and Roy Witherup

Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
27
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ralph Brickner and Roy Witherup

Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
1050
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
53.23
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
54.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA