Zack Britton vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Zack Britton
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Zack Britton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Zack Britton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.284 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Zack Britton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Zack Britton and Roy Witherup

Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
6.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.37
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.38
57.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.41
10.41
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1923
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
641
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
7.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.55
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
3.71
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
7.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2652
37.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
37.87
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
3.51
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
3.58
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2347
32.95
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.24
37.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Zack Britton and Roy Witherup

Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
6.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1923
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
641
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.42
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.63
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
2.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
2.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.42
95.42
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.41
10.41
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zack Britton and Roy Witherup

Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
33150
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
287.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
675
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.125
1.125
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.94
295.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA