Carter Capps vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Carter Capps
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Carter Capps as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Carter Capps posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.21 and WHIP 1.348 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Carter Capps had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Carter Capps and Roy Witherup

Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
4.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
147.2
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
8.96
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.04
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.93
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
11.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.21
11.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.571
1.571
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
38.52
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.95
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
34.68
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.332
0.332
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.52
38.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Carter Capps and Roy Witherup

Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
147.2
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.91
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.147
0.147
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carter Capps and Roy Witherup

Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
38700
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carter Capps
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA