Pete Charton vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Pete Charton
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth 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 Pete Charton 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 5.26 and 1.415 for Pete Charton. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Charton and Roy Witherup

Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.46
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
5.26
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
9.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.66
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
3.32
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.12
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.939
0.939
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
37.66
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
37.87
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.94
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
5.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
34.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.66
37.66
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Pete Charton and Roy Witherup

Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.46
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.97
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.22
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.18
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.18
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
2.39
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Charton and Roy Witherup

Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
1363.64
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
10.81
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.01
-0.79
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA