Tyler Clippard vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Tyler Clippard
MillenialKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Tyler Clippard as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tyler Clippard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.16 and WHIP 1.133 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Tyler Clippard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tyler Clippard and Roy Witherup

Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
8.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.76
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
3.16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.199
0.199
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2617
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
872.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
6.45
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.45
6.45
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
3.55
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
956
9.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.86
9.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3575
36.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
37.87
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
3.37
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.28
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.28
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.31
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3145
32.45
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.88
36.88
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Tyler Clippard and Roy Witherup

Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
8.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2617
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
872.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.97
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.91
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.62
93.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.109
0.109
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tyler Clippard and Roy Witherup

Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
807
26900
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
15
500
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
19.7
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
12.69
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
200
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA