Ed Conley vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Ed Conley
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Conley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Conley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.15 and WHIP 1.197 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Ed Conley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Conley and Roy Witherup

Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.01
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.01
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.51
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.51
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.01
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
7.99
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.51
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
2.79
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.18
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.775
0.775
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.89
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
38.54
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
5.96
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.197
1.197
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
35.75
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.54
38.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Ed Conley and Roy Witherup

Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.01
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Conley and Roy Witherup

Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
171.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
10.96
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.16
-3.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
192.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
3.11
3.11
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA