Jim Constable vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Jim Constable
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Constable 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 4.87 and 1.531 for Jim Constable. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Constable and Roy Witherup

Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
5.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.55
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.37
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.87
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
10.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.01
10.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.73
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
3.77
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.42
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.64
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
39.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.92
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
5.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.531
1.531
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
35.27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.319
0.319
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.67
39.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Jim Constable and Roy Witherup

Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
5.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.55
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.73
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.92
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.74
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.65
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Constable and Roy Witherup

Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
1600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
17
485.71
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
58.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
63.95
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.2
4.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA