Roscoe Coughlin vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Roscoe Coughlin
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Roscoe Coughlin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roscoe Coughlin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.1 and WHIP 1.532 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Roscoe Coughlin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roscoe Coughlin and Roy Witherup

Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.98
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.18
41.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.47
89.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.92
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
10.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.15
10.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.46
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.63
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
2.94
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.731
0.731
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.81
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
710
40.96
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
6.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.532
1.532
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
640
36.92
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.96
40.96
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Roscoe Coughlin and Roy Witherup

Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.69
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
2.13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.94
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.83
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.39
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.08
96.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.579
2.579
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.654
1.654
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roscoe Coughlin and Roy Witherup

Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
19
165.22
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
539.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.627
0.627
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
113.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.78
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
54.63
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
165.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
173.91
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.596
0.596
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
56.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60.87
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
21
182.61
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA