Hugh Daily vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Hugh Daily
Pre-GenerationalIrelandThrows RightBats RightEuropeChicago/Pittsburgh (Union League)Union AssociationRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Hugh Daily as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hugh Daily posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.92 and WHIP 1.246 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Hugh Daily had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hugh Daily and Roy Witherup

Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
1.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.55
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.63
45.63
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.79
98.79
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
459
2.92
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4245
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1415
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1394
8.87
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
2.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
846
5.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.859
0.859
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.61
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6060
38.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
866
5.51
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.246
1.246
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5688
36.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.54
38.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Hugh Daily and Roy Witherup

Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4329
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1443
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
1.66
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.23
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
2.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.81
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.69
88.69
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.696
1.696
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.654
1.654
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hugh Daily and Roy Witherup

Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
169.83
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
590
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
571.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
89.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
74.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.31
21.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
106.78
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
117.97
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
53.9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
17.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
71.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.16
15.42
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
110.85
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.41
5.41
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA