Dory Dean vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Dory Dean
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Dory Dean as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dory Dean posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.73 and WHIP 1.603 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Dory Dean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dory Dean and Roy Witherup

Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.89
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.73
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
13.6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.48
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.6
13.6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.75
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.58
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1257
43.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
9.18
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.603
1.603
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1233
42.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.93
8.93
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.327
0.327
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.07
43.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Dory Dean and Roy Witherup

Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.81
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.18
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.47
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
2.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.99
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.01
81.01
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.654
1.654
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dory Dean and Roy Witherup

Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
145.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
591.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
154.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
137.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.63
45.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
175.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
162.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
38.57
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
17.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
55.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.96
55.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.57
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
55.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
10.77
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA