Bill Donovan vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Bill Donovan
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Bill Donovan and Roy Witherup are fairly close on the surface numbers. Bill Donovan had the edge in ERA (3.2 vs 4.44). By the career numbers, Bill Donovan had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bill Donovan and Roy Witherup

Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.87
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.32
26.32
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
9.87
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.87
9.87
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
3.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.08
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
39.12
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
4.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
35.57
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.12
39.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Bill Donovan and Roy Witherup

Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
27
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.83
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.211
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Donovan and Roy Witherup

Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
712.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
28
525
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
131.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
131.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.77
33.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
131.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
168.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
45.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA