Arnold Earley vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Arnold Earley
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Arnold Earley 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 4.48 and 1.584 for Arnold Earley. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Arnold Earley and Roy Witherup

Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
5.26
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
4.48
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1144
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
9.44
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.83
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
4.34
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
7.32
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1735
40.95
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
2.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
5.66
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.532
1.532
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1538
36.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.95
40.95
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Arnold Earley and Roy Witherup

Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
5.26
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1144
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.57
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.26
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
2.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
2.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.66
88.66
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.386
0.386
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Arnold Earley and Roy Witherup

Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
2306.9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
51
527.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.14
22.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
103.45
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
124.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
14.83
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
41.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
28
289.66
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
2.07
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA