Jack Egan vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Jack Egan
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Egan 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 10.8 and 2.000 for Jack Egan. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Egan and Roy Witherup

Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
14.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.48
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
43.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
39.6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.332
0.332
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Jack Egan and Roy Witherup

Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Egan and Roy Witherup

Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
5.31
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
2.81
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA