Chick Evans vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Chick Evans
Lost GenerationVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Chick Evans 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 4.96 and 1.785 for Chick Evans. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chick Evans and Roy Witherup

Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.91
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.96
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.2
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
9.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.06
9.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
7.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
3.93
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.03
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
38.96
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.785
1.785
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
31.44
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.325
0.325
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.96
38.96
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Chick Evans and Roy Witherup

Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.89
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.89
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
2.33
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.89
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
2.39
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
85
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chick Evans and Roy Witherup

Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
536.84
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
3.74
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-35.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-13.74
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Chick Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA