Caleb Ferguson vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Caleb Ferguson
MillenialOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Caleb Ferguson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Caleb Ferguson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.318 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Caleb Ferguson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Caleb Ferguson and Roy Witherup

Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
9.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.66
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.47
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.54
58.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.66
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
8.12
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.88
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
3.55
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
10.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.05
10.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.511
1.511
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1412
38.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
4.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.66
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1242
34.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.86
38.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Caleb Ferguson and Roy Witherup

Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
9.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.21
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.18
93.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.123
0.123
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Caleb Ferguson and Roy Witherup

Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
28628.57
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
47.65
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
36.87
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA