Alex Ferson vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Alex Ferson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats 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 Alex Ferson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Ferson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.37 and WHIP 1.561 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Alex Ferson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Ferson and Roy Witherup

Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.61
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.86
41.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
4.37
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1105
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
10.36
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.36
10.36
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.37
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
3.69
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
2.59
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.32
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
41.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
6.79
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1517
37.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.07
41.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Alex Ferson and Roy Witherup

Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1110
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.99
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.24
90.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Ferson and Roy Witherup

Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
176.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
538.92
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
71.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
57.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.78
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.37
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.78
24.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
89.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
132.93
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
35.93
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
17.96
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
53.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.89
17.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
56
201.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.98
2.98
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA