Matt Festa vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Matt Festa
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Festa 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 4.45 and 1.256 for Matt Festa. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Festa and Roy Witherup

Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
8.95
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.37
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
4.45
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
7.59
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
3.51
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
9.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.448
1.448
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.58
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
729
38.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.92
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.31
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
33.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.15
38.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Matt Festa and Roy Witherup

Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
8.95
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.05
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.73
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.73
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.193
0.193
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Festa and Roy Witherup

Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
600
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-13.74
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Festa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Festa
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA