Jack Fifield vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Jack Fifield
Pre-GenerationalNew HampshireThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Fifield 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 4.59 and 1.551 for Jack Fifield. 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 Fifield and Roy Witherup

Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.36
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.93
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
4.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1565
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
616
10.63
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.48
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
3.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.541
0.541
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.57
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2336
40.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
6.25
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.551
1.551
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2110
36.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.3
40.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Jack Fifield and Roy Witherup

Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1572
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
524
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
1.96
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
2.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
2.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.986
1.986
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.654
1.654
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Fifield and Roy Witherup

Jack Fifield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
188.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
220
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
534.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
103.64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
81.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.73
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.45
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.21
41.48
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
139.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
155.45
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
49.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
38.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
81.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.89
43.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
51.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
65.45
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.17
9.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.73
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.73
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA