Mort Flohr vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Mort Flohr
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Mort Flohr 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 5.87 and 2.185 for Mort Flohr. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mort Flohr and Roy Witherup

Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.11
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.88
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Mort Flohr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.59
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Flohr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.87
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.21
7.21
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Mort Flohr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.2
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Mort Flohr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
9.98
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Mort Flohr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.98
9.98
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Mort Flohr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
9.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.76
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Mort Flohr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Mort Flohr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
44.9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Mort Flohr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Mort Flohr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.185
2.185
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
34.92
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Mort Flohr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Mort Flohr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Mort Flohr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.9
44.9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Mort Flohr and Roy Witherup

Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
27
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Mort Flohr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Mort Flohr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.929
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mort Flohr and Roy Witherup

Mort Flohr
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
750
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Mort Flohr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mort Flohr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Flohr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Mort Flohr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mort Flohr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mort Flohr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Flohr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Mort Flohr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mort Flohr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Mort Flohr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
80.77
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Flohr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
150
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Flohr
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA