Brian Flynn vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Brian Flynn
MillenialOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Flynn as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brian Flynn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.41 and WHIP 1.604 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Brian Flynn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian Flynn and Roy Witherup

Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
4.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.41
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
9.83
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.83
9.83
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.77
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
4.36
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
6.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.91
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
827
39.66
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
4.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.48
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.87
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.577
1.577
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
714
34.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.332
0.332
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.66
39.66
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Brian Flynn and Roy Witherup

Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
4.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.01
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.25
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Flynn and Roy Witherup

Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
6800
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
8
533.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
30.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
41.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Brian Flynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Flynn
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA