Happy Foreman vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Happy Foreman
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Happy Foreman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Happy Foreman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.18 and WHIP 1.676 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Happy Foreman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Happy Foreman and Roy Witherup

Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.76
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.94
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
7.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.15
7.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.18
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
38.91
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.38
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.76
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.677
1.677
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
31.76
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.91
38.91
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Happy Foreman and Roy Witherup

Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
27
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.833
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Happy Foreman and Roy Witherup

Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
1200
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-63.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-13.74
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA