Mike Fornieles vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Mike Fornieles
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Fornieles as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Fornieles posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.399 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Mike Fornieles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Fornieles and Roy Witherup

Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.36
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.59
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.61
49.61
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.59
17.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
3.96
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3470
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1156.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1165
9.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.06
9.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.76
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
3.28
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.25
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
576
4.48
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.862
0.862
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.26
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.25
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4983
38.77
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
4.41
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4530
35.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.77
38.77
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Mike Fornieles and Roy Witherup

Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.98
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2931
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
977
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
1.93
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
2.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.61
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.39
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.97
94.97
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.655
0.655
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.43
13.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Fornieles and Roy Witherup

Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
440
795.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
332
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
308
556.63
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
93.98
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
77.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.81
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.81
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.72
19.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
115.66
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
99.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
45.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
28.92
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
72.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.56
11.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.42
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
113.86
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.27
5.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
37.95
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.04
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.81
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.81
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA