Chad Fox vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Chad Fox
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Chad Fox as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chad Fox posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.79 and WHIP 1.504 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Chad Fox had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chad Fox and Roy Witherup

Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
8.64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.79
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
7.78
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.87
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
5.29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.47
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
10.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.34
10.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.737
1.737
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.95
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.36
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1015
40.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.97
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
4.07
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.28
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.452
1.452
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
850
33.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.07
40.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Chad Fox and Roy Witherup

Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
8.64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.51
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.71
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.22
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.94
93.94
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.142
0.142
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chad Fox and Roy Witherup

Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
16425
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.7
-52.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-13.74
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA