Dale Gear vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Dale Gear
Pre-GenerationalKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Dale Gear as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dale Gear posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.21 and WHIP 1.409 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Dale Gear had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dale Gear and Roy Witherup

Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.31
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.87
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.53
23.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.77
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
4.21
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
11.32
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.48
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.32
11.32
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.48
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.98
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
0.371
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
804
38.9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
5.95
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.409
1.409
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
770
37.26
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.9
38.9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Dale Gear and Roy Witherup

Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1497
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
499
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
2.74
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.39
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.11
92.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.029
2.029
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.654
1.654
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dale Gear and Roy Witherup

Dale Gear
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
166.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
573.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.601
0.601
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
137.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
103.61
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.51
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.23
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Gear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.73
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Gear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Gear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.46
49.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
178.31
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
159.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
60.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
60.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
120.48
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.66
54.61
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.41
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Gear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Gear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
38.55
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.56
15.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Dale Gear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Gear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Gear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA