Fred Goldsmith vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Fred Goldsmith
Pre-GenerationalConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Goldsmith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Goldsmith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.73 and WHIP 1.153 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Fred Goldsmith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Goldsmith and Roy Witherup

Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
1.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.63
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.38
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.22
62.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.88
97.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.97
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
2.73
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4829
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.42
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.42
9.42
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.96
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
2.42
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.32
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6765
37.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
37.87
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
4.94
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.153
1.153
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6593
36.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.82
37.82
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Fred Goldsmith and Roy Witherup

Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5856
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1952
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
1.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.39
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
2.97
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
2.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.39
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.8
86.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.654
1.654
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Goldsmith and Roy Witherup

Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
149.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
881
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
855
582.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
131.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
100.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
22.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.81
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.62
43.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
173.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
149.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
87.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
51.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
136.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.32
46.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
17.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
85.13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
7.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA