Herb Goodall vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Herb Goodall
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Herb Goodall as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Herb Goodall posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.330 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Herb Goodall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Goodall and Roy Witherup

Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.49
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.07
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.66
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.41
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.22
72.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.66
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.39
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
7.76
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
4.21
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
3.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.83
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
39.47
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.41
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
6.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
34.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.47
39.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Herb Goodall and Roy Witherup

Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.54
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.03
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.84
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
2.39
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.684
1.684
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.654
1.654
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Goodall and Roy Witherup

Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
19
237.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
45
562.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.927
0.927
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
237.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
212.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.6
120
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
262.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
275
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.925
0.925
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.923
0.923
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
125
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
187.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.63
132.9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA