Matt Grace vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Matt Grace
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Grace as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roy Witherup posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 4.57 and 1.449 for Matt Grace. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Grace and Roy Witherup

Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
9.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
4.57
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
532
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
10.05
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.05
10.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.02
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.41
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
6.8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.8
6.8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.043
1.043
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.25
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.41
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
39.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
4.97
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.25
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.46
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
35.48
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.327
0.327
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.18
39.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Matt Grace and Roy Witherup

Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
9.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
532
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.36
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.96
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.52
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.32
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.144
0.144
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Grace and Roy Witherup

Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
9927.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
4.41
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.5
-27.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-13.74
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
381.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
1.57
1.57
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA