Fred Green vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Fred Green
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Green as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Green posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.574 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Fred Green had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Green and Roy Witherup

Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
5.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.57
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.25
56.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.48
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
142.1
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
8.98
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.76
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.98
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
4.87
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.984
0.984
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
39.46
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
4.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
35.41
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Fred Green and Roy Witherup

Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
5.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
142.1
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.64
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.21
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.09
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Green and Roy Witherup

Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
2933.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
17
566.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
85.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
300
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
13
433.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
1.38
1.38
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA