Claude Grier vs. Charles Witherow — Career Comparison

Claude Grier
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlantic City Bacharach GiantsAmerican Negro LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charles Witherow
Pre-GenerationalDistrict of ColumbiaNorth AmericaWashington NationalsUnknownRelief Pitcher

Claude Grier built a career as a starting pitcher and Charles Witherow as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Claude Grier posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.6 and WHIP 1.424 compared to 18 and 4.000 for Charles Witherow. By the career numbers, Claude Grier had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Claude Grier and Charles Witherow

Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.43
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.12
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.55
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.51
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.72
51.72
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.21
78.21
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.79
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
4.6
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.31
17.31
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.406
0.406
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1473
27
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
9
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
8.78
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
4.03
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
6.51
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.51
6.51
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.171
1.171
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.27
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1461
26.78
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
81
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
5.59
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
45
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.82
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.27
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1181
21.65
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
81
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.574
0.574
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.444
0.444
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.78
26.78
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
81

Fielding Stats for Claude Grier and Charles Witherow

Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
2.17
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.66
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1009
27
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336.1
9
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.54
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.85
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.57
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.38
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.71
92.71
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.54
76.54
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Claude Grier and Charles Witherow

Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
256.39
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227
600
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
518.06
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.614
0.614
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
124.23
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
116.3
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.93
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.93
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.9
44.67
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
132.16
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
179.74
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.15
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.36
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
92.51
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.41
56.59
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
52.86
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.29
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113.5
113.5
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.43
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA