Matt Grott vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Matt Grott
Gen XIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Grott 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 21.6 and 3.600 for Matt Grott. 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 Grott and Roy Witherup

Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
10.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Matt Grott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Innings
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Grott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
21.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.6
21.6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.38
26.38
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.4
8.4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Matt Grott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
32.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.48
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.4
32.4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Matt Grott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
5.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Matt Grott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Grott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
10.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Matt Grott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.8
10.8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Matt Grott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Matt Grott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Matt Grott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
59.4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Matt Grott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
21.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.6
21.6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
59.4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Matt Grott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.332
0.332
Matt Grott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.4
59.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Matt Grott and Roy Witherup

Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
10.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
2.33
Matt Grott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
2.39
Matt Grott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Grott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Grott and Roy Witherup

Matt Grott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Matt Grott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Matt Grott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
600
Matt Grott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Matt Grott
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Matt Grott
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Matt Grott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Matt Grott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Matt Grott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grott
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grott
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grott
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grott
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
Matt Grott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Matt Grott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Matt Grott
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Matt Grott
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Matt Grott
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Matt Grott
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grott
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Matt Grott
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Matt Grott
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Matt Grott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Matt Grott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Matt Grott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Matt Grott
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-13.74
Matt Grott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Matt Grott
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Matt Grott
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Matt Grott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Grott
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA