Josh Hancock vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Josh Hancock
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh Hancock as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Josh Hancock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.2 and WHIP 1.340 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Josh Hancock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Josh Hancock and Roy Witherup

Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
5.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.61
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.25
56.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
4.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
8.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.52
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
2.99
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
5.57
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.46
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
38.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.42
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.76
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.51
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.317
1.317
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688
34.85
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Josh Hancock and Roy Witherup

Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
5.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.61
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.86
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.37
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.22
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Hancock and Roy Witherup

Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
2040
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
24
480
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
10.91
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
2.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
18
360
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA