Donovan Hand vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Donovan Hand
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Donovan Hand as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Donovan Hand posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.53 and WHIP 1.346 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Donovan Hand had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Donovan Hand and Roy Witherup

Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.88
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.63
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.88
21.88
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.1
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
9.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.21
9.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.26
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
2.78
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
5.05
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.869
0.869
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.76
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
37.72
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
37.87
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.63
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.66
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.51
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
33.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Donovan Hand and Roy Witherup

Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.88
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.1
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.89
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.563
0.563
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.88
21.88
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Donovan Hand and Roy Witherup

Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
1280
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
12
480
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.51
-20.31
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-13.74
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donovan Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donovan Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA