Loy Hanning vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Loy Hanning
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Loy Hanning 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 6.26 and 1.756 for Loy Hanning. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Loy Hanning and Roy Witherup

Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.94
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
6.26
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.48
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.99
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
42.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.98
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6.59
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.756
1.756
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
37.21
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.8
42.8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Loy Hanning and Roy Witherup

Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
27
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.533
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Loy Hanning and Roy Witherup

Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
1800
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.95
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Loy Hanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Loy Hanning
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA