Bill Hawke vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Bill Hawke
Pre-GenerationalDelawareThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Hawke 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 4.98 and 1.617 for Bill Hawke. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hawke and Roy Witherup

Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.52
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.79
50.79
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.84
86.84
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.83
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
4.98
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1601
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
629
10.61
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.48
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.61
10.61
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
3.95
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
3.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.49
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2459
41.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
7.03
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.03
7.03
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.617
1.617
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2196
37.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.47
41.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Bill Hawke and Roy Witherup

Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1617
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
1.79
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
2.39
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.39
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.51
90.51
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.857
1.857
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.654
1.654
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hawke and Roy Witherup

Bill Hawke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
185.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233
561.45
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
118.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
93.98
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.87
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.41
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
24.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.59
39.97
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
154.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
144.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
53.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
65.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
113.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.26
41.59
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.41
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
24.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
101.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.93
5.93
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.41
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.41
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA