Guy Hecker vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Guy Hecker
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Guy Hecker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Guy Hecker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.93 and WHIP 1.168 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Guy Hecker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Guy Hecker and Roy Witherup

Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
1.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
0.99
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.45
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.52
54.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
0.96
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
951
2.93
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8772
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2924
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2922
8.99
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
1.51
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1110
3.42
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.39
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.22
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12415
38.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1726
5.31
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11851
36.48
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.21
38.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Guy Hecker and Roy Witherup

Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
733
1.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18129
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6043
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3309
4.93
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
1.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.32
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4266
6.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4053
6.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.39
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.01
95.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.529
5.529
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.654
1.654
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Guy Hecker and Roy Witherup

Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
705
138.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3052
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2876
565.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
812
159.63
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
629
123.66
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
23
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
9.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.74
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
35.98
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
376.32
73.98
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1080
212.32
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
988
194.23
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
504
99.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
54.65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
763
150
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
418.9
82.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
6.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
28.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
19.27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.14
31.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
1.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
24.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
24.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA