Red Hoff vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Red Hoff
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Red Hoff as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Red Hoff posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.49 and WHIP 1.265 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Red Hoff had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Red Hoff and Roy Witherup

Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.49
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
7.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.27
7.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
5.31
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
37.63
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
37.87
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.63
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
33.4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.63
37.63
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Red Hoff and Roy Witherup

Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
27
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.84
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Red Hoff and Roy Witherup

Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
460
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.24
24.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
25.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA