Ricky Horton vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Ricky Horton
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Ricky Horton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ricky Horton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.76 and WHIP 1.433 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Ricky Horton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ricky Horton and Roy Witherup

Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
4.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Ricky Horton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.36
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.24
54.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Ricky Horton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.31
16.31
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Ricky Horton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Horton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.76
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Ricky Horton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2020
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
673.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Ricky Horton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
9.3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Ricky Horton
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.74
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Ricky Horton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ricky Horton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ricky Horton
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
2.97
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Ricky Horton
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.63
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ricky Horton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
4.26
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Ricky Horton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Ricky Horton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Ricky Horton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Ricky Horton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2858
38.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Ricky Horton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
4.02
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Ricky Horton
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.56
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ricky Horton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.94
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.363
1.363
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2553
34.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.2
38.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Ricky Horton and Roy Witherup

Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
4.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2023
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
674.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
2.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Ricky Horton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
2.84
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
2.72
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.39
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.77
95.77
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Ricky Horton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.626
0.626
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Ricky Horton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.26
16.26
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ricky Horton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Horton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Horton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Horton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ricky Horton and Roy Witherup

Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
1479.7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
496.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Ricky Horton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
54.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
45.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Horton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Horton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Horton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Horton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
12.98
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
63.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
99.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ricky Horton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
22.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
3.76
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Ricky Horton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
45.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Horton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Horton
Career
Per 600 PA
33
148.87
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Ricky Horton
Career
Per 600 PA
4.03
4.03
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Horton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
58.65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ricky Horton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Horton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Horton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Horton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Horton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Horton
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA