Jay Howell vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Jay Howell
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Jay Howell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jay Howell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.34 and WHIP 1.315 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Jay Howell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jay Howell and Roy Witherup

Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
6.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.56
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.25
52.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
3.34
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2534
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
844.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
8.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.61
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
3.1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
7.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
7.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3564
37.97
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.84
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
3.57
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.38
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.36
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3184
33.93
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.97
37.97
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Jay Howell and Roy Witherup

Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
6.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2534
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
844.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
1.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.95
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
1.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.63
95.63
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jay Howell and Roy Witherup

Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
568
28400
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
9
450
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.53
-26.31
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-13.74
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA