Eric Hull vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Eric Hull
Gen XWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Hull as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eric Hull posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.05 and WHIP 1.050 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Eric Hull had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eric Hull and Roy Witherup

Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.75
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.174
0.174
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.75
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
36.45
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
37.87
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.05
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
31.05
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.45
36.45
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Eric Hull and Roy Witherup

Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.75
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Hull and Roy Witherup

Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
600
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-13.74
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hull
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA