Tommy Hunter vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Tommy Hunter
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Tommy Hunter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tommy Hunter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.07 and WHIP 1.255 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Tommy Hunter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Hunter and Roy Witherup

Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
4.98
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.46
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.37
54.37
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.96
14.96
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
4.07
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2752
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
917.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
930
9.12
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.04
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
6.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3830
37.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
37.87
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
4.34
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.18
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.18
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.241
1.241
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3556
34.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Tommy Hunter and Roy Witherup

Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
4.98
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2752
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
917.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
1.79
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.96
93.96
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.96
14.96
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Hunter and Roy Witherup

Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
508
60960
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
20.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA