Jim Johnson vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Jim Johnson
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Johnson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roy Witherup posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 8.1 and 2.100 for Jim Johnson. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Johnson and Roy Witherup

Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.05
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
8.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
10.8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.48
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
6.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.7
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
44.55
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
8.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.7
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
33.75
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.332
0.332
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.55
44.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Jim Johnson and Roy Witherup

Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
2.33
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
2.39
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Johnson and Roy Witherup

Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
10.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
21.85
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA