Barry Jones vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Barry Jones
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Barry Jones as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Barry Jones posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.492 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Barry Jones had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Barry Jones and Roy Witherup

Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
7.23
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.69
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.69
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.48
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
3.66
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1299
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
8.63
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
4.03
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.77
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
5.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.46
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1850
38.45
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
4.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.44
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1597
33.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.45
38.45
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Barry Jones and Roy Witherup

Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
7.23
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1299
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
1.79
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
2.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
2.37
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.68
92.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.23
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Barry Jones and Roy Witherup

Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
10989.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
3.91
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.59
-18.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-13.74
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
157.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3.8
3.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA