Steve Kealey vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Steve Kealey
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows 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 Steve Kealey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Kealey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.28 and WHIP 1.404 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Steve Kealey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Kealey and Roy Witherup

Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
5.84
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
4.28
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
9.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.92
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
2.9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
5.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.21
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
38.51
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
4.83
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.71
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
821
34.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.51
38.51
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Steve Kealey and Roy Witherup

Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
5.85
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
642
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.84
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.51
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.26
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.216
0.216
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Kealey and Roy Witherup

Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
3088.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
26
577.78
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.15
25.48
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
133.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Steve Kealey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.71
-15.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-13.74
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
15
333.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kealey
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA