Bob Keegan vs. Chris Withrow — Career Comparison

Bob Keegan
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Chris Withrow
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Keegan built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Withrow as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Withrow posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.07 and WHIP 1.153 compared to 3.66 and 1.412 for Bob Keegan. By the career numbers, Chris Withrow had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Keegan and Chris Withrow

Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.88
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
8.84
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.21
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.56
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.5
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.44
64.44
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
3.66
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.07
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1934
27
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
644.2
9
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
668
9.33
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.67
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.98
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.06
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
3.25
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.61
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
2.76
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
9.51
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.669
0.669
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.569
1.569
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.67
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2768
38.64
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
36.7
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.25
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.96
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
4.19
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.27
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.77
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2527
35.28
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
31.42
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.7
36.7

Fielding Stats for Bob Keegan and Chris Withrow

Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
2.23
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
8.84
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.25
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1638
27
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
9
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.41
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.93
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.86
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.39
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.35
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.34
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.15
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.052
1.052
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.3
56.3
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Keegan and Chris Withrow

Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
345.76
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
27600
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
600
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
498.31
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.489
0.489
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
81.36
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
73.73
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.08
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.54
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.63
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.59
16.75
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
91.53
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
119.49
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
35.59
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
48.31
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
83.9
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.95
15.12
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-23.84
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.54
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
35.59
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
78.81
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.61
7.61
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.85
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.71
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
20.34
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA