Ted Kennedy vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Ted Kennedy
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Kennedy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Kennedy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.32 and WHIP 1.588 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Ted Kennedy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Kennedy and Roy Witherup

Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.98
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
4.32
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
850
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
10.83
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.48
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
3.46
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
3.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.801
0.801
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.7
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1308
41.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
7.62
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.62
7.62
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.588
1.588
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1190
37.8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.55
41.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Ted Kennedy and Roy Witherup

Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
858
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.73
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
2.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
2.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.19
89.19
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.941
1.941
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.654
1.654
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Kennedy and Roy Witherup

Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
162.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
575.41
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
34.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.51
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.84
4.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
39.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
59.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.92
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.36
-26.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-13.74
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.2
12.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Ted Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA