Mike Kickham vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Mike Kickham
MillenialMissouriThrows 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 Mike Kickham 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 10.1 and 2.158 for Mike Kickham. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Kickham and Roy Witherup

Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.08
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.97
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.81
23.81
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
10.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.365
0.365
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.1
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
15.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.48
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.54
15.54
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
3.11
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.58
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
9.52
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.425
1.425
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.58
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
47.01
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
10.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.49
10.49
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.094
2.094
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
42.54
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.416
0.416
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.332
0.332
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.01
47.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Mike Kickham and Roy Witherup

Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.08
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.97
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.1
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.55
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.524
0.524
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.81
23.81
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Kickham and Roy Witherup

Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
2100
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
20.39
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Mike Kickham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kickham
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA