Clyde King vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Clyde King
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Clyde King as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clyde King posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.438 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Clyde King had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clyde King and Roy Witherup

Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.63
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.45
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.14
56.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1488
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
496
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
9.51
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.05
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
3.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
2.72
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2135
38.74
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.92
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
4.77
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1938
35.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Clyde King and Roy Witherup

Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
27
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.83
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clyde King and Roy Witherup

Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
934.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
530.23
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
60.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
51.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.7
12.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
74.42
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
88.37
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
41.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.26
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
65.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0
-0.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.26
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
36
167.44
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
3.58
3.58
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
41.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA