Bill Kissinger vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Bill Kissinger
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Kissinger 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 6.99 and 1.951 for Bill Kissinger. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Kissinger and Roy Witherup

Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.7
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.88
21.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.38
60.38
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
6.99
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.99
6.99
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
958
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
14.09
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.48
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.09
14.09
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
3.47
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.72
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.68
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1568
44.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
9.64
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.951
1.951
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1421
40.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.361
0.361
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.332
0.332
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.19
44.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Bill Kissinger and Roy Witherup

Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
1.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1365
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.98
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.73
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.39
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.9
87.9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.654
1.654
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Kissinger and Roy Witherup

Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
196.36
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
220
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
583.64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
163.64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
120
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
35.45
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
43.64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.13
60.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
215.45
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
171.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
65.45
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
70.91
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
136.36
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.28
68.93
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
57.27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.48
10.48
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.73
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kissinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.73
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kissinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA