Phil Klein vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Phil Klein
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Phil Klein 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 5.5 and 1.653 for Phil Klein. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Klein and Roy Witherup

Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
6.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
9.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.22
9.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.46
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.69
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.97
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
8.73
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.491
1.491
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
40.58
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.78
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.545
1.545
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
34.92
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.314
0.314
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.58
40.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Phil Klein and Roy Witherup

Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
6.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.97
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Klein and Roy Witherup

Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
12000
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-13.74
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA