Corey Knebel vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Corey Knebel
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Corey Knebel as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Corey Knebel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.282 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Corey Knebel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Corey Knebel and Roy Witherup

Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
9.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.47
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.83
44.83
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.26
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
920
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
6.96
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.96
6.96
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
4.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
11.94
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.94
11.94
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.794
1.794
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1282
37.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
37.87
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
3.58
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1124
32.99
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.62
37.62
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Corey Knebel and Roy Witherup

Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
9.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
920
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.88
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.164
0.164
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Corey Knebel and Roy Witherup

Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
93600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-13.74
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA