Max Lanier vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Max Lanier
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Max Lanier posted a stronger line than Roy Witherup. Max Lanier posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.01 vs 4.44) and WHIP (1.297 vs 1.454). By the career numbers, Max Lanier had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Max Lanier and Roy Witherup

Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
1.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.46
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.84
56.84
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.39
62.39
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.51
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
3.01
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4858
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1619.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1490
8.28
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.36
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
611
3.4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
821
4.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.884
0.884
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6772
37.64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
37.87
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
3.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6143
34.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.64
37.64
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Max Lanier and Roy Witherup

Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
27
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.94
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.229
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Max Lanier and Roy Witherup

Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
328.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
599
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
535
535.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
99.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
94.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.71
18.74
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
105.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
122.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
46.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
73.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.69
18.72
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.08
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.31
13.31
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
41.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17.03
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA