Craig Lefferts vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Craig Lefferts
Baby BoomersWest GermanyThrows LeftBats LeftEuropeSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Craig Lefferts as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Craig Lefferts posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.43 and WHIP 1.296 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Craig Lefferts had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Craig Lefferts and Roy Witherup

Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
5.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.57
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.62
44.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.79
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
3.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3437
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
8.7
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.94
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
2.53
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
5.65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4754
37.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
37.87
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
2.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
3.85
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.61
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.31
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.69
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4304
33.81
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.35
37.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Craig Lefferts and Roy Witherup

Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
5.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3437
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
1.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
1.65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Craig Lefferts and Roy Witherup

Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
2844.9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
538.78
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
65.31
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
53.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.21
13.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
85.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.39
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
24.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-4.95
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
64
261.22
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
2.3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA