Derek Lilliquist vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Derek Lilliquist
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Derek Lilliquist as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Derek Lilliquist posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.13 and WHIP 1.429 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Derek Lilliquist had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Derek Lilliquist and Roy Witherup

Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
4.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.97
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Derek Lilliquist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.63
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.37
42.37
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Derek Lilliquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.85
19.85
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Derek Lilliquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.32
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lilliquist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Derek Lilliquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Derek Lilliquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Derek Lilliquist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
9.9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Derek Lilliquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Derek Lilliquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Derek Lilliquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Derek Lilliquist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.49
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Derek Lilliquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Derek Lilliquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.817
0.817
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Derek Lilliquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Derek Lilliquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Derek Lilliquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080
38.7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Derek Lilliquist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
4.56
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Derek Lilliquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.63
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Lilliquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.37
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.69
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.377
1.377
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1883
35.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.7
38.7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Derek Lilliquist and Roy Witherup

Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
4.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.97
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.39
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.41
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.2
96.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Derek Lilliquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Derek Lilliquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.85
19.85
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Derek Lilliquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Derek Lilliquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lilliquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lilliquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lilliquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Derek Lilliquist and Roy Witherup

Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267
1405.26
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
568.42
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
121.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
105.26
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.26
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lilliquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.79
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
33.31
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
157.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
126.32
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
57.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
89.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.97
31.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Derek Lilliquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.26
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lilliquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lilliquist
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
105.26
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.7
5.7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lilliquist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.32
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Derek Lilliquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lilliquist
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.79
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Derek Lilliquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lilliquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lilliquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lilliquist
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA