Lou Lowdermilk vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Lou Lowdermilk
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Lowdermilk as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lou Lowdermilk posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.550 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Lou Lowdermilk had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Lowdermilk and Roy Witherup

Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.25
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
9.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.68
9.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.48
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
38.25
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
5.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
33.41
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.25
38.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Lou Lowdermilk and Roy Witherup

Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
27
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Lowdermilk and Roy Witherup

Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
480
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
22
528
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
15.7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
9.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
15
360
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA