Mike Mattimore vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Mike Mattimore
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Mattimore as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Mattimore posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.83 and WHIP 1.423 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Mike Mattimore had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Mattimore and Roy Witherup

Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.94
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.48
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.06
49.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.93
87.93
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.92
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.83
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1472
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
9.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
3.38
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
2.42
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.644
0.644
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.83
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.57
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2186
40.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
6.68
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.423
1.423
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1971
36.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.1
40.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Mike Mattimore and Roy Witherup

Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
1.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3147
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.36
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
1.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
2.76
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
2.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.39
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
88.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.219
2.219
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.654
1.654
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Mattimore and Roy Witherup

Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
149.7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
497
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
544.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
111.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
86.92
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.87
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
24.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.98
53.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
148.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
166.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
68.81
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
43.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
111.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.63
55.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
48.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
62.78
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.56
9.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
41.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
41.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA