Harry Matuzak vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Harry Matuzak
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Matuzak as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roy Witherup posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 5.77 and 1.615 for Harry Matuzak. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Matuzak and Roy Witherup

Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.92
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.77
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.31
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.48
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.31
11.31
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
3.23
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
3.92
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.795
0.795
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
42
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.92
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.615
1.615
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
38.54
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.318
0.318
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Harry Matuzak and Roy Witherup

Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
27
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.588
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Matuzak and Roy Witherup

Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
850
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
9
450
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
11.01
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
8.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA