Dick McCabe vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Dick McCabe
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick McCabe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick McCabe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.462 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Dick McCabe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick McCabe and Roy Witherup

Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
11.77
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.48
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.77
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
36.69
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
37.87
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.77
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
35.31
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.332
0.332
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.69
36.69
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Dick McCabe and Roy Witherup

Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
27
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick McCabe and Roy Witherup

Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-13.74
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA