Mike McClendon vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Mike McClendon
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike McClendon as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike McClendon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.88 and WHIP 1.336 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Mike McClendon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike McClendon and Roy Witherup

Mike McClendon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike McClendon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
6.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Mike McClendon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.92
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Mike McClendon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Mike McClendon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McClendon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Mike McClendon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Mike McClendon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Mike McClendon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.2
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Mike McClendon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Mike McClendon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.25
9.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Mike McClendon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Mike McClendon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
2.77
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
6.47
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Mike McClendon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Mike McClendon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
39.21
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Mike McClendon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Mike McClendon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Mike McClendon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.55
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McClendon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.74
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McClendon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
35.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Mike McClendon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Mike McClendon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Mike McClendon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.21
39.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Mike McClendon and Roy Witherup

Mike McClendon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike McClendon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
6.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.2
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Mike McClendon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.03
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Mike McClendon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
2.39
Mike McClendon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
0.371
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike McClendon and Roy Witherup

Mike McClendon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike McClendon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
5250
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Mike McClendon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike McClendon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Mike McClendon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike McClendon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike McClendon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McClendon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Mike McClendon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mike McClendon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Mike McClendon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
43.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McClendon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McClendon
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA