Lance McCullers vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Lance McCullers
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Lance McCullers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lance McCullers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.25 and WHIP 1.370 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Lance McCullers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lance McCullers and Roy Witherup

Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.48
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.46
47.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.25
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
7.3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
4.31
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.72
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.36
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2221
37.98
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.74
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1912
32.69
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.98
37.98
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Lance McCullers and Roy Witherup

Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
1.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lance McCullers and Roy Witherup

Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
3172.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
48
488.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50.85
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
30.51
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.73
17.63
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
71.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
101.69
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
40.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
91.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
6.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
23
233.9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
61.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA