Dewey McDougal vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Dewey McDougal
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Dewey McDougal 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 8.3 and 2.005 for Dewey McDougal. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dewey McDougal and Roy Witherup

Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.52
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.08
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.79
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.43
21.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.72
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
8.3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.3
8.3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
124.2
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
14.44
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.48
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.44
14.44
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.94
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
3.61
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.66
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.586
0.586
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.79
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
44.9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
11.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.33
11.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.005
2.005
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
40.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.332
0.332
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.9
44.9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Dewey McDougal and Roy Witherup

Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.51
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
375
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.94
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.81
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.45
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
2.39
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.18
87.18
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.619
1.619
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dewey McDougal and Roy Witherup

Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
21
242.31
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
52
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
44
507.69
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
69.23
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
5
57.69
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
27.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
161.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.428
0.428
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
69.23
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
26.63
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
92.31
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
17
196.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
3.06
3.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Dewey McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA