Jake McGee vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Jake McGee
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Jake McGee as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jake McGee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.71 and WHIP 1.176 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Jake McGee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jake McGee and Roy Witherup

Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
10.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.44
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
3.71
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1717
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
572.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
7.86
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.86
7.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.45
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
613
9.64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.38
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.25
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2359
37.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
37.87
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
3.99
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.146
1.146
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2164
34.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.1
37.1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Jake McGee and Roy Witherup

Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
10.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1717
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
572.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.96
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.094
0.094
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake McGee and Roy Witherup

Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
650
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
600
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-13.74
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA