Joey McLaughlin vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Joey McLaughlin
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Joey McLaughlin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joey McLaughlin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.85 and WHIP 1.487 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Joey McLaughlin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joey McLaughlin and Roy Witherup

Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
5.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.56
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.88
50.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.72
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.85
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1346
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
448.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
8.83
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.92
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
3.97
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
5.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.039
1.039
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1932
38.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.85
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
4.39
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1682
33.74
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Joey McLaughlin and Roy Witherup

Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
5.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1346
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
448.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.76
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
1.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.83
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.81
96.81
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joey McLaughlin and Roy Witherup

Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
12500
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
17.36
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.11
-5.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
250
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA