Alex McRae vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Alex McRae
MillenialWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex McRae 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 7.34 and 1.868 for Alex McRae. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex McRae and Roy Witherup

Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.03
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
7.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.34
7.34
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
11.37
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.48
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.37
11.37
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
6.39
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.39
6.39
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.95
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.95
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
43.58
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.42
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
8.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.842
1.842
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
37.42
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.58
43.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Alex McRae and Roy Witherup

Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.03
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.95
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.66
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.66
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
0.412
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex McRae and Roy Witherup

Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
1133.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
8
533.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
30.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
40.23
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
200
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA