Chris Mears vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Chris Mears
Gen XCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Mears 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 5.44 and 1.476 for Chris Mears. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Mears and Roy Witherup

Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
6.31
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
10.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.48
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.89
10.89
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.09
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.57
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.774
0.774
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
38.76
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.48
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.476
1.476
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
35.49
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.76
38.76
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Chris Mears and Roy Witherup

Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
6.31
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.09
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.74
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.74
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Mears and Roy Witherup

Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
600
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-13.74
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA