Steve Melter vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Steve Melter
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats 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 Steve Melter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Melter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.5 and WHIP 1.539 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Steve Melter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Melter and Roy Witherup

Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.22
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
11.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.48
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
2.8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
3.36
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
37.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
37.87
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
6.85
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
34.27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.332
0.332
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.35
37.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Steve Melter and Roy Witherup

Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.23
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.95
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
2.33
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.66
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.66
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
2.39
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Melter and Roy Witherup

Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
862.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
15
562.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
23.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
9.74
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
225
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Steve Melter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Melter
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA