Jason Motte vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Jason Motte
MillenialMichiganThrows 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 Jason Motte as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jason Motte posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.189 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Jason Motte had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Motte and Roy Witherup

Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
10.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.61
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.34
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.36
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
3.3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1193
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
7.56
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.11
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
2.83
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
8.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.36
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1630
36.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
37.87
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.58
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.72
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1464
33.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Jason Motte and Roy Witherup

Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
10.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1193
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.31
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
2.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
2.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.91
98.91
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.205
0.205
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Motte and Roy Witherup

Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
66600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-66.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-13.74
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA