Tony Mullane vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Tony Mullane
Pre-GenerationalIrelandThrows UnknownBats SwitchEuropeCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Mullane as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tony Mullane posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.05 and WHIP 1.237 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Tony Mullane had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Mullane and Roy Witherup

Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
555
1.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
0.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.44
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.35
56.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.81
90.81
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
0.93
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1537
3.05
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13594
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4531.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4195
8.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.19
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1408
2.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1803
3.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
0.709
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
0.68
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
0.37
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19407
38.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2523
5.01
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.237
1.237
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17814
35.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Tony Mullane and Roy Witherup

Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
820
1.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19815
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6605
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
1.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1228
1.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
0.31
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2374
3.23
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2144
2.92
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.39
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.31
90.31
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.615
2.615
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.654
1.654
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Mullane and Roy Witherup

Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
784
158.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2971
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2720
549.31
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
133.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516
104.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
19.99
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
7.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
29.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303.22
61.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
860
173.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
911
183.98
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.623
0.623
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
407
82.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
45.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
622
125.61
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330.96
66.84
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
5.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
44.63
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
32.11
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.69
18.69
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
1.39
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
22.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
22.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA