Joe Neale vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Joe Neale
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Neale 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 4.59 and 1.344 for Joe Neale. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Neale and Roy Witherup

Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
1.23
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.99
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.65
80.65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.83
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
4.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
9.21
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.21
9.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.47
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
2.89
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
2.29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.575
0.575
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.23
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.55
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
993
39.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
6.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
906
35.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.25
39.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Joe Neale and Roy Witherup

Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
720
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
2.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.74
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.39
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.15
93.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.654
1.654
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Neale and Roy Witherup

Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
173.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
552.63
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
47.37
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
36.84
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.26
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.26
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.34
17.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
73.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
94.74
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
68.42
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
52.63
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
115.79
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.11
-0.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
47.37
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.5
9.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA