Riley O'Brien vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Riley O'Brien
MillenialWashingtonThrows 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 Riley O'Brien as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Riley O'Brien posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.55 and WHIP 1.457 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Riley O'Brien had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Riley O'Brien and Roy Witherup

Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
8.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.93
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
7.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.93
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
9.1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.594
1.594
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.23
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
39.96
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.93
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.423
1.423
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
33.02
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.96
39.96
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Riley O'Brien and Roy Witherup

Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
8.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.77
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.23
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.01
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.01
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Riley O'Brien and Roy Witherup

Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
600
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-13.74
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA