Hank O'Day vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Hank O'Day
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Hank O'Day as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hank O'Day posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.352 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Hank O'Day had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hank O'Day and Roy Witherup

Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
1.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.89
39.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.96
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
687
3.74
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4954
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1651.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1655
9.02
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
3.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
663
3.61
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.752
0.752
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.66
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.44
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7247
39.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
1128
6.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6588
35.91
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Hank O'Day and Roy Witherup

Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
1.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5736
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1912
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.61
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
1.69
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
2.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
489
2.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.72
90.72
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.021
2.021
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.654
1.654
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hank O'Day and Roy Witherup

Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
232
162.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
858
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
817
571.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
108.39
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
92.31
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
13.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
16.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.07
30.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
127.97
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
137.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
53.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
32.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
84.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.04
30.8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
27.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
76.22
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.87
7.87
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA