Joe Orrell vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Joe Orrell
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Orrell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Orrell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.01 and WHIP 1.517 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Joe Orrell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Orrell and Roy Witherup

Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.7
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.88
21.88
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.2
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
9.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
4.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.61
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.803
0.803
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
39.65
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.41
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
34.53
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.65
39.65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Joe Orrell and Roy Witherup

Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
27
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.813
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Orrell and Roy Witherup

Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
800
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
23
575
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
14.58
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
8.77
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
200
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA