Joe Page vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Joe Page
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Page as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Page posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.53 and WHIP 1.453 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Joe Page had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Page and Roy Witherup

Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
3.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.56
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.77
53.77
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.79
15.79
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.87
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.53
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2370
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
790
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
727
8.28
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.48
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
4.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
5.91
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.18
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3450
39.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
4.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.453
1.453
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3014
34.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.3
39.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Joe Page and Roy Witherup

Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
265.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
15.83
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
96.83
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.33
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
7.45
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
120.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
112.66
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.39
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.8
93.8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.425
0.425
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.72
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Page and Roy Witherup

Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
683.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
229
547.41
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.552
0.552
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
112.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
88.45
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.95
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.78
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.34
36.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
152.99
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
138.65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.81
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
62.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
105.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.32
36.61
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
67
160.16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.56
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA