Lowell Palmer vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison
Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Lowell Palmer 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 5.29 and 1.648 for Lowell Palmer. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.
Pitching Stats for Lowell Palmer and Roy Witherup
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
3.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.51
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.58
23.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
5.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
950
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
316.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
8.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.58
8.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
5.74
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
6.79
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.393
1.393
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.99
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1440
40.93
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.592
1.592
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1192
33.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.93
40.93
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87
Fielding Stats for Lowell Palmer and Roy Witherup
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
3.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
951
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.48
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.33
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.39
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.18
98.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.509
0.509
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.654
1.654
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.58
23.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hitting Stats for Lowell Palmer and Roy Witherup
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
108
736.36
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
88
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.42
23.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
18
122.73
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
13
88.64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
13
88.64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
45
306.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.96
1.96
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20.45
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0