Tom Parrott vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Tom Parrott
Pre-GenerationalOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Parrott 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 5.33 and 1.713 for Tom Parrott. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Parrott and Roy Witherup

Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.54
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.83
44.83
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.39
77.39
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.78
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
5.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2385
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
795
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1055
11.94
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.48
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.94
11.94
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.37
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
3.48
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.32
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3699
41.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
7.47
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.47
7.47
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.713
1.713
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3364
38.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.323
0.323
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.88
41.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Tom Parrott and Roy Witherup

Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6726
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2242
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
2.59
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
0.9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
929
3.73
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
870
3.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.39
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.096
3.096
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.654
1.654
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Parrott and Roy Witherup

Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
278
159.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1048
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
986
564.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.798
0.798
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
171.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
124.81
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
22.9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.59
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
46.37
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144.46
82.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
436
249.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
194.66
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.732
0.732
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
89.31
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
93.32
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
304
174.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162.17
92.85
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
22.9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
29.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.55
20.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
12.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA