Jason Pearson vs. Dick Whitworth — Career Comparison

Jason Pearson
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Whitworth
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Whitworth built a career as a starting pitcher and Jason Pearson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Whitworth posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.76 and WHIP 1.223 compared to 23.63 and 3.000 for Jason Pearson. By the career numbers, Dick Whitworth had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Pearson and Dick Whitworth

Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
13.5
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.4
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.92
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.73
Jason Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.37
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.34
66.34
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.89
65.89
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.73
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Jason Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
23.63
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.76
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.63
23.63
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.82
15.82
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2488
27
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
829.1
9
Jason Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
16.88
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
7.41
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.88
16.88
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Jason Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Jason Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
10.13
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.59
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
13.5
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
4.64
Jason Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.5
13.5
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Jason Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.625
2.625
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.915
0.915
Jason Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Jason Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.13
Jason Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
54
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3446
37.4
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Jason Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
23.63
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
3.8
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.63
23.63
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Jason Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.15
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.81
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.223
1.223
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
43.88
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2997
32.52
Jason Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Jason Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4

Fielding Stats for Jason Pearson and Dick Whitworth

Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
13.5
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
1.4
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.5
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2569
27
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
856.1
9
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
3.01
Jason Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.27
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.48
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.21
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.15
92.15
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.293
2.293
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.09
36.09
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Pearson and Dick Whitworth

Jason Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
228.24
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
600
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
565.42
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
133.14
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
108.93
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
20.75
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
24.21
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.69
40.96
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
162.54
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
146.97
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
60.52
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
65.71
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
124.5
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.25
47.11
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.83
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.19
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115.67
115.67
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
20.75
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Jason Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100