Charlie Petty vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Charlie Petty
Pre-GenerationalTennesseeThrows RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Petty 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 5.41 and 1.763 for Charlie Petty. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Petty and Roy Witherup

Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.47
76.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
5.41
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
12.16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.48
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.16
12.16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
3.71
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.58
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.588
0.588
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.36
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.75
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1086
42.87
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
8.53
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.763
1.763
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
973
38.41
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.322
0.322
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.87
42.87
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Charlie Petty and Roy Witherup

Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.32
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
2.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.93
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.96
85.96
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Petty and Roy Witherup

Charlie Petty
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
187.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
522.94
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
121.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
99.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.81
54.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
165.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
170.64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.614
0.614
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
71.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
60.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
126.61
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.01
60.59
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
44.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
99.08
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.06
6.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA