Bill Phillips vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Bill Phillips
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows 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 Bill Phillips as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Phillips posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.421 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Bill Phillips had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Phillips and Roy Witherup

Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.53
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.95
47.95
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.83
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
4.09
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3884
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1294.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1477
10.27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.27
10.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.22
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.52
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
2.59
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.569
0.569
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5619
39.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
5.83
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.421
1.421
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5193
36.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.06
39.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Bill Phillips and Roy Witherup

Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
1.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3963
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1321
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.57
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
2.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.33
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.28
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
3.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
3.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.39
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.08
92.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.621
2.621
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.654
1.654
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Phillips and Roy Witherup

Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
198.98
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
545
553.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
123.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
107.61
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.87
42.51
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
147.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
162.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
56.85
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
43.65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
100.51
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.36
49.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
34.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
73.1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.21
8.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
8.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA