Ron Piche vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Ron Piche
Silent GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Piche as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Piche posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.627 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Ron Piche had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Piche and Roy Witherup

Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.45
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.65
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
4.19
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
8.78
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.94
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.85
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
6.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.38
6.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.28
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
5.29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.532
1.532
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
35.42
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.7
40.7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Ron Piche and Roy Witherup

Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.45
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
2.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.39
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.33
98.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Piche and Roy Witherup

Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
1736.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
47
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
42
536.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
1.46
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
4
51.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.77
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
25.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
38.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-35.7
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-13.74
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
38.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
26
331.91
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA