Eddie Plank vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Eddie Plank
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Eddie Plank posted a stronger line than Roy Witherup. Eddie Plank posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.35 vs 4.44) and WHIP (1.119 vs 1.454). By the career numbers, Eddie Plank had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Eddie Plank and Roy Witherup

Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623
1.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
0.65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.39
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.69
62.69
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.91
84.91
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
0.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1174
2.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13487
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4495.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3958
7.92
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.08
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072
2.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2246
4.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.738
0.738
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.38
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17985
36
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
37.87
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1563
3.13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.119
1.119
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16722
33.48
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Eddie Plank and Roy Witherup

Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
1.92
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
0.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8751
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2917
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
3.42
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.33
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.12
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1377
4.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1337
4.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.39
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.146
2.146
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.654
1.654
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.84
38.84
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eddie Plank and Roy Witherup

Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
212.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1778
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1607
542.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
111.7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
282
95.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
13.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.36
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
16.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103.24
34.84
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
132.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
143.76
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
43.87
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
41.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
84.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113.11
38.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
8.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
23.96
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
265
89.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.71
6.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
25.65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.39
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.25
81.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA