Nels Potter vs. Chris Withrow — Career Comparison

Nels Potter
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Withrow
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nels Potter built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Withrow as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Withrow posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.07 and WHIP 1.153 compared to 3.99 and 1.366 for Nels Potter. By the career numbers, Chris Withrow had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nels Potter and Chris Withrow

Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.86
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
8.84
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.94
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.49
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.52
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.68
48.68
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.72
50.72
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.48
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
3.99
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.07
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5058
27
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1686
9
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1721
9.19
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.67
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.66
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.06
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
3.11
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.61
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
3.99
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
9.51
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.788
0.788
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.569
1.569
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.21
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.67
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7248
38.69
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
36.7
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.67
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.96
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
4.5
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.27
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.77
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6645
35.47
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
31.42
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.7
36.7

Fielding Stats for Nels Potter and Chris Withrow

Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
8.84
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
27
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
9
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.86
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.35
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.15
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.74
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.161
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nels Potter and Chris Withrow

Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
352
337.38
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
27600
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
626
600
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
538.66
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
122.68
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
108.31
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.96
34.47
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
137.06
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
157.19
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
23.96
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
35.46
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
59.42
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.78
41
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-23.84
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
33.55
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
47.92
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.52
12.52
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
26.84
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
13.42
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA