Abner Powell vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Abner Powell
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Abner Powell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Abner Powell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.295 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Abner Powell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Abner Powell and Roy Witherup

Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.77
30.77
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.21
86.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.95
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
9.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.21
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.32
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
4.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
39.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
7.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.35
7.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
37.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Abner Powell and Roy Witherup

Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
1.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1941
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
647
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.49
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.94
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
2.45
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.39
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.41
83.41
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.047
2.047
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.654
1.654
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Abner Powell and Roy Witherup

Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
150
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
304
584.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.635
0.635
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
150
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
111.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
38.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.01
55.79
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
201.92
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
165.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
101.92
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
28.85
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
130.77
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.11
63.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.69
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.69
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA