Bill Rotes vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Bill Rotes
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Rotes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roy Witherup posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 7.6 and 2.044 for Bill Rotes. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Rotes and Roy Witherup

Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.19
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.41
29.41
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
7.6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
151.2
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
14.48
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.48
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
3.92
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.31
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
45.63
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
10.27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.27
10.27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.044
2.044
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
41.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.332
0.332
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.63
45.63
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Bill Rotes and Roy Witherup

Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.18
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.54
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.01
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.72
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.29
85.29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Rotes and Roy Witherup

Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
153.85
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
538.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
69.23
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
46.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.69
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
27.84
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
107.69
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
130.77
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
53.85
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
20.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
61.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
26
200
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA