Elmer Riddle vs. Charles Witherow — Career Comparison

Elmer Riddle
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Charles Witherow
Pre-GenerationalDistrict of ColumbiaNorth AmericaWashington NationalsUnknownRelief Pitcher

Elmer Riddle built a career as a starting pitcher and Charles Witherow as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Elmer Riddle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.4 and WHIP 1.400 compared to 18 and 4.000 for Charles Witherow. By the career numbers, Elmer Riddle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elmer Riddle and Charles Witherow

Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.67
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
1.09
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.57
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.46
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.26
65.26
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.5
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
3.4
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.31
17.31
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3069
27
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1023
9
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
8.57
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.52
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
4.03
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
3.01
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.782
0.782
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.17
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4406
38.76
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
81
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.35
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
3.85
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
45
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3929
34.57
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
81
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.76
38.76
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
81

Fielding Stats for Elmer Riddle and Charles Witherow

Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
27
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.73
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.226
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elmer Riddle and Charles Witherow

Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
300
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
382
600
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
339
532.46
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
108.38
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
91.1
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.71
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
17.28
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.75
31.03
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
128.8
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
138.22
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
47.12
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
43.98
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
89.53
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.93
32.87
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
29.84
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
69
108.38
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.54
5.54
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
37.7
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.85
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA