Donn Roach vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Donn Roach
MillenialNevadaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Donn Roach 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 5.77 and 1.795 for Donn Roach. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Donn Roach and Roy Witherup

Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.85
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.77
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
11.77
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.48
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
4.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.62
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
42.92
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.769
1.769
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
36.46
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.332
0.332
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.92
42.92
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Donn Roach and Roy Witherup

Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.85
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.38
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.85
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.85
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
0.381
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Donn Roach and Roy Witherup

Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
2520
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
125.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
128.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA