Skel Roach vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Skel Roach
Pre-GenerationalGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Skel Roach as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Skel Roach posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.556 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Skel Roach had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Skel Roach and Roy Witherup

Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.48
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.332
0.332
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Skel Roach and Roy Witherup

Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Skel Roach and Roy Witherup

Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-13.74
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA