Rich Rodriguez vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Rich Rodriguez
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Rich Rodriguez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rich Rodriguez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.81 and WHIP 1.481 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Rich Rodriguez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rich Rodriguez and Roy Witherup

Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
8.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.31
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.49
58.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
3.81
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1922
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
9.02
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.87
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
3.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.65
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
5.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.026
1.026
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.28
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2750
38.63
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
2.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
4.27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.44
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2429
34.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Rich Rodriguez and Roy Witherup

Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
8.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1922
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
1.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
2.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
2.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.13
96.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Rodriguez and Roy Witherup

Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
610
10457.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
28
480
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.78
-13.37
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
154.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.89
3.89
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA