Jim Roland vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Jim Roland
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Roland as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Roland posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.22 and WHIP 1.350 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Jim Roland had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Roland and Roy Witherup

Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
4.32
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.34
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.78
52.78
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.43
13.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
3.22
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1351
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
7.13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.68
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
4.58
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.44
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
5.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.113
1.113
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1927
38.51
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.7
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1663
33.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.51
38.51
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Jim Roland and Roy Witherup

Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
4.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1347
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
1.84
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.78
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.74
96.74
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
0.412
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.43
13.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Roland and Roy Witherup

Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
1400
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
541.94
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
6
38.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
6
38.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
3.21
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
6
38.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
25.81
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.9
-25.19
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-13.74
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
36
232.26
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
38.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA