Don Rose vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Don Rose
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Don Rose as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Don Rose posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.752 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Don Rose had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Don Rose and Roy Witherup

Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.74
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Don Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.05
21.05
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Don Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Don Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.2
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Don Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
10.84
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.48
Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.84
10.84
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.77
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Don Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
3.94
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.88
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Don Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Don Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Don Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Don Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
40.99
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.79
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Don Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Don Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.642
1.642
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
36.66
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Don Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.332
0.332
Don Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.99
40.99
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Don Rose and Roy Witherup

Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.72
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Don Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.59
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Don Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Don Rose
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.05
21.05
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Rose
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Rose and Roy Witherup

Don Rose
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Don Rose
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
950
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Don Rose
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Don Rose
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Don Rose
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Don Rose
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.792
0.792
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Don Rose
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Don Rose
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Don Rose
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Rose
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Rose
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Rose
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Rose
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Rose
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Rose
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Rose
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.57
78.51
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Don Rose
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Don Rose
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Don Rose
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Don Rose
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Don Rose
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Don Rose
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Rose
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Don Rose
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Don Rose
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Don Rose
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Don Rose
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Don Rose
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Don Rose
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
73.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Don Rose
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Rose
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Rose
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Rose
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
150
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Don Rose
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Don Rose
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Rose
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Don Rose
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Rose
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Rose
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Rose
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Rose
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Rose
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA