Mike Ryba vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Mike Ryba
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Ryba as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Ryba posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.358 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Mike Ryba had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Ryba and Roy Witherup

Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.76
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.41
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.39
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.47
60.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
3.66
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2351
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
783.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
817
9.38
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.38
9.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.54
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
2.84
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
3.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.707
0.707
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3352
38.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
4.38
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3098
35.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Mike Ryba and Roy Witherup

Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
27
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Ryba and Roy Witherup

Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
519.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
512.8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
120.42
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
107.96
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.35
38.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
132.87
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
166.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
37.37
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
49.83
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
87.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.73
47.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
45.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
64.36
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.32
9.32
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
41.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.38
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA