Dennis Santana vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Dennis Santana
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Dennis Santana as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dennis Santana posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.13 and WHIP 1.221 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Dennis Santana had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dennis Santana and Roy Witherup

Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
8.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.62
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
4.13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
875
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
7.28
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.28
7.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.68
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
3.61
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
8.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.37
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.62
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1218
37.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
37.87
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.81
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
4.57
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.77
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1065
32.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Dennis Santana and Roy Witherup

Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
8.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
875
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.71
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
90.48
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.138
0.138
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Santana and Roy Witherup

Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
276
27600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
90.41
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
92.31
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA