Bill Sayles vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Bill Sayles
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Sayles as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roy Witherup posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 5.61 and 1.691 for Bill Sayles. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Sayles and Roy Witherup

Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
5.61
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.2
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
9.95
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.95
9.95
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
5.26
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.95
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.246
1.246
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.57
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
41.76
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.37
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
6.41
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.691
1.691
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
36.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.321
0.321
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.76
41.76
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Bill Sayles and Roy Witherup

Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
27
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Sayles and Roy Witherup

Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
818.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
163.64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
48.9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
190.91
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
163.64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
55.94
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sayles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
245.45
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
2.44
2.44
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sayles
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA