Owen Scheetz vs. Dick Whitworth — Career Comparison

Owen Scheetz
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Whitworth
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Whitworth built a career as a starting pitcher and Owen Scheetz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Whitworth posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.76 and WHIP 1.223 compared to 7 and 2.222 for Owen Scheetz. By the career numbers, Dick Whitworth had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Owen Scheetz and Dick Whitworth

Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.4
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.92
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.73
Owen Scheetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.37
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.34
66.34
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.89
65.89
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.73
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Owen Scheetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.76
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.18
8.18
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Owen Scheetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
0.381
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2488
27
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
829.1
9
Owen Scheetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
7.41
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Owen Scheetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Owen Scheetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Owen Scheetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Owen Scheetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.59
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
4.64
Owen Scheetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Owen Scheetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.915
0.915
Owen Scheetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Owen Scheetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.13
Owen Scheetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
46
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3446
37.4
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Owen Scheetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
3.8
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Owen Scheetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.15
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.81
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.222
2.222
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.223
1.223
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2997
32.52
Owen Scheetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.432
0.432
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Owen Scheetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
46
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4

Fielding Stats for Owen Scheetz and Dick Whitworth

Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.4
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.5
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2569
27
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
856.1
9
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
3.01
Owen Scheetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.27
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.48
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.21
Owen Scheetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.15
92.15
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.293
2.293
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.09
36.09
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Owen Scheetz and Dick Whitworth

Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
228.24
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
600
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
327
565.42
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
133.14
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
108.93
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
20.75
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
24.21
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.69
40.96
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
162.54
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
146.97
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
60.52
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
65.71
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
124.5
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.25
47.11
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.83
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Scheetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.19
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115.67
115.67
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
20.75
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Owen Scheetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100