Fred Scherman vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Fred Scherman
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Scherman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Scherman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.505 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Fred Scherman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Scherman and Roy Witherup

Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
5.81
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.93
55.93
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
3.66
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
536.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
8.76
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.77
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
4.11
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
4.98
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2331
39.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
2.77
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
4.16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.57
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.37
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2004
33.63
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.12
39.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Fred Scherman and Roy Witherup

Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
5.8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1610
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
536.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.59
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.26
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
1.91
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
1.84
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.49
96.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Scherman and Roy Witherup

Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
2263.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
534.78
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
71.74
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
65.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.44
15.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
78.26
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
110.87
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.61
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
58.7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
8.76
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.61
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
23
150
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA