Dick Scott vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Dick Scott
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Scott 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 5.14 and 1.667 for Dick Scott. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Scott and Roy Witherup

Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
5.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
11.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.48
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.14
11.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.762
0.762
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
42
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
36.86
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Dick Scott and Roy Witherup

Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.57
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.71
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Scott and Roy Witherup

Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
200
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.82
-54.81
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-13.74
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
333.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA