Mike Shea vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Mike Shea
Pre-GenerationalLouisianaThrows RightNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Shea 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 7.02 and 2.160 for Mike Shea. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Shea and Roy Witherup

Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.08
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.08
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.54
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.08
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.09
7.09
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
14.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.48
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
47.52
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
13.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
42.12
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.332
0.332
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.52
47.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Mike Shea and Roy Witherup

Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
2.33
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.82
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.76
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
2.39
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.654
1.654
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Shea and Roy Witherup

Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
8
533.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
47.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
63.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA