Tom Simpson vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Tom Simpson
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Simpson 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 8 and 1.889 for Tom Simpson. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Simpson and Roy Witherup

Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.48
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.022
1.022
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
44.4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
9.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
39.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.4
44.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Tom Simpson and Roy Witherup

Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
27
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Simpson and Roy Witherup

Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
2250
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
44.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA