Dave Smith vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Dave Smith
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Smith 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 5.08 and 1.827 for Dave Smith. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Smith and Roy Witherup

Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.47
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.1
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
10.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.35
10.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.64
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
42.63
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
5.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.827
1.827
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
36.34
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.63
42.63
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Dave Smith and Roy Witherup

Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Smith and Roy Witherup

Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
942.86
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
514.29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
1.54
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.64
-27.31
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-13.74
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA