Fred Smith vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Fred Smith
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaToledo MaumeesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.27 and WHIP 1.269 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Fred Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Smith and Roy Witherup

Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.98
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
858
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
8.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
2.83
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
3.65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.31
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1223
38.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
4.88
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
35.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Fred Smith and Roy Witherup

Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
960
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.97
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
2.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.39
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.68
93.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.342
2.342
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.654
1.654
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Smith and Roy Witherup

Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
168.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
560
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
93.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
57.78
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
31.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.86
34.94
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
133.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
133.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
48.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
44.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
93.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.9
30.64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.78
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.78
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA