Jake Smith vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Jake Smith
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Jake Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jake Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 1.000 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Jake Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jake Smith and Roy Witherup

Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.177
0.177
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
37.87
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
30.6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.188
0.188
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.2
34.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Jake Smith and Roy Witherup

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

Hitting Stats for Jake Smith and Roy Witherup

Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-13.74
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA