R. Smith vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and R. 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 9 and 1.800 for R. 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 R. Smith and Roy Witherup

R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for R. Smith and Roy Witherup

R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for R. Smith and Roy Witherup

R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-13.74
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA