Josh Smoker vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Josh Smoker
MillenialGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh Smoker 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 5.35 and 1.797 for Josh Smoker. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Josh Smoker and Roy Witherup

Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
5.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
10.37
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.82
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.91
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
11.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.05
11.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.772
1.772
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
42.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.37
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
5.81
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.696
1.696
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
36.23
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.332
0.332
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.15
42.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Josh Smoker and Roy Witherup

Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.57
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.085
0.085
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Smoker and Roy Witherup

Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
12300
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-64.8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-13.74
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smoker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smoker
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA