Chad Sobotka vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Chad Sobotka
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Chad Sobotka 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 5.36 and 1.511 for Chad Sobotka. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chad Sobotka and Roy Witherup

Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9.57
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.36
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
7.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.53
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.74
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
11.68
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.68
11.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.936
1.936
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.53
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
40.6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.74
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
34.09
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.6
40.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Chad Sobotka and Roy Witherup

Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9.57
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.02
0.02
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chad Sobotka and Roy Witherup

Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
10000
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA