Ryan Speier vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Ryan Speier
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Speier as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ryan Speier posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Ryan Speier had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ryan Speier and Roy Witherup

Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
8.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.63
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.99
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.1
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.42
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.42
9.42
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
3.81
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
5.26
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.007
1.007
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.54
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.63
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
38.96
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.36
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
4.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.45
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.45
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
33.61
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.324
0.324
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.96
38.96
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Ryan Speier and Roy Witherup

Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
8.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.1
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.45
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.72
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.72
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.211
0.211
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Speier and Roy Witherup

Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
10800
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.53
-63.84
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-13.74
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA