Ed Sprague vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Ed Sprague
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Sprague as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Sprague posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.574 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Ed Sprague had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Sprague and Roy Witherup

Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
4.37
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.51
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.51
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.5
42.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.62
11.62
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
3.84
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1224
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
8.96
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
4.54
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.66
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
4.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.966
0.966
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
39.64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.41
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.66
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1545
34.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.64
39.64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Ed Sprague and Roy Witherup

Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
4.36
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.51
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1225
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.79
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
2.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
2.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.83
89.83
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.535
0.535
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.62
11.62
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Sprague and Roy Witherup

Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
4752
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
22
528
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
1.46
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.79
-43.07
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-13.74
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
13
312
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1.92
1.92
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA