Jack Spring vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Jack Spring
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Spring as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Spring posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.26 and WHIP 1.565 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Jack Spring had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Spring and Roy Witherup

Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
7.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.59
70.59
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.26
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
9.44
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.02
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
3.77
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.87
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
4.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
823
39.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
5.13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
35.81
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.82
39.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Jack Spring and Roy Witherup

Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
7.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.89
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
2.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
2.32
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Spring and Roy Witherup

Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
2735.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
28
494.12
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
7
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.43
-7.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
16
282.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA