Bobby Sprowl vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Bobby Sprowl
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Bobby Sprowl 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 5.44 and 1.770 for Bobby Sprowl. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bobby Sprowl and Roy Witherup

Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.1
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
10.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.48
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.49
10.49
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.6
6.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.317
1.317
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
41.96
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.83
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.748
1.748
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
35.94
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.332
0.332
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.96
41.96
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Bobby Sprowl and Roy Witherup

Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.1
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bobby Sprowl and Roy Witherup

Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
2200
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
6.7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA