Jim Strickland vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Jim Strickland
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Strickland as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Strickland posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.68 and WHIP 1.435 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Jim Strickland had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Strickland and Roy Witherup

Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
6.98
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.1
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
7.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.33
7.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.05
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.47
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
6.98
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.98
6.98
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.345
1.345
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.81
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
39.22
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
4.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.47
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
32.94
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.22
39.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Jim Strickland and Roy Witherup

Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
7.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.57
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.22
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.36
86.36
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Strickland and Roy Witherup

Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
6000
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
80.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
96.39
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA