Bill Sullivan vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Bill Sullivan
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSyracuse StarsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Sullivan 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 7.93 and 1.857 for Bill Sullivan. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Sullivan and Roy Witherup

Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.86
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
7.93
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.93
7.93
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
10.93
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.48
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.93
10.93
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.79
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.79
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.952
0.952
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
44.57
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
10.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.857
1.857
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
37.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.33
8.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.57
44.57
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Bill Sullivan and Roy Witherup

Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.64
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.64
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.64
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
1.143
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Sullivan and Roy Witherup

Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
22
573.91
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA