Cy Swaim vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Cy Swaim
Pre-GenerationalOhioNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Cy Swaim 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 4.48 and 1.489 for Cy Swaim. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cy Swaim and Roy Witherup

Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.32
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.69
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.29
35.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.19
76.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.73
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
4.48
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
856
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
10.66
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.48
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
2.74
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
2.59
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.592
0.592
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.44
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258
39.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
6.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1157
36.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Cy Swaim and Roy Witherup

Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
882
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
2.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.78
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.57
86.57
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.381
1.381
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Swaim and Roy Witherup

Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
233.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
588.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
116.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
111.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.7
26.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
122.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
122.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
50
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
72.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
122.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.72
26.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
88.89
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.75
6.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA