Fred Tenney vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Fred Tenney
Pre-GenerationalNew HampshireThrows LeftNorth AmericaBoston RedsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Tenney as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Tenney posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.82 and WHIP 1.157 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Fred Tenney had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Tenney and Roy Witherup

Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
6.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
38.47
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
36.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.47
38.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Fred Tenney and Roy Witherup

Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.41
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.12
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.654
1.654
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Tenney and Roy Witherup

Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
4.03
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.94
-24.59
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-13.74
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA