Luis Tiant vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Luis Tiant
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Luis Tiant and Roy Witherup are fairly close on the surface numbers. Luis Tiant had the edge in ERA (3.57 vs 4.44). By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Luis Tiant and Roy Witherup

Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.45
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.06
56.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.22
68.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.61
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
3.57
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1723
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
9.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
3.38
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
6.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.134
1.134
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2481
38.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
4.22
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.72
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2208
34.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.325
0.325
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Luis Tiant and Roy Witherup

Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.69
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1723
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
2.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.48
97.48
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
1.435
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.59
67.59
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Tiant and Roy Witherup

Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
293.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
511.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
48.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
48.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
9.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
48.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
99.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
10.76
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
40.36
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.06
-0.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
48.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.76
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.75
55.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.98
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA