Bill Trotter vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Bill Trotter
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Trotter 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 5.4 and 1.641 for Bill Trotter. 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 Trotter and Roy Witherup

Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
3.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.41
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.63
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.29
39.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.02
19.02
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
5.4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1450
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
619
11.53
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.48
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.53
11.53
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.86
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
3.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
2.94
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.687
0.687
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.28
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2208
41.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.51
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
6.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.641
1.641
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2019
37.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.11
41.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Bill Trotter and Roy Witherup

Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
27
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.706
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Trotter and Roy Witherup

Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
688.73
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
460.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
25.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.23
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.23
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.33
5.61
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
29.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
105.63
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.23
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
29.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.81
-7.64
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
80.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
63
266.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
59.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.68
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA