Raul Valdes vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Raul Valdes
Gen XCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Raul Valdes 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 5.13 and 1.361 for Raul Valdes. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Raul Valdes and Roy Witherup

Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
6.61
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.45
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.45
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
5.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
140.1
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
8.85
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.28
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
3.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
9.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.397
1.397
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.45
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
38.54
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.73
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
34.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.318
0.318
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.54
38.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Raul Valdes and Roy Witherup

Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
6.61
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
140.1
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.54
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.54
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.233
0.233
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Raul Valdes and Roy Witherup

Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
3433.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
13
433.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.944
0.944
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
80.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
233.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.923
0.923
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
89.48
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA