Joe Vance vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Joe Vance
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Vance 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 5.81 and 1.762 for Joe Vance. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Vance and Roy Witherup

Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.81
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
10.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.48
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.52
10.52
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.78
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
41.44
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.41
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
6.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.762
1.762
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
36.1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.44
41.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Joe Vance and Roy Witherup

Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
27
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Vance and Roy Witherup

Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
480
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
49.91
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
210
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
51.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
150
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA