Jon Warden vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Jon Warden
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Jon Warden as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jon Warden posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.62 and WHIP 1.259 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Jon Warden had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jon Warden and Roy Witherup

Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
6.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.96
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.72
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.1
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
7.23
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.23
7.23
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.21
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.48
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
6.03
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.03
6.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
37.37
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
37.87
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.205
1.205
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
33.75
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Jon Warden and Roy Witherup

Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
6.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.1
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.48
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.72
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.48
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.071
0.071
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jon Warden and Roy Witherup

Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
8400
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-13.74
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA