Rip Wheeler vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Rip Wheeler
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Rip Wheeler as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rip Wheeler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.18 and WHIP 1.291 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Rip Wheeler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rip Wheeler and Roy Witherup

Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.37
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.49
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.59
20.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
129.1
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
9.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.6
9.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.7
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.46
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.387
0.387
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
37.93
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.94
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
35.63
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.93
37.93
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Rip Wheeler and Roy Witherup

Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
27
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.382
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rip Wheeler and Roy Witherup

Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
485.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
42
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
19.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
57.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.31
18.72
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA