Deke White vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Deke White
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Deke White 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 9.87 and 1.731 for Deke White. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Deke White and Roy Witherup

Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.56
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.52
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.52
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.52
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
9.87
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.1
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
8.83
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.12
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.096
1.096
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
42.58
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.04
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
11.94
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.94
11.94
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.731
1.731
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
34.79
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.67
7.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.58
42.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Deke White and Roy Witherup

Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deke White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Deke White and Roy Witherup

Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
3
200
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
8
533.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
7.45
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.08
-5.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deke White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deke White
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA