Brian Williams vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Brian Williams
Gen XSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Williams 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 5.37 and 1.691 for Brian Williams. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian Williams and Roy Witherup

Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
3.87
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.57
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.63
40.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.05
23.05
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
5.37
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1786
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
595.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
9.9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.94
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
5.02
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.62
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2735
41.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
6.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.38
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.658
1.658
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2307
34.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.321
0.321
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.35
41.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Brian Williams and Roy Witherup

Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
3.87
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1786
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
595.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
1.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
2.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.62
93.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.516
0.516
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.05
23.05
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Williams and Roy Witherup

Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
1544.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
504.95
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
89.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
65.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.76
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.76
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
18.32
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
112.87
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
89.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
29.7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
53.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
83.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
13.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
26
154.46
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
3.88
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
89.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.94
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.94
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA