Cotton Williams vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Cotton Williams
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Cotton Williams and Roy Witherup are fairly close on the surface numbers. Roy Witherup had the edge in ERA (4.44 vs 4.62). By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Cotton Williams and Roy Witherup

Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.84
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.79
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.24
43.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
4.62
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
544
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
10.08
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.08
10.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.25
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
2.88
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
4.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.822
0.822
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
39.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.79
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
5.61
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.65
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.79
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.439
1.439
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
720
35.74
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.56
39.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Cotton Williams and Roy Witherup

Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.93
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1447
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
1.64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
3.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
2.84
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.39
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.25
93.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.949
1.949
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.654
1.654
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.1
64.1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cotton Williams and Roy Witherup

Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
214.66
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
232
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
550.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.662
0.662
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
142.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
116.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.93
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.59
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.14
59.85
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
183.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
186.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.646
0.646
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
82.76
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
62.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
142.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.83
69.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.79
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA