Lefty Willis vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Lefty Willis
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Lefty Willis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lefty Willis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.92 and WHIP 1.508 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Lefty Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Willis and Roy Witherup

Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.79
13.79
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.92
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
10.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.07
10.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
3.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
3.22
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
39.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.98
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.76
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.508
1.508
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
35.53
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Lefty Willis and Roy Witherup

Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
27
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Willis and Roy Witherup

Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
915.79
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
568.42
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
9.91
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.14
-4.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
6.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA