Leon Williams vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Leon 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 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon 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 Leon Williams and Roy Witherup

Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.48
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.332
0.332
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Leon Williams and Roy Witherup

Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Leon Williams and Roy Witherup

Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA