Mike Williams vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Mike Williams
Gen XVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike 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 4.45 and 1.493 for Mike 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 Mike Williams and Roy Witherup

Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
5.48
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.37
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.63
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.21
37.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.69
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
4.45
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2305
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
764
8.95
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.04
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
4.02
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
6.84
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.84
6.84
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.46
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.23
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3355
39.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
3.42
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.87
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.39
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2936
34.39
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.3
39.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Mike Williams and Roy Witherup

Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
5.48
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2305
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.63
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
2.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
2.31
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.71
94.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.421
0.421
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Williams and Roy Witherup

Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
2069.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
476.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.491
0.491
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
66.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.51
15.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
83.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
92.65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
61.76
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
12.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
145.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.12
4.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
105.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.41
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA