Steamboat Williams vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Steamboat Williams
Lost GenerationMontanaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Steamboat Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steamboat Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.42 and WHIP 1.440 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Steamboat Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steamboat Williams and Roy Witherup

Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.18
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.95
21.95
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
4.42
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
10.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.4
10.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.09
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.09
2.09
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.517
0.517
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
40.03
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.94
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.51
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
37.4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.03
40.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Steamboat Williams and Roy Witherup

Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
27
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.854
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steamboat Williams and Roy Witherup

Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
878.57
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
25
535.71
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
40.92
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
171.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
43.7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
150
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Steamboat Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steamboat Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA