Jim Willoughby vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Jim Willoughby
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Willoughby as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Willoughby posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.79 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Jim Willoughby had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Willoughby and Roy Witherup

Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
3.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.42
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.94
41.94
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
3.79
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1652
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
550.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
9.12
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.93
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.37
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.47
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
4.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.717
0.717
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2306
37.69
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
37.87
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
4.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.57
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.28
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.87
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.277
1.277
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2088
34.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.69
37.69
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Jim Willoughby and Roy Witherup

Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
3.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1653
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
551
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
2.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.39
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.79
96.79
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.635
0.635
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Willoughby and Roy Witherup

Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
1837.97
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
508.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
75.95
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
53.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.78
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
25.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
113.92
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
106.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
45.57
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.78
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
60.76
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
16.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
24
182.28
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
60.76
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA