Brian Wilson vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Brian Wilson
MillenialNew HampshireThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Wilson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brian Wilson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.403 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Brian Wilson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian Wilson and Roy Witherup

Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
9.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.57
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.98
48.98
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1146
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
8.08
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.52
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
4.12
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.42
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
9.59
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.59
9.59
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.524
1.524
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1649
38.85
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
5.94
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.51
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.28
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.73
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.356
1.356
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1439
33.9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.318
0.318
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Brian Wilson and Roy Witherup

Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
9.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1146
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.68
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.01
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.97
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.35
95.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.104
0.104
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Wilson and Roy Witherup

Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
394
23640
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.57
-93.96
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-13.74
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA