Roy Witherup vs. Kerry Wood — Career Comparison

Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kerry Wood
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Roy Witherup and Kerry Wood are fairly close on the surface numbers. Kerry Wood posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.67 vs 4.44) and WHIP (1.283 vs 1.454). Roy Witherup had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.17 per nine innings vs 0.97). By the career numbers, Kerry Wood had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Roy Witherup and Kerry Wood

Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
2.91
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.56
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.42
53.42
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.91
39.91
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.41
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
3.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1083
7.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.06
7.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.97
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
4.34
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
10.32
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.32
10.32
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.629
1.629
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.42
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.65
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5863
38.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
599
3.91
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5001
32.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Roy Witherup and Kerry Wood

Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
2.91
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.48
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.8
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
1.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
1.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.61
95.61
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.91
39.91
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Witherup and Kerry Wood

Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
449
666.83
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
404
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
513.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
87.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
68.32
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.91
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
19.31
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.41
28.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
127.72
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
103.96
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
34.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
47.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
71.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.59
23.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
16.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
114
169.31
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
68.32
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.49
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA