Roy Witherup vs. Eric Yardley — Career Comparison

Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Eric Yardley
MillenialWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Yardley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eric Yardley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.52 and WHIP 1.491 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Eric Yardley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Witherup and Eric Yardley

Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
8.55
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
9.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.22
9.22
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.01
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
3.86
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.84
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
39.91
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.84
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.36
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.84
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.453
1.453
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
34.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91

Fielding Stats for Roy Witherup and Eric Yardley

Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
8.55
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
2.33
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.68
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
2.39
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Witherup and Eric Yardley

Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
600
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-13.74
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA