Roy Witherup vs. Alex Young — Career Comparison

Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alex Young
MillenialIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Witherup built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Young as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Young posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.34 and WHIP 1.437 compared to 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. By the career numbers, Alex Young had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Witherup and Alex Young

Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.81
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.52
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
4.34
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
9.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
3.44
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
7.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.75
7.75
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1219
39.51
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.91
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
5.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1089
35.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.51
39.51

Fielding Stats for Roy Witherup and Alex Young

Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.81
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.45
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.78
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.26
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.23
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.215
0.215
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Witherup and Alex Young

Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
3662.07
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.63
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-13.74
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.47
-51.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
22
455.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1.32
1.32
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA