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Roy Witherup
Foster Leroy Witherup

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.

Debut May 14, 1906
Final Game September 6, 1909
Born July 26, 1886 in North Washington, PA
Died December 23, 1941 in New Bethlehem, PA

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Pitching  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1906 19 BSN NL   0   3   8   3   3   0   5  0   46.0   59   37   32   2   19   14   1   0   203       0  6.26  2.68   43 1.696
 1908 21 WSH AL   2   4   6   6   4   0   0  0   48.3   51   23   16   0    8   31   1   0   202       0  2.98  2.29   77 1.221
 1909 22 WSH AL   1   5  12   8   5   0   1  0   68.0   79   41   32   1   20   26   0   3   278       0  4.24  2.42   57 1.456
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  3 Yr WL% .200   3  12  26  17  12   0   6  0  162.3  189  101   80   3   47   71   2   3   683       0  4.44  2.46   55 1.454
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     4  18  41  26  18   0   9  0  256.3  298  159  126   4   74  112   3   4  1080   0   0  4.44  2.46   55 1.454
 Career High      2   5  12   8   5   0   5  0   68.0   79   41   32   2   20   31   1   3   278   0   0  2.98  2.68   77 1.221

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1906 19 BSN NL   8   15    1    2   0  0   0    0   0      0      .133  .133  .133  -16    2   0           0    
 1908 21 WSH AL   6   18    0    3   0  0   0    2   0      0      .167  .167  .167   12    3   0           0    
 1909 22 WSH AL  12   19    0    1   0  0   0    0   0      0      .053  .053  .053  -66    1   1           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 3 Seasons       26   52    1    6   0  0   0    2   0  0   0   0  .115  .115  .115  -25    6   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        324    6   37   0  0   0   12   0  0   0   0  .115  .115  .115  -25   37   6   0   0   0   0
 Career High     12   19    1    3   0  0   0    2   0  0   0   0                           3   1   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1906 19 BSN NL   15   13    0   0.0    74| .133  .249| .133  .316| .133  .318| .266  .633| -16  .000  -2.0  -0.2     
 1908 21 WSH AL   18   15    1   1.8    63| .167  .237| .167  .293| .167  .301| .334  .594|  12  .287  -1.7  -0.2     
 1909 22 WSH AL   20   19    0   0.0    70| .053  .247| .053  .307| .053  .313| .106  .620| -66  .000  -3.5  -0.4     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 3 Seasons        53   47    1   0.6    68| .115  .244| .115  .304| .115  .310| .230  .615| -25  .045  -7.3  -0.8     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1906 19 BSN NL P 8 0 12 3 1 .800 .945 1.50 2.40 2.35 3.05 3 46.0 1908 21 WSH AL P 6 1 15 0 0 1.000 .947 2.67 2.28 2.98 3.20 6 48.3 1909 22 WSH AL P 12 0 15 1 0 .938 .943 1.25 2.25 1.99 3.19 8 68.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1906 19 BSN NL P 8 0 12 3 1 .800 .945 1.50 2.40 2.35 3.05 3 46.0 1908 21 WSH AL P 6 1 15 0 0 1.000 .947 2.67 2.28 2.98 3.20 6 48.3 1909 22 WSH AL P 12 0 15 1 0 .938 .943 1.25 2.25 1.99 3.19 8 68.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 26 1 42 4 1 .915 .945 1.65 2.30 2.38 3.16 17 162.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 26 1 42 4 1 .915 .945 1.65 2.30 2.39 3.16 17 162
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Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Youngest Player
1906 NL-19-3

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Transactions 

April, 1906: Purchased by the Boston Beaneaters from the Akron (Ohio State).

September 17, 1907: Drafted by the Washington Senators from the Uniontown (POM) in the 1907 rule 5 draft. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

Before 1908 Season: Returned (earlier draft pick) by the Washington Senators to the Des Moines (Western).

August 18, 1908: Purchased by the Washington Senators from the Des Moines (Western).


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