Mike Draper vs. Robin Roberts — Career Comparison

Mike Draper
Gen XMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Robin Roberts
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Robin Roberts built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Draper as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Robin Roberts posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.41 and WHIP 1.184 compared to 4.25 and 1.654 for Mike Draper. By the career numbers, Robin Roberts had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Draper and Robin Roberts

Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
6.17
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
676
1.3
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
1.17
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
0.55
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
0.47
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.86
53.86
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.09
90.09
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.59
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.05
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.25
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1774
3.41
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14066
27
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4688.2
9
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
11.27
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4582
8.8
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.27
11.27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
505
0.97
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
2.98
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
1.73
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.13
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
3.4
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
4.52
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.709
0.709
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.1
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
39.12
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19174
36.8
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1962
3.77
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.06
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.7
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.583
1.583
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
34.44
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18218
34.97
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.12
39.12
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Mike Draper and Robin Roberts

Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
6.17
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
676
2.02
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.2
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9058
27
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3019.1
9
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
0.94
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.7
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
1.79
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
2.83
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.13
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.73
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.73
96.73
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.47
59.47
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Draper and Robin Roberts

Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
5800
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
688
231.65
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1782
600
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1525
513.47
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
85.86
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
62.29
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
18.52
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.37
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.68
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
23.57
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.28
255.07
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83.71
28.19
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
345
116.16
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
398
134.01
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
36.03
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
34.68
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
69.02
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
240.98
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73.98
24.91
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.69
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
45.45
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
372
125.25
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.79
4.79
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
36.36
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.02
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
37
12.46
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.01
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.34
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.35
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75