Bernie Duffy vs. Willis Roberts — Career Comparison

Bernie Duffy
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Willis Roberts
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bernie Duffy built a career as a starting pitcher and Willis Roberts as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Willis Roberts posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.64 and WHIP 1.521 compared to 5.56 and 1.853 for Bernie Duffy. By the career numbers, Willis Roberts had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bernie Duffy and Willis Roberts

Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.38
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
5.13
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.59
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.62
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.59
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.52
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.13
53.13
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.16
12.16
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.24
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.56
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
4.64
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
27
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
779
27
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
9
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259.2
9
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
14.29
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
9.6
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.6
9.6
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.94
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.38
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
3.88
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.35
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
6.2
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.971
0.971
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.45
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.87
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
42.88
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1165
40.38
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.87
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.35
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
5.06
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.38
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.73
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.853
1.853
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.498
1.498
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
40.5
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1010
35.01
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.88
42.88
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.38
40.38

Fielding Stats for Bernie Duffy and Willis Roberts

Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
5.13
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.62
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
779
27
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259.2
9
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.52
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.35
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.04
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.87
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.53
91.53
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.333
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.365
0.365
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.16
12.16
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bernie Duffy and Willis Roberts

Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
14800
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
500
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
18.03
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
43.44
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
18.45
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA