Phil Gallivan vs. Robin Roberts — Career Comparison

Phil Gallivan
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican 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 Phil Gallivan 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 5.95 and 1.837 for Phil Gallivan. By the career numbers, Robin Roberts had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Gallivan and Robin Roberts

Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.77
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
676
1.3
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.56
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
1.17
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.26
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
0.55
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.56
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.47
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.25
31.25
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.86
53.86
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.37
20.37
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.09
90.09
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.59
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.05
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
5.95
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1774
3.41
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
526
27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14066
27
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
175.1
9
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4688.2
9
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
11.65
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4582
8.8
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.65
11.65
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.03
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
0.97
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
4.88
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
1.73
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.13
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
3.49
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
4.52
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.06
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.1
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
847
43.48
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19174
36.8
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.28
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
7.19
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1962
3.77
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.837
1.837
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
38.5
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18218
34.97
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.48
43.48
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Phil Gallivan and Robin Roberts

Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
2.02
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.2
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9058
27
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3019.1
9
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
0.94
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
1.79
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.09
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
2.83
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.73
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.35
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.73
96.73
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.47
59.47
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Gallivan and Robin Roberts

Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
688
231.65
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1782
600
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
546.43
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1525
513.47
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
128.57
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
85.86
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
62.29
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
18.52
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.37
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.68
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
23.57
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.96
42.46
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83.71
28.19
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
160.71
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
345
116.16
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
150
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
398
134.01
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
36.03
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
34.68
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
75
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
69.02
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.36
46.71
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73.98
24.91
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
2.69
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
45.45
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
372
125.25
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.6
5.6
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
36.36
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.02
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
37
12.46
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.01
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.34
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.35
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75