Mike Garcia vs. Robin Roberts — Career Comparison

Mike Garcia
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational 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 Garcia 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 7.36 and 1.855 for Mike Garcia. 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 Garcia and Robin Roberts

Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
9.82
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
676
1.3
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
1.17
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.49
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
0.55
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.98
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.47
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.86
53.86
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.09
90.09
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.59
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.05
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.36
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1774
3.41
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14066
27
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.1
9
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4688.2
9
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
11.29
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4582
8.8
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.29
11.29
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.98
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
0.97
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.91
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
1.73
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.49
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.13
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
8.84
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2357
4.52
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.527
1.527
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.49
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.06
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.1
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
41.24
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19174
36.8
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.96
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
7.85
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1962
3.77
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.47
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
34.85
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18218
34.97
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
0.412
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.24
41.24
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Mike Garcia and Robin Roberts

Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
9.82
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
676
2.02
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.2
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9058
27
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.1
9
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3019.1
9
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
0.94
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.49
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
1.79
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.09
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.49
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
2.83
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.49
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.73
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.73
96.73
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.05
0.05
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.47
59.47
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Garcia and Robin Roberts

Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
4000
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
688
231.65
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1782
600
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1525
513.47
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
85.86
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
62.29
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
18.52
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.37
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.68
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
23.57
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83.71
28.19
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
345
116.16
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
398
134.01
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
36.03
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
34.68
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
69.02
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73.98
24.91
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.69
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
45.45
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
372
125.25
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.79
4.79
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
36.36
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.02
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
37
12.46
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.01
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.34
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.35
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75