Glenn Gardner vs. Robin Roberts — Career Comparison

Glenn Gardner
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational 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 Glenn Gardner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Glenn Gardner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.29 and WHIP 1.409 compared to 3.41 and 1.184 for Robin Roberts. By the career numbers, Glenn Gardner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Glenn Gardner and Robin Roberts

Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.8
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
676
1.3
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.66
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
1.17
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
0.55
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
0.47
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.86
53.86
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.09
90.09
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.59
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.09
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.05
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.29
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1774
3.41
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14066
27
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.2
9
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4688.2
9
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
8.23
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4582
8.8
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
505
0.97
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
4.45
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
1.73
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.13
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
3.29
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
4.52
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.1
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
39.02
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19174
36.8
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.66
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.46
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1962
3.77
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.409
1.409
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
34.57
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18218
34.97
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.02
39.02
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Glenn Gardner and Robin Roberts

Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
2.02
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.2
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9058
27
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3019.1
9
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
0.94
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
1.79
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.09
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
2.83
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.73
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.73
96.73
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.588
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.47
59.47
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Glenn Gardner and Robin Roberts

Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
443.48
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
688
231.65
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1782
600
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
547.83
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1525
513.47
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
85.86
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
62.29
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
18.52
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.37
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.68
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
23.57
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
64.55
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83.71
28.19
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
345
116.16
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
208.7
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
398
134.01
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
36.03
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
34.68
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
69.02
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
84.85
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73.98
24.91
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.69
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
45.45
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
372
125.25
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.5
11.5
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
36.36
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.02
Glenn Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
37
12.46
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.01
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.34
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.35
Glenn Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75