Rich Gossage vs. Willis Roberts — Career Comparison

Rich Gossage
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star
Willis Roberts
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Willis Roberts a clear advantage over Rich Gossage across the core pitching metrics. Willis Roberts led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 100 vs 79), home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 95), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 94 vs 86). Rich Gossage held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 87). Willis Roberts was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Rich Gossage and Willis Roberts

Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1002
4.98
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
5.13
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.18
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.62
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.62
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.59
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.53
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.52
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.68
53.68
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.13
53.13
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.16
12.16
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.54
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
3.01
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
4.64
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5428
27
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
27
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1809.1
9
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
259.2
9
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1497
7.45
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
9.6
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.59
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.94
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
3.64
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
3.88
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.45
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1502
7.47
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
6.2
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.121
1.121
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.31
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.45
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.23
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.87
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7507
37.34
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1165
40.38
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
3.39
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.87
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
3.33
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
5.06
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.53
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.24
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.33
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.38
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.62
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.73
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.498
1.498
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6555
32.61
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
35.01
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.38
40.38

Fielding Stats for Rich Gossage and Willis Roberts

Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1002
4.98
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
5.13
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.18
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.62
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5428
27
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
27
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1809.1
9
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
259.2
9
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.39
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.52
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
0.9
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.35
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.1
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
1.39
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.04
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.28
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.87
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.47
92.47
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.53
91.53
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.365
0.365
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.16
12.16
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Gossage and Willis Roberts

Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1003
6470.97
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
14800
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
600
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
548.39
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
51.61
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.2
7.73
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
18.03
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
64.52
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
83.87
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.9
-12.27
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
18.45
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
25.81
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
238.71
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
2.51
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
25.81
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA