Marv Grissom vs. Robin Roberts — Career Comparison

Marv Grissom
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Robin Roberts
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Robin Roberts built a career as a starting pitcher and Marv Grissom as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Marv Grissom posted a career ERA of 3.41 against Robin Roberts's 3.41, with WHIP of 1.401 and 1.184 respectively. The raw numbers call this too close to separate — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Marv Grissom and Robin Roberts

Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
3.96
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
676
1.3
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.58
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
1.17
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.52
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
0.55
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.5
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.47
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.09
51.09
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.86
53.86
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.61
14.61
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.09
90.09
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.13
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.59
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.64
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.05
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
3.41
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1774
3.41
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2430
27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14066
27
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
810
9
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4688.2
9
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
771
8.57
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4582
8.8
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.72
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
505
0.97
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
3.81
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
1.73
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.23
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.13
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
459
5.1
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2357
4.52
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.26
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.06
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.1
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3484
38.71
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19174
36.8
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.96
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
3.98
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1962
3.77
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3113
34.59
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18218
34.97
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Marv Grissom and Robin Roberts

Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
7.26
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
676
2.02
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.2
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1324
27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9058
27
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
441.1
9
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3019.1
9
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.57
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
0.94
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.83
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
1.79
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.51
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
948
2.83
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.41
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
917
2.73
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.09
97.09
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.73
96.73
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.47
59.47
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.13
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Marv Grissom and Robin Roberts

Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
356
1002.82
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
688
231.65
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
213
600
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1782
600
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
189
532.39
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1525
513.47
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
23
64.79
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
85.86
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
16
45.07
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
62.29
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.72
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
18.52
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.37
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.68
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
7
19.72
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
23.57
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
4.53
12.77
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.71
28.19
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
30
84.51
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
116.16
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
32
90.14
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
134.01
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
9
25.35
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
36.03
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16.9
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
34.68
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
15
42.25
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
69.02
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-2.7
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.98
24.91
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
2.69
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
8
22.54
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
45.45
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
188.73
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
372
125.25
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
3.18
3.18
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.79
4.79
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
42.25
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
36.36
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.02
Marv Grissom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.27
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
37
12.46
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.01
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.34
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.35
Marv Grissom
Career
Per 600 PA
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75