Oscar Harstad vs. Robin Roberts — Career Comparison

Oscar Harstad
Lost GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican 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 Oscar Harstad as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Oscar Harstad posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.4 and WHIP 1.415 compared to 3.41 and 1.184 for Robin Roberts. By the career numbers, Oscar Harstad had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Oscar Harstad and Robin Roberts

Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.51
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
676
1.3
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.77
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
1.17
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
0.55
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.47
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.86
53.86
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.88
21.88
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.09
90.09
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.59
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.05
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.4
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1774
3.41
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14066
27
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
9
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4688.2
9
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
8.89
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4582
8.8
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
505
0.97
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
3.84
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
1.73
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.13
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
3.84
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
4.52
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.854
0.854
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.06
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.1
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
36.88
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19174
36.8
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.65
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
4.94
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1962
3.77
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.415
1.415
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
32.93
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18218
34.97
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.88
36.88
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Oscar Harstad and Robin Roberts

Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
2.02
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.2
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9058
27
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3019.1
9
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
0.94
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
1.79
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.09
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
2.83
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.73
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.73
96.73
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.188
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.47
59.47
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Oscar Harstad and Robin Roberts

Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
1129.41
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
688
231.65
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1782
600
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
564.71
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1525
513.47
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
85.86
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
62.29
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
18.52
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.37
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.68
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
23.57
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
7.88
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.71
28.19
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
116.16
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
134.01
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
36.03
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
34.68
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
69.02
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.27
-9.69
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.98
24.91
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.69
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
45.45
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
372
125.25
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.79
4.79
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
36.36
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.02
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
37
12.46
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.01
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.34
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.35
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75