Jack Horner vs. Robin Roberts — Career Comparison

Jack Horner
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational 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 Jack Horner 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 9 and 2.000 for Jack Horner. By the career numbers, Robin Roberts had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Horner and Robin Roberts

Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
676
1.3
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
1.17
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
0.55
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.47
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.86
53.86
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.09
90.09
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
0.59
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.05
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1774
3.41
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14066
27
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4688.2
9
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
12.27
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4582
8.8
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
505
0.97
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.73
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
1.73
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.13
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
4.52
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.818
0.818
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.45
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.06
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.1
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
45
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19174
36.8
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
9.82
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1962
3.77
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
38.45
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18218
34.97
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Jack Horner and Robin Roberts

Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
2.02
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.2
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9058
27
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3019.1
9
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
0.94
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
1.79
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
948
2.83
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.45
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.73
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.73
96.73
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.47
59.47
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Horner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Horner and Robin Roberts

Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
688
231.65
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1782
600
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1525
513.47
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
85.86
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
62.29
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
18.52
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
3.37
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.68
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
23.57
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
44.2
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83.71
28.19
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
345
116.16
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
134.01
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
36.03
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
34.68
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
69.02
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
59.46
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73.98
24.91
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.69
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
45.45
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
372
125.25
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.79
4.79
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
36.36
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.02
Jack Horner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
37
12.46
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.01
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.34
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.35
Jack Horner
Career
Per 600 PA
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75