Joey Jay vs. Willis Roberts — Career Comparison

Joey Jay
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Willis Roberts
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joey Jay built a career as a starting pitcher and Willis Roberts as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Willis Roberts led in home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 92), walk avoidance (BB%+ 100 vs 79), and run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 86). Joey Jay held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 98 vs 87). Role difference aside, Willis Roberts holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Joey Jay and Willis Roberts

Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.8
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
5.13
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.18
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.62
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
0.58
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.59
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.53
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.52
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.11
52.11
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.13
53.13
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.48
65.48
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.16
12.16
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.37
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.24
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
3.77
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
4.64
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4639
27
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
27
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1546.1
9
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
259.2
9
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1460
8.5
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
9.6
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.5
8.5
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.89
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.94
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
3.53
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
3.88
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.2
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
999
5.81
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
6.2
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.039
1.039
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.31
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.45
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.21
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.87
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6583
38.31
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1165
40.38
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.31
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.87
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
4.16
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
5.06
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.38
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.73
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.498
1.498
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5940
34.57
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
35.01
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.38
40.38

Fielding Stats for Joey Jay and Willis Roberts

Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.82
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
5.13
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.18
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.62
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4608
27
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
27
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1536
9
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
259.2
9
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.62
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.52
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.29
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.35
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
1.99
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.04
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
1.91
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.87
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.88
95.88
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.53
91.53
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.052
1.052
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.365
0.365
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.16
65.16
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.16
12.16
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joey Jay and Willis Roberts

Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
310
344.44
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
14800
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
540
600
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
483
536.67
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
61.11
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
51.11
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.78
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.22
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.33
12.59
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
18.03
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
75.56
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
93.33
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
18.89
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
21.11
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
37.78
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.4
-3.78
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
18.45
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
31.11
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206
228.89
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.62
2.62
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
30
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
9
10
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA