Willard Mains vs. Ron Robinson — Career Comparison

Willard Mains
Pre-GenerationalMaineThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati Kelly's KillersAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Ron Robinson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ron Robinson built a career as a starting pitcher and Willard Mains as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Willard Mains posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.53 and WHIP 1.550 compared to 3.63 and 1.378 for Ron Robinson. By the career numbers, Willard Mains had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willard Mains and Ron Robinson

Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.41
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.61
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.08
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.15
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.54
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.57
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.44
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.48
48.48
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.17
55.17
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.19
76.19
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.97
43.97
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.81
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.21
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
3.53
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
3.63
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
803
27
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2400
27
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
267.2
9
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
800
9
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
8.78
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
819
9.21
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.69
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
5.18
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
2.85
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.34
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
3.23
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
5.32
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.934
0.934
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.908
0.908
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.57
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.18
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.5
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.19
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1219
40.99
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3400
38.25
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.3
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.64
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
6.42
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
4.23
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.34
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.52
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
35.31
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3071
34.55
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.99
40.99
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25

Fielding Stats for Willard Mains and Ron Robinson

Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.43
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.61
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.15
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
27
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2400
27
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
9
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
800
9
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.69
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.64
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
1.25
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.1
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
2.07
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.84
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.94
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.58
91.58
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.48
93.48
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.741
0.741
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.97
43.97
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willard Mains and Ron Robinson

Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
45
207.69
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
864.6
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
130
600
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
600
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
572.31
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
536.65
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
147.69
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
81.99
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
115.38
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
74.53
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.45
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.45
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.05
60.24
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.27
12.2
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
198.46
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
24
89.44
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
175.38
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
85.71
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.639
0.639
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
33.54
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
22.36
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
143.08
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
55.9
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.61
67.42
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
1.94
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.69
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.73
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
64.62
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
58
216.15
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.29
9.29
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
2.78
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
55.9
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.73
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.45
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA