Willard Mains vs. Saul Rogovin — Career Comparison

Willard Mains
Pre-GenerationalMaineThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati Kelly's KillersAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Saul Rogovin
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Saul Rogovin 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 4.06 and 1.361 for Saul Rogovin. 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 Saul Rogovin

Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.41
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.53
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.08
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.23
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.49
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.57
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.48
48.48
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.19
76.19
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.67
80.67
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.81
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.44
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
3.53
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
4.06
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
803
27
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2651
27
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
267.2
9
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.2
9
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
8.78
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
9.04
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.04
9.04
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.85
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
5.18
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
3.14
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
3.23
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
3.95
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.934
0.934
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.788
0.788
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.57
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.5
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1219
40.99
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3764
38.34
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.3
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.14
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
6.42
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
4.43
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
35.31
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3446
35.1
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.99
40.99
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.34
38.34

Fielding Stats for Willard Mains and Saul Rogovin

Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.43
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
5.22
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.43
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
828
27
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
776
27
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
9
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
258.2
9
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.98
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
2.64
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
4.56
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.49
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
3.1
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
7.03
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
2.84
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
6.54
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.58
91.58
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.07
93.07
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.253
1.253
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.33
27.33
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.45
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willard Mains and Saul Rogovin

Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
45
207.69
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
278.31
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
130
600
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
332
600
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
572.31
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
300
542.17
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
147.69
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
97.59
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
115.38
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
74.1
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
18.07
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.62
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.42
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
23.49
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13.05
60.24
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.76
32.09
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
198.46
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
131.93
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
175.38
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
135.54
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.639
0.639
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
52.41
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
43.37
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
143.08
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
90.36
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14.61
67.42
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.44
27.91
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.61
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
6
27.69
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
34.34
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
64.62
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
64
115.66
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.29
9.29
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
5.19
5.19
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
19.88
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.04
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.42
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.61
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.04
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60