Jim Maloney vs. Willis Roberts — Career Comparison

Jim Maloney
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Willis Roberts
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Maloney 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. Jim Maloney led in strikeout rate (K%+ 127 vs 87), run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 97), and home run suppression (HR9+ 125 vs 113). Willis Roberts held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 100 vs 72). Role difference aside, Jim Maloney holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jim Maloney and Willis Roberts

Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.47
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
5.13
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
1.28
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.62
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.65
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.59
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.41
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.52
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.47
61.47
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.13
53.13
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.75
86.75
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.16
12.16
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.36
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.15
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.24
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
3.19
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
4.64
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5547
27
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
27
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1849
9
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
259.2
9
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1518
7.39
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
9.6
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.67
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.94
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
810
3.94
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
3.88
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.19
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1605
7.81
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
6.2
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.121
1.121
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.6
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.45
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.18
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.87
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7745
37.7
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1165
40.38
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.87
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
729
3.55
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
5.06
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.38
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.73
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.498
1.498
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6892
33.55
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
35.01
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.7
37.7
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.38
40.38

Fielding Stats for Jim Maloney and Willis Roberts

Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
1.47
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
5.13
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
1.27
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.62
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5550
27
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
27
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1850
9
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
259.2
9
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
0.49
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.52
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.13
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.35
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348
1.69
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.04
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
1.62
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.87
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.69
95.69
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.53
91.53
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.365
0.365
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.47
86.47
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.16
12.16
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Maloney and Willis Roberts

Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
276.72
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
14800
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
696
600
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
628
541.38
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
108.62
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
81.03
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
18.1
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.45
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.03
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
27.59
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.86
36.94
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
18.03
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
151.72
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
137.93
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
43.97
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
45.69
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
83.62
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.25
35.56
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
18.45
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
28.45
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
119.83
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.01
5.01
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
26.72
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.59
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
11
9.48
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.72
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.72
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.45
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA