Ed Mars vs. Ron Robinson — Career Comparison

Ed Mars
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisNorth AmericaSyracuse StarsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Ron Robinson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ron Robinson built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Mars as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Robinson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.63 and WHIP 1.378 compared to 4.67 and 1.492 for Ed Mars. By the career numbers, Ron Robinson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Mars and Ron Robinson

Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.19
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.61
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.04
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.15
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.67
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.54
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.37
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.44
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.17
55.17
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.97
43.97
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.04
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.21
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.67
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
3.63
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
27
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2400
27
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
121.1
9
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
800
9
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
9.79
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
9.21
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.21
9.21
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.69
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.63
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
2.85
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.34
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
4.38
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
5.32
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.908
0.908
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.18
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.37
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.19
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
40.43
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3400
38.25
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.64
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
5.93
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
4.23
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.34
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.52
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
1.492
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
36.42
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3071
34.55
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.43
40.43
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25

Fielding Stats for Ed Mars and Ron Robinson

Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.19
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.61
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.15
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
27
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2400
27
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
9
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
800
9
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.69
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.08
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
1.25
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.45
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
2.07
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.31
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.94
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.94
93.94
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.48
93.48
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.741
0.741
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.97
43.97
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Mars and Ron Robinson

Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
16
171.43
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
864.6
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
600
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
546.43
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
536.65
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
150
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
81.99
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
128.57
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
74.53
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.45
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.45
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
65.34
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.27
12.2
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
182.14
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
89.44
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
203.57
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
85.71
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
33.54
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
22.36
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
192.86
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
55.9
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.17
76.86
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
1.94
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.73
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
58
216.15
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
2.78
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
55.9
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.73
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.45
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA