Jim McCormick vs. Robin Roberts — Career Comparison

Jim McCormick
Pre-GenerationalScotlandThrows RightBats RightCleveland BluesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Robin Roberts
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Robin Roberts built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim McCormick as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim McCormick posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.43 and WHIP 1.132 compared to 3.41 and 1.184 for Robin Roberts. By the career numbers, Jim McCormick had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim McCormick and Robin Roberts

Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
492
1.04
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
1.3
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
1.02
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
1.17
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
0.56
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
0.55
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.45
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
0.47
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.86
53.86
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.58
98.58
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.09
90.09
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
0.98
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
0.59
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.07
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.05
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1155
2.43
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1774
3.41
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
12827
27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14066
27
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4275.2
9
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4688.2
9
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4092
8.61
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4582
8.8
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.17
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
505
0.97
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
749
1.58
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
1.73
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.13
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
3.59
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
4.52
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.574
0.574
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.695
0.695
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.34
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.06
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.03
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.1
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17702
37.26
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19174
36.8
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2095
4.41
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1962
3.77
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16941
35.66
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18218
34.97
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.26
37.26
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Jim McCormick and Robin Roberts

Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
1.05
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
2.02
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.2
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14127
27
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
9058
27
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4709
9
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3019.1
9
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
0.73
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
0.94
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
938
1.79
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
1.79
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.23
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1444
2.76
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
2.83
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1322
2.53
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.73
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.55
91.55
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.73
96.73
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.399
2.399
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.47
59.47
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim McCormick and Robin Roberts

Jim McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
534
152.28
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
688
231.65
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2104
600
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1782
600
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2082
593.73
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1525
513.47
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
140.02
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
255
85.86
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
113.78
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
185
62.29
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
18.82
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
55
18.52
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
6.27
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
10
3.37
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.14
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.68
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
26.24
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
70
23.57
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146.58
41.8
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
83.71
28.19
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
174.81
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
345
116.16
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
146.29
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
398
134.01
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
70.15
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
107
36.03
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
50.76
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
103
34.68
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
119.77
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
205
69.02
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165.6
47.23
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
73.98
24.91
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.69
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
22
6.27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
45.45
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
36.22
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
372
125.25
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.57
16.57
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
36.36
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.02
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
37
12.46
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.85
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.01
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.34
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.85
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.35
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
75
75