Mike McDermott vs. Robin Roberts — Career Comparison

Mike McDermott
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational 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 Mike McDermott as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Robin Roberts posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.41 and WHIP 1.184 compared to 6.17 and 1.783 for Mike McDermott. By the career numbers, Robin Roberts had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike McDermott and Robin Roberts

Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.47
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
676
1.3
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.19
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
609
1.17
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
0.55
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.84
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.47
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.86
53.86
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.03
81.03
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.09
90.09
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.68
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
0.59
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.05
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
6.17
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1774
3.41
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1067
27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14066
27
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
355.2
9
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4688.2
9
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
11.21
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4582
8.8
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.21
11.21
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.4
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
505
0.97
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
4.83
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
1.73
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.13
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.75
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
4.52
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.731
0.731
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.63
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.06
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.51
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.1
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
42.54
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19174
36.8
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.25
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
8.78
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1962
3.77
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.783
1.783
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1470
37.2
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18218
34.97
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.54
42.54
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Mike McDermott and Robin Roberts

Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.47
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
2.02
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.2
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065
27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9058
27
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
9
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3019.1
9
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
0.94
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.66
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
1.79
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.48
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
3.52
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
948
2.83
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.04
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
917
2.73
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.33
86.33
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.73
96.73
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.069
2.069
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.47
59.47
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike McDermott and Robin Roberts

Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
58
217.5
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
688
231.65
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
160
600
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1782
600
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
536.25
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1525
513.47
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
116.25
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
85.86
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
82.5
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
62.29
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.75
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
18.52
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
15
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
3.37
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.68
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
33.75
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
23.57
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14.52
54.44
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83.71
28.19
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
165
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
345
116.16
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
176.25
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
398
134.01
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
67.5
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
36.03
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.5
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
34.68
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
105
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
69.02
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.47
58.03
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73.98
24.91
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
2.69
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
56.25
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
45.45
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
78.75
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
372
125.25
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.62
7.62
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.75
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
36.36
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.02
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
37
12.46
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.01
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.34
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.35
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
75
75