Webster McDonald vs. Robin Roberts — Career Comparison

Webster McDonald
Lost GenerationDelawareThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Robin Roberts
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Webster McDonald and Robin Roberts are fairly close on the surface numbers. Robin Roberts posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.41 vs 3.8) and WHIP (1.184 vs 1.247). Webster McDonald had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.44 per nine innings vs 0.97). By the career numbers, Robin Roberts had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Webster McDonald and Robin Roberts

Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
1.48
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
676
1.3
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.03
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
1.17
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.57
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
0.55
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.38
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
0.47
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.7
59.7
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.86
53.86
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.71
69.71
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.09
90.09
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.63
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
0.59
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.05
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
535
3.8
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1774
3.41
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3799
27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14066
27
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1266.1
9
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4688.2
9
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1277
9.08
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4582
8.8
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.44
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
505
0.97
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
2.15
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
1.73
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.13
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
553
3.93
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
4.52
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.695
0.695
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.26
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.1
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4829
34.32
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19174
36.8
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.17
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
654
4.65
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1962
3.77
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.07
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.59
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.247
1.247
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4340
30.84
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18218
34.97
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.32
34.32
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Webster McDonald and Robin Roberts

Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
1.64
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
2.02
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.14
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.2
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3433
27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9058
27
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1144.1
9
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3019.1
9
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.2
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
0.94
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
2.22
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
1.79
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.11
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
2.52
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
2.83
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
2.41
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.73
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.64
95.64
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.73
96.73
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.476
1.476
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.71
69.71
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.47
59.47
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Webster McDonald and Robin Roberts

Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
223
252.45
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
688
231.65
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
530
600
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1782
600
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
473
535.47
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1525
513.47
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
115.47
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
85.86
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
96.23
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
62.29
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
11
12.45
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
18.52
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.26
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.37
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.53
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
1.68
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
17
19.25
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
23.57
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34.25
38.77
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83.71
28.19
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
146.04
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
345
116.16
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
144.91
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
398
134.01
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.55
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
36.03
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.55
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
34.68
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
90.57
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
69.02
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38.76
43.88
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73.98
24.91
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.69
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
26
29.43
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
45.45
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.26
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
372
125.25
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
265
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
31
35.09
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
36.36
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.02
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
37
12.46
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.01
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.34
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.35
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75