Tug McGraw vs. Willis Roberts — Career Comparison

Tug McGraw
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Willis Roberts
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

When held to the same standard, Willis Roberts comes out ahead of Tug McGraw in this reliever comparison. Willis Roberts led in home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 72), run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 84), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 94 vs 88). Tug McGraw held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 93 vs 87). The edge goes to Willis Roberts.

Pitching Stats for Tug McGraw and Willis Roberts

Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824
4.9
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
5.13
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.23
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.62
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.57
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.59
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.55
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.52
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.06
51.06
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.13
53.13
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.16
12.16
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.07
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
3.14
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
4.64
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4544
27
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
27
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1514.2
9
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
259.2
9
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1318
7.83
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
9.6
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.64
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.94
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
3.46
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
3.88
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.76
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1109
6.59
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
6.2
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.116
1.116
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.37
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.45
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.87
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6313
37.51
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1165
40.38
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
3.21
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.87
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
3.55
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
5.06
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.48
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.24
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.22
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.38
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.48
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.73
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.498
1.498
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5592
33.23
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
35.01
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.38
40.38

Fielding Stats for Tug McGraw and Willis Roberts

Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824
4.9
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
5.13
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.23
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.62
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4545
27
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
27
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1515
9
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
259.2
9
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.45
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.52
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.3
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.35
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.88
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.04
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
1.75
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.87
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.74
92.74
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.53
91.53
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.365
0.365
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.16
12.16
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tug McGraw and Willis Roberts

Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
2006.48
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
14800
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
600
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
519.84
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
94.74
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
75.3
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.43
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.05
26.83
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
18.03
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
119.03
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
121.46
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.01
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
43.72
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
75.3
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
25.11
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
18.45
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
24.29
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
138.46
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
51.01
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.86
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA