Harry McNeal vs. Robin Roberts — Career Comparison

Harry McNeal
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican 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 Harry McNeal 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 4.43 and 1.758 for Harry McNeal. By the career numbers, Robin Roberts had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry McNeal and Robin Roberts

Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
1.3
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.05
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
1.17
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
0.55
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.47
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.86
53.86
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.09
90.09
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
0.59
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.05
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
4.43
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1774
3.41
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14066
27
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.1
9
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4688.2
9
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
12.66
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4582
8.8
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.66
12.66
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
505
0.97
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
3.16
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
1.73
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.13
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.58
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
4.52
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.527
0.527
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.695
0.695
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.06
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.1
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
42.61
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19174
36.8
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
7.17
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1962
3.77
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.758
1.758
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
38.6
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18218
34.97
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.61
42.61
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Harry McNeal and Robin Roberts

Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
2.02
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.2
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9058
27
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
9
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3019.1
9
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
0.94
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.59
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
1.79
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.01
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
2.83
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.8
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.73
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.73
96.73
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.47
59.47
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry McNeal and Robin Roberts

Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
12
184.62
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
688
231.65
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1782
600
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
569.23
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1525
513.47
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
85.86
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
76.92
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
62.29
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
18.52
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.37
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.68
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
23.57
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
1.28
19.68
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.71
28.19
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
7
107.69
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
116.16
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
7
107.69
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
134.01
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
36.03
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
34.68
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
69.02
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.9
13.83
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.98
24.91
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.69
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
45.45
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
372
125.25
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
36.36
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.02
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
37
12.46
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.01
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.34
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.35
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75