Ed Monroe vs. Robin Roberts — Career Comparison

Ed Monroe
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican 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 Ed Monroe 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 3.52 and 1.435 for Ed Monroe. By the career numbers, Robin Roberts had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Monroe and Robin Roberts

Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.93
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
676
1.3
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
1.17
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
0.55
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
0.47
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.86
53.86
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.09
90.09
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.59
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.05
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.52
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1774
3.41
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14066
27
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.2
9
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4688.2
9
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
10.57
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4582
8.8
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
505
0.97
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.35
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
1.73
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.13
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
3.82
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
4.52
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.685
0.685
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.695
0.695
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.59
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.06
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.59
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.1
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
39.03
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19174
36.8
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.64
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
4.99
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1962
3.77
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
1.435
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
36.1
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18218
34.97
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Ed Monroe and Robin Roberts

Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
2.02
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.2
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9058
27
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3019.1
9
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
0.94
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
1.79
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.09
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
2.83
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.73
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.92
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.73
96.73
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.47
59.47
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Monroe and Robin Roberts

Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
688
231.65
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1782
600
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1525
513.47
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
85.86
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
62.29
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
18.52
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.37
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.68
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
23.57
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
24.81
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.71
28.19
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
345
116.16
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
134.01
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
36.03
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
34.68
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
69.02
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
11.83
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.98
24.91
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.69
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
45.45
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
372
125.25
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.79
4.79
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
36.36
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.02
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
37
12.46
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.01
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.34
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.35
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75