Frank Mountain vs. Ron Robinson — Career Comparison

Frank Mountain
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColumbus BuckeyesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Ron Robinson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ron Robinson built a career as a starting pitcher and Frank Mountain as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Frank Mountain posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.47 and WHIP 1.301 compared to 3.63 and 1.378 for Ron Robinson. By the career numbers, Frank Mountain had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank Mountain and Ron Robinson

Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.06
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.61
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.05
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.15
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.43
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.54
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.61
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.44
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.13
41.13
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.17
55.17
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.3
99.3
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.97
43.97
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.01
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.21
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.47
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
3.63
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3647
27
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2400
27
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1215.2
9
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
9
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.42
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
9.21
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.42
9.42
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.21
9.21
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.69
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.29
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
2.85
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.34
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
2.84
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
5.32
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.569
0.569
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.908
0.908
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.65
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.18
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.19
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5343
39.56
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3400
38.25
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.64
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
812
6.01
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
4.23
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.34
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.52
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5016
37.14
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3071
34.55
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.56
39.56
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25

Fielding Stats for Frank Mountain and Ron Robinson

Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
1.1
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.61
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.15
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4863
27
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2400
27
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1621
9
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
9
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.57
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.69
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.54
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
1.25
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.32
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
3.43
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
2.07
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
3.11
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
1.94
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.61
90.61
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.48
93.48
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.828
2.828
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.741
0.741
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.97
43.97
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Mountain and Ron Robinson

Frank Mountain
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 600 PA
194
152.96
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
864.6
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
761
600
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
161
600
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
717
565.31
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
144
536.65
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
124.57
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
81.99
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
85.15
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
74.53
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
22.08
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.45
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
10.25
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.1
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
39.42
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.45
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.29
53.05
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.27
12.2
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
188.44
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
24
89.44
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
159.26
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
85.71
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
66.23
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
33.54
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
10.25
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.36
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
69.38
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
55.9
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.6
55.66
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
1.94
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.94
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
30.75
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.73
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
27.6
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
58
216.15
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.74
21.74
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
2.78
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.11
1.11
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
55.9
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.73
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.45
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.37
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.37
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA