Satchel Paige vs. Willis Roberts — Career Comparison

Satchel Paige
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Willis Roberts
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Satchel Paige built a career as a starting pitcher and Willis Roberts as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Satchel Paige led in home run suppression (HR9+ 135 vs 113), strikeout rate (K%+ 104 vs 87), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 106 vs 94). Role difference aside, Satchel Paige holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Satchel Paige and Willis Roberts

Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
2.01
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
5.13
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.04
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.62
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.66
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.59
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.41
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.52
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.64
61.64
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.13
53.13
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.6
51.6
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.16
12.16
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.53
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.13
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.22
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.24
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
2.77
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
4.64
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5888
27
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
27
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1962.2
9
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
259.2
9
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1647
7.55
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
9.6
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.3
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.94
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
2.44
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
3.88
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1695
7.77
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
6.2
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.121
1.121
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.45
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.15
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.87
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8000
36.68
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1165
40.38
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
0.68
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.87
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
736
3.38
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
5.06
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.52
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.24
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.38
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.3
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.73
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.498
1.498
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7321
33.57
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
35.01
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.68
36.68
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.38
40.38

Fielding Stats for Satchel Paige and Willis Roberts

Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
448
2.61
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
5.13
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
1.21
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.62
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4629
27
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
27
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1543
9
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
259.2
9
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.58
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.52
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
2.44
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.35
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
3.11
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
2.04
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
3.02
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.87
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.53
91.53
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.156
1.156
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.365
0.365
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.21
46.21
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.16
12.16
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Satchel Paige and Willis Roberts

Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
460
341.16
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
14800
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
809
600
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
762
565.14
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
115.7
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
100.87
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.42
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.93
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
14.83
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.71
30.93
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
18.03
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
139.43
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
128.31
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
43.02
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
43.76
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
85.29
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.81
33.23
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
18.45
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.74
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
11.87
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
28.92
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.74
20.74
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
22.25
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.71
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.93
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.93
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA