Skel Roach vs. Johnny Vander Meer — Career Comparison

Skel Roach
Pre-GenerationalGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johnny Vander Meer
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Johnny Vander Meer built a career as a starting pitcher and Skel Roach as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Skel Roach posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.556 compared to 3.44 and 1.393 for Johnny Vander Meer. By the career numbers, Skel Roach had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Skel Roach and Johnny Vander Meer

Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.48
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.22
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.51
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.52
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.58
49.58
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.37
82.37
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.56
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
805
3.44
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6314
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2104.2
9
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1799
7.69
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.43
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1132
4.84
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1294
5.53
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.153
1.153
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.16
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9034
38.63
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
3.91
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.393
1.393
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7881
33.7
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Skel Roach and Johnny Vander Meer

Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
515
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.37
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.405
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Skel Roach and Johnny Vander Meer

Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
291.6
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
786
600
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
685
522.9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
79.39
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
67.94
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.16
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.76
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.45
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.53
18.73
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
93.89
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
110.69
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
44.27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
19.85
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
63.36
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.17
13.11
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
31.3
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
201
153.44
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.91
3.91
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
45.8
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.11
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.76
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.76
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100