Robin Roberts vs. Edsall Walker — Career Comparison

Robin Roberts
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Edsall Walker
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Robin Roberts and Edsall Walker are fairly close on the surface numbers. Robin Roberts posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.41 vs 4.28) and WHIP (1.184 vs 1.381). Edsall Walker had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.26 per nine innings vs 0.97). By the career numbers, Robin Roberts had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Robin Roberts and Edsall Walker

Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
676
1.3
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.6
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
1.17
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.11
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
0.55
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.71
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
0.47
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.38
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.86
53.86
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.06
65.06
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.09
90.09
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.42
69.42
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
0.59
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.66
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.05
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1774
3.41
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
4.28
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14066
27
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2042
27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4688.2
9
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
680.2
9
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4582
8.8
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
8.71
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.71
8.71
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
505
0.97
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.26
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
1.73
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
3.7
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.13
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2357
4.52
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.73
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.937
0.937
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.06
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.1
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19174
36.8
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2987
39.5
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.36
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1962
3.77
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
5.05
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.71
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.63
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18218
34.97
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2642
34.93
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5

Fielding Stats for Robin Roberts and Edsall Walker

Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
2.02
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.63
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.2
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.1
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9058
27
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2142
27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3019.1
9
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
714
9
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
0.94
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.29
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
1.79
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.6
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
948
2.83
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
3.03
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
917
2.73
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.89
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.73
96.73
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.42
95.42
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.775
1.775
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.47
59.47
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.44
67.44
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Robin Roberts and Edsall Walker

Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
688
231.65
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
267.49
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1782
600
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
323
600
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1525
513.47
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
290
538.7
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.755
0.755
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
85.86
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
148.61
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
62.29
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
109.6
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
18.52
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
16.72
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
3.37
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.15
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.68
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.15
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
23.57
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
39.01
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83.71
28.19
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39.79
73.92
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
345
116.16
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
221.05
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
398
134.01
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
189.47
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
36.03
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
100.31
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
34.68
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
85.45
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
69.02
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
174.61
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73.98
24.91
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44.44
82.54
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.69
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.86
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
45.45
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
21
39.01
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
372
125.25
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.57
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107.67
107.67
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
36.36
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
20.43
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.02
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
37
12.46
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.01
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.34
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.35
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
75
75
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100