Robin Roberts vs. Sammy Williams — Career Comparison

Robin Roberts
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Sammy Williams
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Robin Roberts posted a stronger line than Sammy Williams. Robin Roberts posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.41 vs 6.1) and WHIP (1.184 vs 1.742). 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 Sammy Williams

Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
676
1.3
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.74
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
609
1.17
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.31
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
0.55
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
0.47
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.86
53.86
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.09
90.09
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.59
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.05
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1774
3.41
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
6.1
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14066
27
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4688.2
9
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.2
9
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4582
8.8
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
12.63
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.63
12.63
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
505
0.97
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.87
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
1.73
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.05
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.13
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2357
4.52
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
6.53
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.1
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19174
36.8
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
41.37
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1962
3.77
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.84
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.84
7.84
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.31
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.742
1.742
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18218
34.97
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
38.32
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.37
41.37

Fielding Stats for Robin Roberts and Sammy Williams

Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
2.02
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.74
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
1.2
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.31
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9058
27
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3019.1
9
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.2
9
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
0.94
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
1.79
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.87
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.09
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
2.83
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.87
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.73
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.87
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.73
96.73
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.47
59.47
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Robin Roberts and Sammy Williams

Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
688
231.65
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1782
600
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1525
513.47
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
85.86
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
62.29
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
18.52
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.37
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.68
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
23.57
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83.71
28.19
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
55
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
345
116.16
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
398
134.01
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
36.03
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
34.68
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
69.02
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73.98
24.91
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
49.72
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
2.69
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
45.45
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
372
125.25
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.79
4.79
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
36.36
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.02
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
37
12.46
Sammy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.01
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.34
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.35
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75
Sammy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA