Robin Roberts vs. String Bean Williams — Career Comparison

Robin Roberts
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
String Bean Williams
Pre-GenerationalThrows RightIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Robin Roberts and String Bean Williams are fairly close on the surface numbers. Robin Roberts posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.41 vs 3.68) and WHIP (1.184 vs 1.304). String Bean Williams 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 String Bean Williams

Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
676
1.3
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.4
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
1.17
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.96
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
0.55
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.55
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.47
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.51
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.86
53.86
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.17
52.17
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.09
90.09
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.42
68.42
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
0.59
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.74
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.05
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1774
3.41
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
3.68
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14066
27
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2927
27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4688.2
9
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
975.2
9
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4582
8.8
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
8.76
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
505
0.97
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.26
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
1.73
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
2.95
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.13
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
4.52
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
4.22
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.796
0.796
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.06
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.17
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.1
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.3
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19174
36.8
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3929
36.24
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1962
3.77
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
5.04
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.54
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.302
1.302
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18218
34.97
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3468
31.99
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.8
36.8
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.24
36.24

Fielding Stats for Robin Roberts and String Bean Williams

Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
2.02
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.48
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.2
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.37
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9058
27
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3030
27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3019.1
9
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
9
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
0.94
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.48
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
1.79
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.91
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.16
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
948
2.83
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.56
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
917
2.73
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.4
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.73
96.73
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.49
95.49
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.295
2.295
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.47
59.47
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.3
25.3
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Robin Roberts and String Bean Williams

Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
688
231.65
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
173
224.68
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1782
600
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
462
600
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1525
513.47
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
427
554.55
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
85.86
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
146.75
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
62.29
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
112.99
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
18.52
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
19.48
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
3.37
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
1.68
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
23.57
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
33.77
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83.71
28.19
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46.21
60.02
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
345
116.16
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
198.7
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
398
134.01
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
171.43
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
36.03
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
64.94
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
34.68
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
62.34
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
69.02
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
123.38
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73.98
24.91
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53.08
68.94
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.69
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.6
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
45.45
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
17
22.08
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
372
125.25
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
462
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
36.36
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
16
20.78
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.02
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
37
12.46
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.01
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.49
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.34
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.35
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.49
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
75
75
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100