How Mike Willis's Defense Independent ERA Compares to Similar Players

Mike Willis posted a career Defense Independent ERA of 4.86, above the relief pitcher average of 4.08 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest Defense Independent ERA season came in 1978, posting 4.55, above the relief pitcher average of 4.12 that year. The highest point came in 1981 at 6.11, well above the relief pitcher average of 4.05 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.8 in 1979 to 4.78 in 1980 and 6.11 in 1981. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average fell below league norms across 5 seasons.

Mike Willis Lifetime Defense Independent ERA

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Mike Willis Defense Independent ERA Per Season

Mike Willis's Defense Independent ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Mike Willis Defense Independent ERA per season line chart

Mike Willis Defense Independent ERA by Team

Mike Willis's career Defense Independent ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Mike Willis career Defense Independent ERA by team bar chart

Mike Willis Defense Independent ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Mike Willis's career Defense Independent ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Mike Willis Defense Independent ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Mike Willis Defense Independent ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mike Willis's seasonal Defense Independent ERA alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Mike Willis Defense Independent ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mike Willis Defense Independent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mike Willis's MLB career with Defense Independent ERA alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Mike Willis Defense Independent ERA season-by-season breakdown table