How Mike Willis's Saves Compares to Similar Players

Mike Willis totaled 15 career Saves, well below the relief pitcher average of 19.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Saves season came in 1978, posting 7, well above the relief pitcher average of 4.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1979 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 5.0 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Saves total went from 0 in 1979 to 3 in 1980 and 0 in 1981, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Saves profile — ranging from 0 to 7 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Mike Willis Lifetime Saves

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Mike Willis Saves Per Season

Mike Willis's Saves 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 Saves per season line chart

Mike Willis Saves by Team

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

Mike Willis Cumulative Saves — Career Progression

A running total of Mike Willis's career Saves, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Mike Willis Saves year-over-year waterfall chart

Mike Willis Saves Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mike Willis's seasonal Saves 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 Saves distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mike Willis Saves — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mike Willis's MLB career with Saves 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 Saves season-by-season breakdown table