Johnny Antonelli vs. Lefty Willis — Career Comparison

Johnny Antonelli
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lefty Willis
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Johnny Antonelli built a career as a starting pitcher and Lefty Willis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Johnny Antonelli posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.34 and WHIP 1.306 compared to 3.92 and 1.508 for Lefty Willis. By the career numbers, Johnny Antonelli had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Johnny Antonelli and Lefty Willis

Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
1.7
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.06
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
1.21
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.57
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.5
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.39
53.39
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.09
71.09
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.79
13.79
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.46
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
3.34
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.92
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5977
27
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1992.1
9
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1870
8.45
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
10.07
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
0.84
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
687
3.1
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
3.5
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.2
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
5.25
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
3.22
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.928
0.928
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.17
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8424
38.05
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
39.17
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.28
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.98
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
3.88
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.76
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.508
1.508
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7699
34.78
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
35.53
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.05
38.05
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17

Fielding Stats for Johnny Antonelli and Lefty Willis

Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
2.04
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.23
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4978
27
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1659.1
9
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.39
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
1.85
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.11
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
2.36
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
2.25
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.17
95.17
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.65
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.098
1.098
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.95
59.95
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Johnny Antonelli and Lefty Willis

Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
403
325
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
915.79
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
744
600
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
679
547.58
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
568.42
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
97.58
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
73.39
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.68
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.42
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
12.1
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.19
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.58
33.53
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
9.91
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
148.39
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
119.35
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
45.16
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
47.58
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
80.65
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.7
26.37
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-4.46
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
20.97
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 600 PA
175
141.13
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
6.33
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
28.23
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.42
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 600 PA
15
12.1
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Antonelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA