Elden Auker vs. Carl Willis — Career Comparison

Elden Auker
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Carl Willis
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Elden Auker built a career as a starting pitcher and Carl Willis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Carl Willis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.25 and WHIP 1.444 compared to 4.42 and 1.495 for Elden Auker. By the career numbers, Carl Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elden Auker and Carl Willis

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
1.53
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
6.16
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.2
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.6
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.46
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.37
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.28
56.28
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.38
78.38
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.58
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
4.42
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
4.25
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5890
27
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1170
27
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1963.1
9
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
9
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2230
10.22
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
9.78
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.59
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.65
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
706
3.24
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.65
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.55
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
2.72
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
5.12
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.662
0.662
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.864
0.864
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.17
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8688
39.83
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1668
38.49
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.18
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.87
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1106
5.07
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
4.85
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.37
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.02
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.495
1.495
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.382
1.382
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7944
36.42
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1520
35.08
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Elden Auker and Carl Willis

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
6.16
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1170
27
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
9
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.51
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.95
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.52
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.45
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.67
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.742
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elden Auker and Carl Willis

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
356
272.45
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
267
22885.71
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
784
600
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
700
535.71
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
100.26
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
77.3
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.48
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.89
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.59
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
22.96
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.05
35.24
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
139.29
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
133.16
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
55.87
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
55.1
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
106.38
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.57
34.11
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
29.7
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
31.38
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
232
177.55
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
31.38
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA