John Axford vs. Mike Willis — Career Comparison

John Axford
MillenialCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Willis
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give John Axford a clear advantage over Mike Willis across the core pitching metrics. John Axford led in home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 61), strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 87), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 84). Mike Willis held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 100 vs 81). John Axford was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for John Axford and Mike Willis

John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
9.31
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
4.38
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.65
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.58
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.64
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.78
52.78
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.47
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.46
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
3.9
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
4.59
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1577
27
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
27
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.2
9
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
9
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
8.3
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
9.49
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.86
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.09
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
4.47
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.77
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.46
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
10.08
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
4.53
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.08
10.08
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.617
1.617
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.922
0.922
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.77
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.27
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2305
39.46
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1295
39.38
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
4.9
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
2.16
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.26
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
4.9
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.24
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.36
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.65
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.7
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.419
1.419
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.473
1.473
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1996
34.17
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
34.57
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.38
39.38

Fielding Stats for John Axford and Mike Willis

John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
9.31
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
4.38
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1577
27
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
27
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.2
9
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
9
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.34
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.58
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.98
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.49
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.42
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.13
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.32
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.07
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.77
92.77
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.142
0.142
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.472
0.472
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Axford and Mike Willis

John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
326400
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
144
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.11
-66.4
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA