Joe Bitker vs. Vic Willis — Career Comparison

Joe Bitker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Vic Willis
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Vic Willis built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Bitker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Vic Willis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.63 and WHIP 1.209 compared to 4.73 and 1.500 for Joe Bitker. By the career numbers, Vic Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Bitker and Vic Willis

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513
1.16
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
1.06
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
0.56
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
0.46
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.85
54.85
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.81
91.81
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
0.87
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.11
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.02
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.73
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1167
2.63
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11988
27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3996
9
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
8.44
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3621
8.16
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.15
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.05
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1212
2.73
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
8.1
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1651
3.72
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.717
0.717
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.21
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.35
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
39.83
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16263
36.63
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.36
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.09
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.73
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
3.65
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.388
1.388
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
35.1
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14895
33.55
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.63
36.63

Fielding Stats for Joe Bitker and Vic Willis

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525
1.15
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.57
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12291
27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4097
9
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
0.85
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1131
2.48
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.16
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1592
3.5
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1520
3.34
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.48
95.48
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.895
2.895
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.14
49.14
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.07
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Bitker and Vic Willis

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
15
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
531
196.3
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1623
600
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1493
551.94
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
91.68
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
82.81
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
7.02
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.48
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.37
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
8.87
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.59
22.77
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
102.77
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
124.58
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
39.56
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
31.05
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
70.24
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.49
20.88
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.96
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
29.94
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
199
73.57
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.16
8.16
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
15.16
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.11
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.11
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100