Joe Bitker vs. Claude Willoughby — Career Comparison

Joe Bitker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Willoughby
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Claude Willoughby 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. Joe Bitker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.73 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 5.84 and 1.803 for Claude Willoughby. By the career numbers, Joe Bitker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Bitker and Claude Willoughby

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
2.34
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.07
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.41
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.62
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.58
39.58
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.66
45.66
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.73
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
5.84
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2524
27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
841.1
9
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.44
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1111
11.88
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.88
11.88
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.6
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.05
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
4.34
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
8.1
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
1.87
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.691
0.691
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.24
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.19
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
39.83
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3940
42.15
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.36
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.63
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.73
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
631
6.75
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.803
1.803
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
35.1
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3516
37.61
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.83
39.83
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.15
42.15

Fielding Stats for Joe Bitker and Claude Willoughby

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
27
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.2
9
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.01
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.98
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.174
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Bitker and Claude Willoughby

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
15
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
440.94
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
600
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
547.65
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
78.52
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
72.48
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.04
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.04
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.85
17.83
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
84.56
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
118.79
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
28.19
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
26.17
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
54.36
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.09
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
40.27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
73
146.98
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.08
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA