Nick Blackburn vs. Willie Mills — Career Comparison

Nick Blackburn
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Willie Mills
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nick Blackburn built a career as a starting pitcher and Willie Mills as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nick Blackburn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.85 and WHIP 1.485 compared to 8.44 and 1.563 for Willie Mills. By the career numbers, Nick Blackburn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nick Blackburn and Willie Mills

Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.59
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.51
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.47
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.6
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.88
43.88
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.48
94.48
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
4.85
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
8.44
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2456
27
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818.2
9
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
11.03
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
11.81
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.03
11.03
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
1.29
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.22
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.25
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
4.27
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.721
0.721
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.438
0.438
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.15
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.21
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3577
39.32
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
40.5
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
5.39
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
8.44
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.23
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.25
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.99
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.472
1.472
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.563
1.563
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3312
36.41
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
37.69
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.32
39.32
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Nick Blackburn and Willie Mills

Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.59
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.51
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2456
27
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818.2
9
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.77
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.25
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
2.08
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.02
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.35
97.35
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.269
1.269
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.48
94.48
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Blackburn and Willie Mills

Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
7250
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
3.7
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-27.74
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
18.11
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA