Fred Blaylock vs. Willie Mills — Career Comparison

Fred Blaylock
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Willie Mills
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Blaylock 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. Fred Blaylock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.4 and WHIP 2.175 compared to 8.44 and 1.563 for Willie Mills. By the career numbers, Fred Blaylock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Blaylock and Willie Mills

Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.4
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
8.44
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
11.48
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
11.81
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.48
11.48
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
8.1
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.4
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.438
0.438
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.35
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
47.93
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
40.5
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.1
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
8.44
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.175
2.175
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.563
1.563
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
39.15
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
37.69
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.93
47.93
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Fred Blaylock and Willie Mills

Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.7
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Blaylock and Willie Mills

Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
28.33
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
36.53
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
18.11
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA