Dick Bosman vs. Willie Mills — Career Comparison

Dick Bosman
Silent GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Willie Mills
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Bosman 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. Dick Bosman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.67 and WHIP 1.291 compared to 8.44 and 1.563 for Willie Mills. By the career numbers, Dick Bosman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Bosman and Willie Mills

Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
1.73
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.3
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.46
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.48
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.1
49.1
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.84
74.84
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.16
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
3.67
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
8.44
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4773
27
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1591
9
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
9.02
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
11.81
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.84
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
2.33
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.27
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
757
4.28
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.735
0.735
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.438
0.438
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.16
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.19
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6643
37.58
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
40.5
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
736
4.16
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
8.44
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.25
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.2
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.261
1.261
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.563
1.563
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6126
34.65
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
37.69
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Dick Bosman and Willie Mills

Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
1.73
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.3
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4774
27
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1591.1
9
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.67
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
1.2
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.94
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.88
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.79
96.79
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
1.085
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.84
74.84
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Bosman and Willie Mills

Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308
483.77
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
382
600
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
329
516.75
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
64.4
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
56.54
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
7.85
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
7.85
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.71
12.11
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
72.25
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
94.24
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
21.99
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
21.99
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
43.98
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.83
1.31
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
18.11
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
29.84
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
194.76
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
3.08
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
53.4
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.71
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Bosman
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA