Ted Bowsfield vs. Mike Willis — Career Comparison

Ted Bowsfield
Silent GenerationCANThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Willis
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Bowsfield built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Willis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Bowsfield led in home run suppression (HR9+ 101 vs 61), walk avoidance (BB%+ 114 vs 100), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 84). Mike Willis held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 87 vs 77). Role difference aside, Ted Bowsfield holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ted Bowsfield and Mike Willis

Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
2.92
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.38
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.17
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.5
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.53
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.64
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.68
48.68
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.46
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
4.35
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
4.59
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
27
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
9
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
699
9.5
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
9.49
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.86
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.09
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
3.52
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
3.77
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.19
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.46
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
4.43
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
4.53
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.922
0.922
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.19
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.27
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.16
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2920
39.68
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1295
39.38
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.69
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.16
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
5.01
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
4.9
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.36
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.7
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.446
1.446
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.473
1.473
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2649
36
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
34.57
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.38
39.38

Fielding Stats for Ted Bowsfield and Mike Willis

Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
2.92
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.38
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.17
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1989
27
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
27
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
663
9
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
9
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.67
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.56
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.49
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.2
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
2.43
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
2.13
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
2.23
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
2.07
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.62
91.62
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.763
0.763
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.472
0.472
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Bowsfield and Mike Willis

Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
705
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
144
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
600
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
519
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
66
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
54
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.53
16.6
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
81
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
108
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
57
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
81
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.66
7.97
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
66
198
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
3.03
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
39
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA