Gene Brabender vs. Jim Willoughby — Career Comparison

Gene Brabender
Silent GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Willoughby
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gene Brabender built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Willoughby as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gene Brabender led in home run suppression (HR9+ 109 vs 83), strikeout rate (K%+ 101 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 92). Jim Willoughby held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 141 vs 78). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Gene Brabender.

Pitching Stats for Gene Brabender and Jim Willoughby

Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
2.19
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
3.89
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.16
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.46
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.42
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.62
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.59
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.87
44.87
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.98
52.98
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.22
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.56
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
4.25
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
3.79
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1863
27
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1652
27
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
621
9
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
550.2
9
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
8.26
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
9.12
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.26
8.26
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.78
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.93
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
4.09
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.37
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.47
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
6.38
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
4.09
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.38
6.38
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.717
0.717
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.41
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.29
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2672
38.72
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2306
37.69
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.42
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.19
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
4.71
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
4.35
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.57
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.28
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.87
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.277
1.277
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2364
34.26
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2088
34.13
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.72
38.72
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.69
37.69

Fielding Stats for Gene Brabender and Jim Willoughby

Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
2.19
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
3.89
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.16
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.46
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1863
27
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1653
27
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
621
9
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
9
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.67
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.88
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.07
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.58
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.2
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
1.94
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.55
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
1.74
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.47
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.55
89.55
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.79
96.79
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.795
0.795
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.635
0.635
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.98
52.98
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Brabender and Jim Willoughby

Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
152
449.26
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
1837.97
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
600
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
79
600
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
552.71
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
67
508.86
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
56.16
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
75.95
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
41.38
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
53.16
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.87
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.19
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.91
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.78
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.78
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.47
13.21
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
25.27
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
82.76
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
113.92
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
73.89
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
106.33
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
32.51
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
45.57
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
20.69
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.78
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
47.29
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
60.76
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.3
-12.7
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
16.19
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.96
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.78
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
108
319.21
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
182.28
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
1.88
1.88
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
26.6
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
60.76
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.96
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.87
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.96
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.96
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Brabender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA