Fred Breining vs. Willie Mills — Career Comparison

Fred Breining
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Willie Mills
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Breining 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 Breining posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.34 and WHIP 1.407 compared to 8.44 and 1.563 for Willie Mills. By the career numbers, Fred Breining had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Breining and Willie Mills

Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.86
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.56
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.45
57.45
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.34
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
8.44
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1311
27
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
9
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
8.77
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
11.81
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
3.27
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.62
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
5.35
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.438
0.438
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1864
38.39
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
40.5
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.66
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
3.93
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
8.44
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.8
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.62
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.339
1.339
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.563
1.563
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1638
33.73
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
37.69
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Fred Breining and Willie Mills

Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.86
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1311
27
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
9
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.74
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.28
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.14
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2.02
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.23
94.23
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Breining and Willie Mills

Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
646.15
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
498.46
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
73.85
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.62
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.62
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.19
14.73
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
124.62
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.08
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
41.54
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.38
10.96
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
18.11
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
50.77
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
244.62
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.45
2.45
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
50.77
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA