Melvin Bunch vs. Willie Mills — Career Comparison

Melvin Bunch
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Willie Mills
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Melvin Bunch 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. Melvin Bunch posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.84 and WHIP 1.680 compared to 8.44 and 1.563 for Willie Mills. By the career numbers, Melvin Bunch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Melvin Bunch and Willie Mills

Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.24
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.08
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
6.84
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
8.44
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.84
6.84
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
11.16
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
11.81
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.16
11.16
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.52
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
3.78
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.14
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.438
0.438
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.08
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
41.4
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
40.5
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.26
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
6.84
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
8.44
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.84
6.84
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.563
1.563
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
37.44
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
37.69
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.4
41.4
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Melvin Bunch and Willie Mills

Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.24
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.08
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.9
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.44
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.26
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Melvin Bunch and Willie Mills

Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
18.11
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melvin Bunch
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA