Les Cain vs. Mike Willis — Career Comparison

Les Cain
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Willis
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Les Cain 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. Les Cain led in strikeout rate (K%+ 134 vs 87), home run suppression (HR9+ 107 vs 61), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 84). Mike Willis held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 100 vs 66). Role difference aside, Les Cain holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Les Cain and Mike Willis

Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.64
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.38
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.54
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.55
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.46
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.64
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.76
54.76
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.46
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.98
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
4.59
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119
27
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
27
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
9
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
9
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
7.99
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
9.49
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.77
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.09
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
5.43
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.77
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.46
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
7.31
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
4.53
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.922
0.922
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.41
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.27
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1645
39.69
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1295
39.38
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.16
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
4.58
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
4.9
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.29
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.24
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.36
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.7
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.491
1.491
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.473
1.473
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1385
33.42
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
34.57
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.69
39.69
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.38
39.38

Fielding Stats for Les Cain and Mike Willis

Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.64
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.38
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.54
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122
27
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
27
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
9
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
9
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.58
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.25
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.49
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.68
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.13
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.56
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.07
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.472
0.472
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Les Cain and Mike Willis

Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
285.52
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
600
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
566.9
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
86.9
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
66.21
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.41
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.28
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.69
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.69
23.56
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
124.14
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
95.17
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
37.24
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.52
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
74.48
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
10.54
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.28
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
45
186.21
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.83
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.14
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA