Matt Cain vs. Willie Mills — Career Comparison

Matt Cain
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Willie Mills
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Cain 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. Matt Cain posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.248 compared to 8.44 and 1.563 for Willie Mills. By the career numbers, Matt Cain had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Cain and Willie Mills

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
1.48
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.45
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.51
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.85
46.85
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.78
96.78
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
3.68
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
8.44
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
7.98
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
11.81
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.91
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
3.07
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.18
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1694
7.31
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.438
0.438
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.27
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8699
37.54
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
40.5
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
3.93
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
8.44
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.38
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.29
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.54
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.563
1.563
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7771
33.53
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
37.69
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Matt Cain and Willie Mills

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
1.48
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.43
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6257
27
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.2
9
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.57
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.99
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
1.63
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.55
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.49
95.49
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.053
1.053
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Cain and Willie Mills

Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
295.76
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
708
600
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
611
517.8
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
62.71
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
44.92
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
11.02
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.93
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
17.8
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.82
17.64
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
93.22
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
81.36
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
22.88
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
28.81
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
45.76
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.23
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
18.11
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
17.8
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
308
261.02
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
2.3
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.86
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA