Denio Canton vs. Mike Willis — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationCubaThrows RightCaribbeanNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Denio Canton 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. Mike Willis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.59 and WHIP 1.524 compared to 6.23 and 1.500 for Denio Canton. By the career numbers, Mike Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Denio Canton and Mike Willis

Denio Canton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Denio Canton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.08
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.38
Denio Canton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Denio Canton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.21
Denio Canton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.64
Denio Canton
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Denio Canton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Denio Canton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Denio Canton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denio Canton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.46
Denio Canton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.23
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
4.59
Denio Canton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Denio Canton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Denio Canton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Denio Canton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Denio Canton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
27
Denio Canton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
9
Denio Canton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9.35
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
9.49
Denio Canton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Denio Canton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.09
Denio Canton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Denio Canton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Denio Canton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.77
Denio Canton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.46
Denio Canton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Denio Canton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
4.53
Denio Canton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Denio Canton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Denio Canton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.922
0.922
Denio Canton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.27
Denio Canton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Denio Canton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Denio Canton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
39.46
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1295
39.38
Denio Canton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.16
Denio Canton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.23
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
4.9
Denio Canton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Denio Canton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.08
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.58
Denio Canton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.36
Denio Canton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.08
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.7
Denio Canton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.473
1.473
Denio Canton
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
33.23
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
34.57
Denio Canton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Denio Canton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Denio Canton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.38
39.38

Fielding Stats for Denio Canton and Mike Willis

Denio Canton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Denio Canton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.08
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.38
Denio Canton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Denio Canton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
27
Denio Canton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
9
Denio Canton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.58
Denio Canton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.08
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.49
Denio Canton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Denio Canton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.08
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.13
Denio Canton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.08
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.07
Denio Canton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.14
97.14
Denio Canton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.472
0.472
Denio Canton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Denio Canton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Denio Canton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denio Canton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denio Canton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denio Canton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Denio Canton and Mike Willis

Denio Canton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
Denio Canton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
Denio Canton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denio Canton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denio Canton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Denio Canton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Denio Canton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denio Canton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denio Canton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denio Canton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denio Canton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denio Canton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denio Canton
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Denio Canton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Denio Canton
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Denio Canton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
5.31
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Denio Canton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denio Canton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denio Canton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Denio Canton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Denio Canton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Denio Canton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Denio Canton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Denio Canton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Denio Canton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Denio Canton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denio Canton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denio Canton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denio Canton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
2.81
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Denio Canton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denio Canton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denio Canton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denio Canton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denio Canton
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Denio Canton
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Denio Canton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denio Canton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denio Canton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denio Canton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denio Canton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denio Canton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denio Canton
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA