Chris Carpenter vs. Willie Mills — Career Comparison

Chris Carpenter
Gen XNew HampshireThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Willie Mills
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Carpenter 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. Chris Carpenter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.76 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 8.44 and 1.563 for Willie Mills. By the career numbers, Chris Carpenter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Carpenter and Willie Mills

Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
1.42
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.35
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.58
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.38
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.5
60.5
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.86
94.86
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.13
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
927
3.76
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
8.44
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6658
27
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2219.1
9
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2205
8.94
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
11.81
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.89
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
2.54
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1697
6.88
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.88
6.88
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.438
0.438
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.21
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.34
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9305
37.73
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
40.5
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
4.14
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
8.44
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.3
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.9
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.563
1.563
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8470
34.35
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
37.69
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Chris Carpenter and Willie Mills

Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
1.42
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.35
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6658
27
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2219.1
9
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.75
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
1.02
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
1.81
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
1.77
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.246
1.246
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.86
94.86
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.13
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Carpenter and Willie Mills

Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
350
419.16
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
501
600
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
439
525.75
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
62.28
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
50.3
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
9.58
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.4
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
11.98
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.02
12
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
79.04
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
79.04
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
21.56
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
25.15
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
44.31
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.39
-4.06
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
18.11
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.4
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.37
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
172.46
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.48
3.48
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
56.29
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.99
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA