King Cole vs. Mike Willis — Career Comparison

King Cole
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Willis
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

King Cole 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. King Cole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.12 and WHIP 1.352 compared to 4.59 and 1.524 for Mike Willis. By the career numbers, King Cole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for King Cole and Mike Willis

King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.59
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.38
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.05
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.69
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.33
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.64
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.47
67.47
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.89
65.89
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.58
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.46
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
3.12
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
4.59
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2192
27
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
27
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730.2
9
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
9
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
8.09
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
9.49
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.09
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
4.08
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.77
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.46
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
3.67
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
4.53
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.861
0.861
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.922
0.922
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.31
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.27
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.32
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3001
36.96
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1295
39.38
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.16
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
3.81
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
4.9
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.36
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.7
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.473
1.473
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2644
32.57
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
34.57
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.96
36.96
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38

Fielding Stats for King Cole and Mike Willis

King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.66
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
4.38
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.08
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
747
27
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
27
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
9
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
9
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.58
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
6.65
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.49
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.8
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
7.88
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
2.13
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
7.08
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
2.07
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.91
89.91
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.519
1.519
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.472
0.472
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.26
23.26
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for King Cole and Mike Willis

King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
287.82
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
600
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
551.29
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
95.2
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
77.49
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.07
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.64
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.71
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.39
25.21
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
119.56
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
115.13
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
37.64
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
35.42
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
73.06
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.83
21.77
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.43
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.5
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
80
177.12
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
3.39
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
28.78
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.43
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.43
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA