Doc Crandall vs. Mike Willis — Career Comparison

Doc Crandall
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Willis
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Crandall 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. Doc Crandall posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.92 and WHIP 1.239 compared to 4.59 and 1.524 for Mike Willis. By the career numbers, Doc Crandall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Crandall and Mike Willis

Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.76
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.38
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.79
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.59
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.36
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.64
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.2
62.2
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.7
44.7
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.53
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.15
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.46
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
2.92
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
4.59
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4640
27
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
27
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1546.2
9
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
9
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1538
8.95
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
9.49
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.3
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.09
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
2.21
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
3.77
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.46
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
606
3.53
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
4.53
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.637
0.637
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.922
0.922
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.27
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.29
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6355
36.98
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1295
39.38
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
0.85
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.16
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
3.89
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
4.9
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.36
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.7
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.473
1.473
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5927
34.49
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
34.57
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38

Fielding Stats for Doc Crandall and Mike Willis

Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
6.35
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
4.38
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.82
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1641
27
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
27
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
9
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
9
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
3.21
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
10.02
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.49
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.72
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
13.95
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
2.13
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
804
13.23
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
2.07
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.81
94.81
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.083
2.083
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.472
0.472
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.95
12.95
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.48
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Crandall and Mike Willis

Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500
290.42
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
144
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1033
600
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
887
515.2
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.793
0.793
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
253
146.95
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
110.36
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
20.33
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
11.04
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.23
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
36.59
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143.71
83.47
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
353
205.03
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
217.81
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.763
0.763
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.31
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
73.18
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
226
131.27
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155.16
90.12
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.32
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
68.54
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 600 PA
112
65.05
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.22
9.22
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
1.05
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
13.94
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.23
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Crandall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.23
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Crandall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA