Yu Darvish vs. Mike Willis — Career Comparison

Yu Darvish
MillenialJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Willis
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Yu Darvish 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. Yu Darvish led in strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 87), home run suppression (HR9+ 98 vs 61), and run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 81). Role difference aside, Yu Darvish holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Yu Darvish and Mike Willis

Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.5
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.38
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.5
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.58
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.47
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.64
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.29
55.29
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.46
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.65
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
4.59
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5334
27
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
27
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1778
9
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
9
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1460
7.39
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
9.49
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.17
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.09
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
2.85
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
3.77
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.46
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
10.5
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
4.53
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.5
10.5
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.99
6.99
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.922
0.922
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.42
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.27
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.42
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7305
36.98
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1295
39.38
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.16
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
3.83
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
4.9
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.24
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.36
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
0.56
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.7
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.473
1.473
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6597
33.39
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
34.57
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38

Fielding Stats for Yu Darvish and Mike Willis

Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.5
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.38
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.5
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5334
27
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
27
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1778
9
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
9
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.57
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.58
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.69
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.49
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.29
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.13
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.26
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.07
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.14
97.14
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.472
0.472
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Yu Darvish and Mike Willis

Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
297
1080
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
144
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
600
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
552.73
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
54.55
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
36.36
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.55
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.18
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.95
10.74
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
80
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
69.09
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.55
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.18
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
29.09
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-4.51
-16.4
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.91
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
83
301.82
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.99
1.99
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
29.09
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.55
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA