Joe DeBerry vs. Jim Willis — Career Comparison

Joe DeBerry
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Willis
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe DeBerry built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Willis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Willis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.417 compared to 5.24 and 1.642 for Joe DeBerry. By the career numbers, Jim Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe DeBerry and Jim Willis

Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.69
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.66
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.07
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.54
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.67
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.81
14.81
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.4
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
5.24
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.39
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
27
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
27
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
9
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.1
9
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
10.75
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
8.01
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.03
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
4.75
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.75
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.71
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.829
0.829
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
42.04
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
39.62
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.36
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
5.91
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.39
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.642
1.642
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
37.75
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
34.06
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.04
42.04
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.62
39.62

Fielding Stats for Joe DeBerry and Jim Willis

Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
27
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.83
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
9.39
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
9.39
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe DeBerry and Jim Willis

Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
20
521.74
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
1012.5
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
521.74
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
525
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
21.03
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.29
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
14.06
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-41.94
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
225
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
4.6
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA