Nino Espinosa vs. Jim Willoughby — Career Comparison

Nino Espinosa
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Willoughby
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nino Espinosa built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Willoughby as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nino Espinosa led in run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 92), home run suppression (HR9+ 88 vs 83), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 92). Jim Willoughby held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 141 vs 112). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Nino Espinosa.

Pitching Stats for Nino Espinosa and Jim Willoughby

Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.54
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
3.89
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.38
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.46
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.48
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.42
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.6
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.59
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.26
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.56
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
4.17
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
3.79
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2461
27
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1652
27
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
820.1
9
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
550.2
9
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
865
9.49
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
9.12
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.93
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.93
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
2.76
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.37
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.33
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.47
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
3.71
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
4.09
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.719
0.719
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.717
0.717
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3476
38.14
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2306
37.69
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.19
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
4.54
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
4.35
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.38
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.57
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.26
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.28
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.75
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.87
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.362
1.362
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.277
1.277
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3151
34.57
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2088
34.13
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.14
38.14
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.69
37.69

Fielding Stats for Nino Espinosa and Jim Willoughby

Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.54
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
3.89
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.38
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.46
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2461
27
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1653
27
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
820.1
9
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
9
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.56
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.88
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.42
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.58
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
2.02
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.55
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.97
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.47
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.79
96.79
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.635
0.635
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nino Espinosa and Jim Willoughby

Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
144
295.89
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
1837.97
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
600
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
79
600
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
258
530.14
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
67
508.86
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.456
0.456
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
90.41
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
10
75.95
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
76.03
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
7
53.16
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
14.38
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.19
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
14.38
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.78
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.93
18.34
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
25.27
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
104.79
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
113.92
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
108.9
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
14
106.33
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
30.82
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
45.57
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
39.04
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.78
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
69.86
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
8
60.76
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.35
13.04
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
16.19
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
18.49
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
160.27
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
182.28
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
51.37
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
60.76
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.27
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA