Tony Faeth vs. Jim Willis — Career Comparison

Tony Faeth
Lost GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Willis
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightNorth AmericaNashville Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Willis built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Faeth as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tony Faeth posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.708 compared to 3.91 and 1.277 for Jim Willis. By the career numbers, Tony Faeth had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Faeth and Jim Willis

Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.95
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
1.4
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.99
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.47
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.59
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.71
70.71
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.74
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.7
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
3.91
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
27
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1908
27
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.1
9
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
9
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
9.14
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
670
9.48
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.44
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.23
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.01
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
4.36
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.66
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.741
0.741
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
37.8
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2708
38.32
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.49
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.78
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
4.68
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.75
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.47
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.708
1.708
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.277
1.277
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
31.36
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2498
35.35
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.32
38.32

Fielding Stats for Tony Faeth and Jim Willis

Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.41
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.98
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2004
27
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
9
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.51
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.98
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.6
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
2.49
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.85
95.85
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.526
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.762
1.762
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.52
69.52
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Faeth and Jim Willis

Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
1140
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
240
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
600
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
556.36
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
139.64
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
111.27
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.18
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
28.36
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.72
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.84
47.65
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
170.18
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
161.45
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.585
0.585
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
69.82
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
52.36
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
122.18
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-37.83
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.45
55.52
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.36
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
17.45
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
4
240
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
21.82
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100