Stan Fansler vs. Lefty Willis — Career Comparison

Stan Fansler
Gen XWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lefty Willis
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Stan Fansler built a career as a starting pitcher and Lefty Willis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Stan Fansler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.458 compared to 3.92 and 1.508 for Lefty Willis. By the career numbers, Stan Fansler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Stan Fansler and Lefty Willis

Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.88
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.06
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.79
13.79
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.75
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
3.92
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.5
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
10.07
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.63
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.5
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.88
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
3.22
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
37.13
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
39.17
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.98
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.5
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
4.76
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.5
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.458
1.458
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.508
1.508
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
30.38
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
35.53
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17

Fielding Stats for Stan Fansler and Lefty Willis

Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
27
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
9
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.25
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.25
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Stan Fansler and Lefty Willis

Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
915.79
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
568.42
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
12.83
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.31
9.91
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
8.82
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-4.46
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
6.33
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA