Lee Guetterman vs. Joe Willis — Career Comparison

Lee Guetterman
Baby BoomersTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Willis
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Willis built a career as a starting pitcher and Lee Guetterman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lee Guetterman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.33 and WHIP 1.489 compared to 4.63 and 1.568 for Joe Willis. By the career numbers, Lee Guetterman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lee Guetterman and Joe Willis

Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
5.81
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
2.29
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.12
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.52
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.49
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.61
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.67
26.67
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.78
48.78
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.34
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
4.33
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
4.63
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1975
27
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
27
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
658.1
9
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
161.1
9
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
717
9.8
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
9.65
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.65
9.65
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.71
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.03
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.46
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.56
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
3.92
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
3.68
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.905
0.905
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.22
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836
38.77
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
40.11
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.12
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.56
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
4.8
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
5.91
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.36
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.33
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.568
1.568
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2545
34.79
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.37
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.77
38.77
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Lee Guetterman and Joe Willis

Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
5.81
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.31
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1975
27
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
658.1
9
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.6
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.59
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.16
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.35
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
2.19
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.377
0.377
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.878
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.41
5.41
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lee Guetterman and Joe Willis

Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
63750
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
41
473.08
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
600
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
553.85
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
69.23
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
66.97
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.31
15.11
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
80.77
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
103.85
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.08
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
57.69
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
61.11
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.45
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
161.54
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.71
3.71
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA