Jose Guzman vs. Lefty Willis — Career Comparison

Jose Guzman
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lefty Willis
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jose Guzman 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. Lefty Willis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.92 and WHIP 1.508 compared to 4.05 and 1.379 for Jose Guzman. By the career numbers, Lefty Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Guzman and Lefty Willis

Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
1.42
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.06
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.37
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.59
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.54
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.95
51.95
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.37
96.37
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.79
13.79
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.19
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
4.05
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.92
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3673
27
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1224.1
9
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1193
8.77
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
10.07
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.95
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
3.54
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.5
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
6.53
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
3.22
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.3
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5242
38.53
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
39.17
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.98
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
4.53
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.76
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.28
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.25
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.77
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.508
1.508
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4662
34.27
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
35.53
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17

Fielding Stats for Jose Guzman and Lefty Willis

Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.42
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.37
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3673
27
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1224.1
9
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.61
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.25
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
1.95
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
1.86
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.47
95.47
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.65
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.37
96.37
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Guzman and Lefty Willis

Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
1412.2
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
29
915.79
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
600
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
519.51
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
568.42
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
51.22
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
51.22
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.69
5.04
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
9.91
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
51.22
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
65.85
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.32
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
21.95
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.93
-14.09
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.14
-4.46
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
14.63
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
139.02
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
4.32
4.32
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
6.33
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jose Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
65.85
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.32
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA