Bill Harvey vs. Willie Mills — Career Comparison

Bill Harvey
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Willie Mills
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Harvey built a career as a starting pitcher and Willie Mills as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Harvey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.21 and WHIP 1.482 compared to 8.44 and 1.563 for Willie Mills. By the career numbers, Bill Harvey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Harvey and Willie Mills

Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.93
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
1.01
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.67
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.29
52.29
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
5.21
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
8.44
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1528
27
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509.1
9
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
9.7
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
11.81
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.7
9.7
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
3.59
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
4.26
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.872
0.872
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.438
0.438
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.32
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2298
40.61
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
40.5
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
6.33
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
8.44
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.33
6.33
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.83
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.476
1.476
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.563
1.563
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2028
35.84
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
37.69
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.61
40.61
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Bill Harvey and Willie Mills

Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.65
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.04
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2695
27
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
898.1
9
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.19
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.64
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.2
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
3.04
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.84
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.4
93.4
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.715
1.715
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.03
63.03
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Harvey and Willie Mills

Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
263.68
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
446
600
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
388
521.97
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.748
0.748
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
130.49
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
87.44
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
24.22
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.42
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.42
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
43.05
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.52
74.69
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
32.61
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
201.79
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
197.76
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
76.68
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
53.81
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
121.08
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58.84
79.16
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
18.11
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.04
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
63.23
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.76
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.75
55.75
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.88
5.88
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.76
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.73
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.73
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA