Eddie Jacobs vs. Mike Willis — Career Comparison

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Eddie Jacobs built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Willis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eddie Jacobs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.32 and WHIP 1.211 compared to 4.59 and 1.524 for Mike Willis. By the career numbers, Eddie Jacobs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eddie Jacobs and Mike Willis

Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.89
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.38
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.64
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.46
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.32
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
4.59
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
27
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
9
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.58
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
9.49
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.09
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.32
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
3.77
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.46
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.37
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
4.53
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.632
0.632
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.922
0.922
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.27
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
37.89
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1295
39.38
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.16
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.74
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
4.9
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.42
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.58
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.36
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.7
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.211
1.211
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.473
1.473
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
32.68
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
34.57
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.89
37.89
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38

Fielding Stats for Eddie Jacobs and Mike Willis

Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.89
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.38
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
27
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
9
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.58
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.37
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.49
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.37
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
2.13
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.37
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.07
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.14
97.14
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.472
0.472
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eddie Jacobs and Mike Willis

Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
533.33
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
30.24
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
41.01
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA