Jason Jacome vs. Mike Willis — Career Comparison

Gen XOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jason Jacome 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. Mike Willis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.59 and WHIP 1.524 compared to 5.34 and 1.667 for Jason Jacome. By the career numbers, Mike Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Jacome and Mike Willis

Jason Jacome
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
3.66
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.38
Jason Jacome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.17
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Jason Jacome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.34
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Jason Jacome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.62
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.64
Jason Jacome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Jason Jacome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.08
32.08
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Jason Jacome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jason Jacome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.46
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
5.34
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
4.59
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 9 Innings
783
27
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
27
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
9
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
9
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
11.14
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
9.49
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.14
11.14
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.31
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.09
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jason Jacome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
3.38
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
3.77
Jason Jacome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.48
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.46
Jason Jacome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
4.86
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
4.53
Jason Jacome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Jason Jacome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.916
0.916
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.922
0.922
Jason Jacome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.27
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1166
40.21
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1295
39.38
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.79
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.16
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
5.55
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
4.9
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Jason Jacome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.31
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
Jason Jacome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.36
Jason Jacome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.1
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.7
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.613
1.613
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.473
1.473
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1048
36.14
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1137
34.57
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jason Jacome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.21
40.21
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.38
39.38

Fielding Stats for Jason Jacome and Mike Willis

Jason Jacome
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
3.66
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.38
Jason Jacome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.17
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 9 Innings
783
27
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
27
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
9
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
9
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.62
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
Jason Jacome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.03
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.49
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Jason Jacome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
2.76
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
2.13
Jason Jacome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.66
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
2.07
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.25
96.25
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Jason Jacome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.726
0.726
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.472
0.472
Jason Jacome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.08
32.08
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Jason Jacome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.28
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Jacome and Mike Willis

Jason Jacome
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
2544
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
Jason Jacome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
600
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Jacome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
552
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Jacome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Jacome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Jacome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Jacome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Jacome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.92
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Jacome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Jacome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Jacome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Jacome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Jacome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Jacome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Jacome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Jacome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Jacome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Jacome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Jacome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.72
-41.37
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 600 PA
15
360
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jason Jacome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Jacome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Jacome
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA