Sam Jones vs. Carl Willis — Career Comparison

Sam Jones
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Carl Willis
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sam Jones built a career as a starting pitcher and Carl Willis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Carl Willis led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 182 vs 72), home run suppression (HR9+ 176 vs 114), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 127 vs 104). Sam Jones held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 149 vs 91). Role difference aside, Carl Willis holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Sam Jones and Carl Willis

Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
1.76
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
6.16
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.21
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.56
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.56
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.37
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.76
49.76
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.81
68.81
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.42
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
3.63
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
4.25
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5008
27
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1170
27
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1669.1
9
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
9
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1437
7.75
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
9.78
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.75
7.75
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.82
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.65
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
840
4.53
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.65
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.2
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.55
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1393
7.51
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
5.12
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.51
7.51
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.864
0.864
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.24
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.32
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7204
38.84
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1668
38.49
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.25
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.87
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
4.19
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
4.85
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.37
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.02
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.364
1.364
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.382
1.382
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6301
33.97
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1520
35.08
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.84
38.84
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Sam Jones and Carl Willis

Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
1.81
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
6.16
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
1.22
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4874
27
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1170
27
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1624.2
9
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
9
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.47
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.51
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.21
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.95
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.12
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.79
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.52
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
1.68
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.45
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.52
93.52
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.927
0.927
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.236
0.236
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.58
67.58
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Jones and Carl Willis

Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
327
327.55
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
267
22885.71
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
599
600
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
533
533.89
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
81.14
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
73.12
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.01
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.01
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.94
14.97
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
91.15
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
99.17
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19.03
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
30.05
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
48.08
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.66
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
29.7
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
17.03
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
167
167.28
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
3.59
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
44.07
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.01
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.02
Carl Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Willis
Career
Per 600 PA