Brad Keller vs. Lefty Willis — Career Comparison

Brad Keller
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lefty Willis
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brad Keller 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 4.14 and 1.414 for Brad Keller. By the career numbers, Lefty Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Keller and Lefty Willis

Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
2.67
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.06
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.33
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.48
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.67
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.58
41.58
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.79
13.79
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
4.14
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.92
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2370
27
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
790
9
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
8.79
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
10.07
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.85
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
3.87
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.5
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
613
6.98
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
3.22
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.98
6.98
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.206
1.206
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.38
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3416
38.92
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
39.17
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.32
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.98
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
4.48
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.76
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.28
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.12
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.508
1.508
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3014
34.34
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
35.53
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.92
38.92
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17

Fielding Stats for Brad Keller and Lefty Willis

Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.67
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.33
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2370
27
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
790
9
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.48
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.83
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.36
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.31
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.64
96.64
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.492
0.492
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.759
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Keller and Lefty Willis

Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
7020
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
29
915.79
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
16
480
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
568.42
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
10.6
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
9.91
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
3.2
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-4.46
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
9
270
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
2.22
2.22
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
6.33
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Brad Keller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Keller
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA