Chris Knapp vs. Willie Mills — Career Comparison

Chris Knapp
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Willie Mills
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Knapp 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. Chris Knapp posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.99 and WHIP 1.493 compared to 8.44 and 1.563 for Willie Mills. By the career numbers, Chris Knapp had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Knapp and Willie Mills

Chris Knapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Knapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.82
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Chris Knapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.47
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Chris Knapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.54
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Chris Knapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.15
81.15
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Knapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.22
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Knapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
4.99
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
8.44
Chris Knapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Chris Knapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Chris Knapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Chris Knapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Chris Knapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1813
27
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Chris Knapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
604.1
9
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
9.56
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
11.81
Chris Knapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.07
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Chris Knapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Chris Knapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
3.72
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Chris Knapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
5.29
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Chris Knapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Chris Knapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Chris Knapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.001
1.001
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.438
0.438
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.3
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Knapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2681
39.93
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
40.5
Chris Knapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
5.54
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
8.44
Chris Knapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.4
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.34
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Knapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.46
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Knapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.476
1.476
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.563
1.563
Chris Knapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2361
35.16
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
37.69
Chris Knapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Chris Knapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.93
39.93
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Chris Knapp and Willie Mills

Chris Knapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Knapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.82
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Chris Knapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.47
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Knapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1813
27
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Chris Knapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
604.1
9
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Chris Knapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.36
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Chris Knapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
1.07
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Knapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
1.56
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Chris Knapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.43
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.787
0.787
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Chris Knapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.15
81.15
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Knapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Knapp and Willie Mills

Chris Knapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Knapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
18.11
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Knapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Knapp
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA