Willard Mains vs. Cleon Webb — Career Comparison

Willard Mains
Pre-GenerationalMaineThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati Kelly's KillersAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Cleon Webb
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cleon Webb built a career as a starting pitcher and Willard Mains as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Willard Mains posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.53 and WHIP 1.550 compared to 5.67 and 1.407 for Cleon Webb. By the career numbers, Willard Mains had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willard Mains and Cleon Webb

Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.41
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.08
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.57
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.48
48.48
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.19
76.19
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.81
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
3.53
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.67
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
803
27
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267.2
9
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
8.78
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.67
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.67
9.67
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
5.18
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.23
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.934
0.934
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.57
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.5
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1219
40.99
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
40
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.3
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
6.42
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.67
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1050
35.31
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
36.33
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.99
40.99
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40

Fielding Stats for Willard Mains and Cleon Webb

Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.43
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
828
27
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
9
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
2.64
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.67
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
3.1
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.67
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
2.84
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.58
91.58
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willard Mains and Cleon Webb

Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
207.69
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
420
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
572.31
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
147.69
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
115.38
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.05
60.24
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
21.64
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
198.46
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
175.38
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.639
0.639
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
143.08
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.61
67.42
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
21.95
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.69
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
64.62
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
120
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.29
9.29
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA