Joe Martina vs. Willie Mills — Career Comparison

Joe Martina
Lost GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Willie Mills
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Martina 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. Joe Martina posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.67 and WHIP 1.476 compared to 8.44 and 1.563 for Willie Mills. By the career numbers, Joe Martina had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Martina and Willie Mills

Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.72
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.57
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.17
54.17
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.57
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
4.67
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
8.44
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
27
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125.1
9
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
9.26
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
11.81
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.26
9.26
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.5
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
4.02
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
4.09
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.902
0.902
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.438
0.438
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
562
40.36
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
40.5
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
4.95
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
8.44
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.476
1.476
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.563
1.563
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
35.9
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
37.69
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.36
40.36
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Joe Martina and Willie Mills

Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
27
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
9
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Martina and Willie Mills

Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
319.15
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
600
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
548.94
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.755
0.755
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
178.72
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
153.19
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
25.53
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
25.53
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
76.32
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
32.61
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
204.26
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
217.02
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25.53
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
76.6
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
102.13
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.94
88.58
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
18.11
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.77
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25.53
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
89.36
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.71
6.71
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.77
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martina
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA