Joe Mays vs. Amos Willingham — Career Comparison

Joe Mays
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Amos Willingham
Gen ZGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Amos Willingham as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Mays posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.05 and WHIP 1.473 compared to 7.11 and 1.895 for Amos Willingham. By the career numbers, Joe Mays had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Mays and Amos Willingham

Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.86
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
6.75
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.41
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.43
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.63
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.71
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.68
40.68
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.73
75.73
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
5.05
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
7.11
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2991
27
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
27
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
997
9
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.1
9
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
10.2
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
13.14
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.2
10.2
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.14
13.14
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.25
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.2
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
2.97
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.2
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.71
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512
4.62
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.68
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.987
0.987
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.42
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.16
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4360
39.36
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
42.99
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.13
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
5.43
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
7.11
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.27
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.26
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.71
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.94
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.816
1.816
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3954
35.69
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
38.72
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.99
42.99

Fielding Stats for Joe Mays and Amos Willingham

Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.86
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
6.75
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.41
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2991
27
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
27
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
997
9
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.1
9
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.72
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.07
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.17
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.78
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.97
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.84
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
1.9
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.84
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.019
1.019
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.421
0.421
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.73
75.73
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Mays and Amos Willingham

Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
3987.1
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
19
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
600
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
464.52
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
56.72
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
154.84
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
174.19
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.15
60.89
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
9
174.19
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.44
3.44
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA