Chris Michalak vs. Jim Willoughby — Career Comparison

Chris Michalak
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Willoughby
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Michalak built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Willoughby as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Willoughby posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.79 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 4.7 and 1.683 for Chris Michalak. By the career numbers, Jim Willoughby had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Michalak and Jim Willoughby

Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.87
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
3.89
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.46
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.47
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.42
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.59
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.94
41.94
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.56
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
4.7
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
3.79
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1652
27
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
550.2
9
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
10.72
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
9.12
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.72
10.72
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.27
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.93
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
4
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.37
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.47
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
4.09
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
4.09
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.899
0.899
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.717
0.717
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.34
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
872
41.02
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2306
37.69
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.19
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
5.13
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
4.35
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.57
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.28
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.22
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.87
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.277
1.277
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
35.56
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2088
34.13
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.02
41.02
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.69
37.69

Fielding Stats for Chris Michalak and Jim Willoughby

Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.87
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
3.89
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.46
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1653
27
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
551
9
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.75
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.88
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.02
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.58
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.87
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
2.55
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.78
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
2.47
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.72
96.72
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.79
96.79
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.635
0.635
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Michalak and Jim Willoughby

Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
2287.5
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
1837.97
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
600
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
508.86
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.906
0.906
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
75.95
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
53.16
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
15.19
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
22.78
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
71.93
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.33
25.27
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
113.92
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
106.33
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.879
0.879
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
45.57
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.78
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
60.76
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.08
78.09
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.13
16.19
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
225
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
182.28
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
60.76
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA