Alan Mills vs. Jim Willis — Career Comparison

Alan Mills
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Willis
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightNorth AmericaNashville Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Willis built a career as a starting pitcher and Alan Mills as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Willis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.91 and WHIP 1.277 compared to 4.12 and 1.601 for Alan Mills. By the career numbers, Jim Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alan Mills and Jim Willis

Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
6.71
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
1.4
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.99
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.55
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.47
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.45
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.59
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.93
54.93
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
44
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.71
70.71
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.74
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.21
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
4.12
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
3.91
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1908
27
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1908
27
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
9
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
9
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
8.17
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
670
9.48
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.17
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.44
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
5.59
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.01
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.65
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
6.45
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
4.66
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.45
6.45
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.741
0.741
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.45
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.21
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2819
39.89
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2708
38.32
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.17
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
4.33
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
4.68
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.38
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.75
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.35
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.86
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.47
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.528
1.528
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.277
1.277
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2351
33.27
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2498
35.35
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.89
39.89
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.32
38.32

Fielding Stats for Alan Mills and Jim Willis

Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
6.71
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.41
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.98
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1908
27
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2004
27
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
9
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668
9
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.65
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.51
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.09
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.98
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
1.88
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.6
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.74
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
2.49
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.48
92.48
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.85
95.85
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.762
1.762
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.52
69.52
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alan Mills and Jim Willis

Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
47400
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
110
240
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
600
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
556.36
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
139.64
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
111.27
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.18
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
28.36
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
2.15
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.84
47.65
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
170.18
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
161.45
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.585
0.585
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
69.82
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
52.36
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
122.18
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-21.82
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.45
55.52
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.36
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
17.45
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
21.82
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100