Bill Mills vs. John Orton — Career Comparison

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Looking at the career totals, Bill Mills and John Orton are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Mills posted stronger numbers in OPS (.650 vs .540) and on-base percentage (.400 vs .265). John Orton had the advantage in slugging (.274 vs .250). By the career numbers, Bill Mills had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Mills and John Orton

Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
208.93
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
448
600
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
401
537.05
Bill Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
107.14
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
77.68
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
24.11
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.36
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
29.46
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.62
39.66
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
147.32
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
155.36
Bill Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Bill Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Bill Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bill Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Bill Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
46.88
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
38.84
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
80.36
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
32
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.2
37.77
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.7
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
41.52
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
121
162.05
Bill Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
3.7
3.7
Bill Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.73
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
120
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.04
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.68
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.7
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.38
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.57
28.57

Fielding Stats for Bill Mills and John Orton

Bill Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
1.19
Bill Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.02
Bill Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3483
27
Bill Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1161
9
Bill Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
6.07
Bill Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.66
Bill Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Bill Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
6.83
Bill Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
6.73
Bill Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.52
98.52
Bill Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.636
5.636
Bill Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.06
85.06
Bill Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.11
Bill Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bill Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.6
Bill Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.4