Willie Mills vs. Jim Missouri — Career Comparison

Willie Mills
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Missouri
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Jim Missouri 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. Jim Missouri posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.78 and WHIP 1.540 compared to 8.44 and 1.563 for Willie Mills. By the career numbers, Jim Missouri had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Mills and Jim Missouri

Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.42
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.19
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.55
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.12
49.12
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
8.44
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
5.78
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
635
27
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211.2
9
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
11.81
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
10.29
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.29
10.29
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.72
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
3.57
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.23
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.438
0.438
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.978
0.978
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
40.5
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
962
40.9
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.81
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
8.44
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
6.76
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.76
6.76
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.02
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.563
1.563
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
37.69
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
852
36.23
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.9
40.9

Fielding Stats for Willie Mills and Jim Missouri

Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.42
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.19
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
635
27
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211.2
9
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.21
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.55
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.3
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.947
0.947
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.12
49.12
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Mills and Jim Missouri

Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
462.16
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
567.57
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.36
11
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
18.11
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-2.24
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Missouri
Career
Per 600 PA