Willie Mills vs. Herb Moford — Career Comparison

Willie Mills
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Herb Moford
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Herb Moford 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. Herb Moford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.03 and WHIP 1.373 compared to 8.44 and 1.563 for Willie Mills. By the career numbers, Herb Moford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Mills and Herb Moford

Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.86
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.8
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.74
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.78
27.78
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
28
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.34
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
8.44
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
5.03
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
472
27
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157.1
9
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
11.81
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
8.18
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.18
8.18
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.2
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
3.66
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
4.46
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.438
0.438
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.903
0.903
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.57
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
40.5
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
674
38.56
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.57
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
8.44
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
5.38
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.563
1.563
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
37.69
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
34.32
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.56
38.56

Fielding Stats for Willie Mills and Herb Moford

Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.87
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.8
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471
27
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
9
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.46
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.06
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.52
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.52
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
28
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Mills and Herb Moford

Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
625
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
600
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
550
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
25
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.75
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
37.5
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
18.11
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.1
-38.69
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
137.5
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.36
4.36
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Moford
Career
Per 600 PA