Willie Mills vs. Jack Morris — Career Comparison

Willie Mills
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Morris
Baby BoomersMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jack Morris 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. Jack Morris posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.9 and WHIP 1.322 compared to 8.44 and 1.563 for Willie Mills. By the career numbers, Jack Morris had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Mills and Jack Morris

Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
1.29
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
1.24
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
0.6
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.44
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.73
57.73
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.99
95.99
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
0.41
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.07
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
8.44
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1657
3.9
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11472
27
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3824
9
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
11.81
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3567
8.4
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.4
8.4
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
0.92
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1390
3.27
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.23
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2478
5.83
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.83
5.83
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.438
0.438
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.012
1.012
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
0.48
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.14
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
40.5
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16120
37.94
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.02
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
8.44
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1815
4.27
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.27
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.27
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
0.7
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.563
1.563
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
37.69
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14445
34
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for Willie Mills and Jack Morris

Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
1.29
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
1.24
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11472
27
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3824
9
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
0.91
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
0.97
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.07
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
829
1.95
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
1.88
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.5
96.5
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.457
1.457
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.99
95.99
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.08
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Mills and Jack Morris

Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
568
340800
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
18.11
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA