Willie Mills vs. Jason Vargas — Career Comparison

Willie Mills
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jason Vargas
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jason Vargas 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. Jason Vargas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.29 and WHIP 1.339 compared to 8.44 and 1.563 for Willie Mills. By the career numbers, Jason Vargas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Mills and Jason Vargas

Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.63
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.52
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.54
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.54
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.95
92.95
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
8.44
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
4.29
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4929
27
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1643
9
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
11.81
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1664
9.12
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.18
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
508
2.78
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.15
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1147
6.28
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.438
0.438
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.007
1.007
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.14
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.26
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
40.5
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
38.36
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
8.44
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
4.52
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.22
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.26
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.76
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.563
1.563
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
37.69
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
34.83
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.36
38.36

Fielding Stats for Willie Mills and Jason Vargas

Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.63
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.52
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4929
27
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1643
9
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.32
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
1.13
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
1.5
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
1.45
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.72
96.72
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.95
92.95
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Mills and Jason Vargas

Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
300
1232.88
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
542.47
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.459
0.459
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
98.63
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
86.3
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.33
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.33
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.26
21.6
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
110.96
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
115.07
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
32.88
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.44
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
49.32
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
18.11
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
18.91
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.44
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
193.15
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
3.11
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA