Willie Mills vs. Joe Vernon — Career Comparison

Willie Mills
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Vernon
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Tip-TopsFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Vernon 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. Willie Mills posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 8.44 and WHIP 1.563 compared to 11.05 and 2.591 for Joe Vernon. By the career numbers, Willie Mills had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Mills and Joe Vernon

Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.45
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
8.44
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
11.05
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.74
17.74
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.64
7.64
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
27
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
9
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
11.81
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
9.82
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.82
9.82
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
13.5
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.438
0.438
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.636
1.636
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.45
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
40.5
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
25.77
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
8.44
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
12.27
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.563
1.563
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.591
2.591
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
37.69
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
11.05
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.77
25.77

Fielding Stats for Willie Mills and Joe Vernon

Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
27
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
9
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Mills and Joe Vernon

Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
18.11
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA