Emmett Nelson vs. Mike Willis — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Emmett Nelson built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Willis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Emmett Nelson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.07 and WHIP 1.565 compared to 4.59 and 1.524 for Mike Willis. By the career numbers, Emmett Nelson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Emmett Nelson and Mike Willis

Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.91
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.38
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.93
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.58
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.47
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.64
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
32
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.35
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.46
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.07
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
4.59
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
27
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
27
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.1
9
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
9
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
10.94
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
9.49
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.94
10.94
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.35
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.09
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.14
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
3.77
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.46
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.98
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
4.53
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.569
0.569
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.922
0.922
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.27
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
40.27
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1295
39.38
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.28
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.16
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
4.54
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
4.9
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.36
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.7
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.565
1.565
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.473
1.473
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
36.78
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1137
34.57
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.27
40.27
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.38
39.38

Fielding Stats for Emmett Nelson and Mike Willis

Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.38
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
27
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
9
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.58
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.49
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.13
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.07
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.88
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.472
0.472
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Emmett Nelson and Mike Willis

Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
681.82
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
572.73
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
6.54
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.47
-12.82
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
272.73
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.2
2.2
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA