Bill Phyle vs. Jim Willis — Career Comparison

Bill Phyle
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Willis
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Phyle built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Willis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Willis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.417 compared to 3.96 and 1.500 for Bill Phyle. By the career numbers, Jim Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Phyle and Jim Willis

Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.21
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.66
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.01
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.54
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.33
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.62
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.48
34.48
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.78
83.78
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.81
14.81
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.92
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
3.96
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.39
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
826
27
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
27
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275.1
9
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.1
9
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
10.59
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
8.01
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.91
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.75
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
2.48
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.71
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.599
0.599
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.829
0.829
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.23
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
39.65
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
39.62
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.36
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
6.34
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.39
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
36.35
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
34.06
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.65
39.65
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.62
39.62

Fielding Stats for Bill Phyle and Jim Willis

Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
1.16
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.07
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
2.29
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.83
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
3.65
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
9.39
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
3.36
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
9.39
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.89
91.89
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.881
2.881
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.59
35.59
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Phyle and Jim Willis

Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
190.63
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
1012.5
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
600
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
568.75
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
14
525
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
100
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
81.25
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.63
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.13
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.75
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.95
27.98
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.29
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
121.88
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
128.13
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.13
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
25
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
78.13
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.07
25.23
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-41.94
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
28.13
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
93.75
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
225
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.4
6.4
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.13
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA