Sal Romano vs. Mike Willis — Career Comparison

MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sal Romano 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. Mike Willis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.59 and WHIP 1.524 compared to 5.23 and 1.522 for Sal Romano. By the career numbers, Mike Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sal Romano and Mike Willis

Sal Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sal Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
2.88
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.38
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.34
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.49
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Sal Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.69
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.64
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.59
46.59
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Sal Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Sal Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.46
Sal Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
5.23
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
4.59
Sal Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Sal Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Sal Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Sal Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
826
27
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
27
Sal Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
275.1
9
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
9
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
9.77
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
9.49
Sal Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.77
9.77
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Sal Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.34
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.09
Sal Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Sal Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.56
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
3.77
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.36
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.46
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
6.9
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
4.53
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.9
6.9
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.162
1.162
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.922
0.922
Sal Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.27
Sal Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.33
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Sal Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Sal Romano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1227
40.11
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1295
39.38
Sal Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.16
Sal Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
5.72
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
4.9
Sal Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.36
Sal Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.59
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.7
Sal Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.473
1.473
Sal Romano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1088
35.56
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1137
34.57
Sal Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Sal Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.38
39.38

Fielding Stats for Sal Romano and Mike Willis

Sal Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sal Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
2.91
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.38
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.36
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Sal Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
816
27
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
27
Sal Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
9
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
9
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.89
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
Sal Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.26
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.49
Sal Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Sal Romano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.25
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
2.13
Sal Romano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
2.15
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.07
Sal Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.59
95.59
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.739
0.739
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.472
0.472
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.59
46.59
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Sal Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sal Romano and Mike Willis

Sal Romano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Sal Romano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
713.51
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
600
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
518.92
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.22
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sal Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sal Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.22
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Sal Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Sal Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
2.35
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.22
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-4.31
-34.94
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Sal Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sal Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sal Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
41
332.43
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.8
1.8
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Sal Romano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sal Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sal Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Sal Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sal Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sal Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sal Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA