Scott Sanders vs. Mike Willis — Career Comparison

Scott Sanders
Gen XMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Willis
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Scott Sanders 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. Scott Sanders led in strikeout rate (K%+ 134 vs 87), home run suppression (HR9+ 102 vs 61), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 84). Mike Willis held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 100 vs 85). Role difference aside, Scott Sanders holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Scott Sanders and Mike Willis

Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
3.1
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.38
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.16
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.45
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.59
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.64
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.04
43.04
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.45
37.45
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.46
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
4.86
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
4.59
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2045
27
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
27
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681.2
9
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
9
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
8.9
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
9.49
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.23
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.09
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
3.64
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
3.77
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.41
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.46
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
8.34
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
4.53
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.922
0.922
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.5
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.27
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.18
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2976
39.29
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1295
39.38
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.16
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
5.27
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
4.9
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.41
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.36
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.7
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.473
1.473
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2626
34.67
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
34.57
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38

Fielding Stats for Scott Sanders and Mike Willis

Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
3.1
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.38
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.16
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2045
27
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
27
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681.2
9
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
9
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.65
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.75
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.49
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
1.49
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.13
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.4
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.07
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.81
93.81
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.451
0.451
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.472
0.472
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.45
37.45
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Sanders and Mike Willis

Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
919.48
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
144
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
600
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
502.6
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
97.4
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
74.03
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
23.38
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
23.38
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
28.01
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
120.78
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
116.88
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.58
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
31.17
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
46.75
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
28.38
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
19.48
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
42
163.64
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
77.92
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA