Spec Shea vs. Mike Willis — Career Comparison

Spec Shea
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Willis
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Spec Shea 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. Spec Shea posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.8 and WHIP 1.426 compared to 4.59 and 1.524 for Mike Willis. By the career numbers, Spec Shea had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Spec Shea and Mike Willis

Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.86
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.38
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.13
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.53
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.44
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.64
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.9
54.9
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.51
60.51
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.46
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.46
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.8
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
4.59
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2831
27
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
27
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
943.2
9
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
9
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
8.1
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
9.49
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.63
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.09
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
497
4.74
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.77
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.46
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
3.44
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
4.53
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.922
0.922
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.27
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.18
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4076
38.87
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1295
39.38
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.48
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.16
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
4.32
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
4.9
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.36
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.7
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.473
1.473
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3560
33.95
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
34.57
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.87
38.87
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38

Fielding Stats for Spec Shea and Mike Willis

Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
13.75
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
4.38
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.06
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
27
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
27
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
127.2
9
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
9
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.45
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
8.81
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.49
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
12.69
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
2.13
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
12.27
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
2.07
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.892
0.892
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.472
0.472
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.56
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Spec Shea and Mike Willis

Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
347.18
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
144
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
600
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
530.56
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
103.26
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
80.12
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.24
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.12
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.15
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
32.81
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
137.09
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
138.87
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
51.63
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
58.75
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
108.61
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.45
32.86
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
33.83
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
63
112.17
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.35
5.35
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
33.83
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.46
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA