Chris Short vs. Mike Willis — Career Comparison

Chris Short
Silent GenerationDelawareThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Willis
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Short 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. Chris Short led in home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 61), run prevention (ERA+ 93 vs 81), and strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 87). Mike Willis held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 100 vs 84). Role difference aside, Chris Short holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Chris Short and Mike Willis

Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
1.94
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.38
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1.19
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.52
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.51
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.64
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.56
50.56
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.48
61.48
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.34
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.46
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
3.43
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
4.59
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6975
27
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
27
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
9
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
9
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2215
8.57
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
9.49
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.71
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.09
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
3.12
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
3.77
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.29
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.46
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1629
6.31
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
4.53
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.922
0.922
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.28
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.27
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.24
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9801
37.94
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1295
39.38
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.3
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.16
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
3.84
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
4.9
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.36
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.7
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.473
1.473
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8900
34.45
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
34.57
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38

Fielding Stats for Chris Short and Mike Willis

Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
1.94
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.38
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.2
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6975
27
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
27
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
9
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
9
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.43
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.58
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
1.39
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.49
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.89
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.13
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471
1.82
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.07
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.52
96.52
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.472
0.472
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.55
61.55
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Short and Mike Willis

Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
391.74
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
144
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
775
600
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
539.61
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
68.13
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
62.71
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.87
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.55
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.42
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.14
9.4
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
75.1
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
81.29
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
22.45
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
18.58
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
41.03
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-6.74
-5.22
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.32
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.84
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
198
153.29
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.91
3.91
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
44.13
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.1
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.06
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA