Paul Skenes vs. Mike Willis — Career Comparison

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Paul Skenes 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. Paul Skenes led in home run suppression (HR9+ 203 vs 61), run prevention (ERA+ 216 vs 81), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 178 vs 84). Role difference aside, Paul Skenes holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Paul Skenes and Mike Willis

Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.54
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.38
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.54
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.59
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.64
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.76
61.76
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.46
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.96
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
4.59
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.198
0.198
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
962
27
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
27
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320.2
9
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
9
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
6.46
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
9.49
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.46
6.46
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.59
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.09
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.08
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
3.77
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.46
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
10.83
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
4.53
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.83
10.83
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.435
1.435
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.922
0.922
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.27
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1247
35
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1295
39.38
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.16
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.13
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
4.9
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.36
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.79
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.7
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.948
0.948
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.473
1.473
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1159
32.53
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
34.57
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38

Fielding Stats for Paul Skenes and Mike Willis

Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.54
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.38
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.54
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
962
27
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
27
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320.2
9
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
9
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.48
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.58
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.79
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.49
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.38
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.13
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.26
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.07
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.84
91.84
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.818
0.818
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.472
0.472
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Paul Skenes and Mike Willis

Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
55
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA