John Smiley vs. Mike Willis — Career Comparison

John Smiley
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Willis
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

John Smiley 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. John Smiley led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 135 vs 100), home run suppression (HR9+ 78 vs 61), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 84). Role difference aside, John Smiley holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for John Smiley and Mike Willis

John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
1.7
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.38
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.32
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.59
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.49
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.64
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.02
55.02
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.56
77.56
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.13
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.46
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
3.8
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
4.59
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
27
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
27
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1907.2
9
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
9
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1842
8.69
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
9.49
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.87
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.09
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
2.34
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
3.77
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.15
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.46
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
6.06
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
4.53
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.933
0.933
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.922
0.922
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.23
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.27
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.18
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7900
37.27
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1295
39.38
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.1
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.16
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
4.19
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
4.9
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.48
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.25
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.36
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
0.67
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.7
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.473
1.473
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7212
34.02
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
34.57
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.27
37.27
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38

Fielding Stats for John Smiley and Mike Willis

John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
1.7
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.38
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.32
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
27
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
27
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1907.2
9
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
9
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.33
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.58
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.23
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.49
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.61
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.13
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
1.56
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.07
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.78
96.78
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.472
0.472
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.56
77.56
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Smiley and Mike Willis

John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
376.04
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
144
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
576
600
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
504
525
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
76.04
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
59.38
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.58
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.08
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.67
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.67
18.41
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
96.88
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
102.08
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.88
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
36.46
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
56.25
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.74
9.1
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
26.04
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
183
190.63
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.15
3.15
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
46.88
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.08
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.25
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA