Bob Smith vs. Lefty Willis — Career Comparison

Bob Smith
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lefty Willis
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Lefty Willis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lefty Willis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.92 and WHIP 1.508 compared to 3.94 and 1.399 for Bob Smith. By the career numbers, Lefty Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Smith and Lefty Willis

Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
1.74
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.06
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.92
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.42
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.56
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.27
43.27
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.64
52.64
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.79
13.79
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.51
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.16
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
983
3.94
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.92
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6739
27
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2246.1
9
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2472
9.9
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
10.07
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.53
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
2.68
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
3.5
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
618
2.48
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.22
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.573
0.573
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9652
38.67
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
39.17
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
0.63
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.98
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1139
4.56
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.76
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.508
1.508
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8964
35.91
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
35.53
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.67
38.67
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17

Fielding Stats for Bob Smith and Lefty Willis

Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
659
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1391
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2050
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.84
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.962
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Smith and Lefty Willis

Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
742
248.3
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
915.79
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1793
600
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1689
565.2
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
568.42
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
136.87
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
108.09
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
21.42
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.69
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.67
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
28.78
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.95
45.49
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
9.91
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
174.68
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
154.6
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
51.53
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
55.55
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
105.41
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152.81
51.14
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-4.46
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.33
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
17.4
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
36.81
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.3
16.3
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
6.33
6.33
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
17.07
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.67
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.35
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.35
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
9.7
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.17
55.17
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA