Mike Smithson vs. Amos Willingham — Career Comparison

Baby BoomersTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gen ZGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Smithson built a career as a starting pitcher and Amos Willingham as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Smithson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.58 and WHIP 1.387 compared to 7.11 and 1.895 for Amos Willingham. By the career numbers, Mike Smithson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Smithson and Amos Willingham

Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
1.59
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
6.75
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.35
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.5
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.71
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.91
46.91
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
85
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.27
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
4.58
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
7.11
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4069
27
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
27
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356.1
9
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.1
9
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1473
9.77
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
13.14
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.77
9.77
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.14
13.14
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.11
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.2
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
2.54
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.2
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.71
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
731
4.85
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.68
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.821
0.821
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.987
0.987
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.29
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.48
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5861
38.89
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
42.99
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.13
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
4.94
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
7.11
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.25
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.29
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.71
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.7
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.816
1.816
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5324
35.33
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
38.72
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.99
42.99

Fielding Stats for Mike Smithson and Amos Willingham

Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
1.59
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
6.75
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.35
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4069
27
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
27
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356.1
9
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.1
9
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.57
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.07
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
1.11
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.78
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
1.77
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.84
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.69
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.84
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.49
95.49
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.421
0.421
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
85
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Smithson and Amos Willingham

Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
19
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
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Career
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Per 600 PA
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Per 600 PA
Mike Smithson
Career
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Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
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Career
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Amos Willingham
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Per 600 PA
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
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Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Smithson
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Mike Smithson
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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