Matt Stites vs. Joe Willis — Career Comparison

Matt Stites
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Willis
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Willis built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Stites as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Willis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.63 and WHIP 1.568 compared to 7.13 and 1.656 for Matt Stites. By the career numbers, Joe Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Stites and Joe Willis

Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
10.37
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
2.29
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.12
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.61
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.67
26.67
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.78
48.78
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.13
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
4.63
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
27
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
27
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.2
9
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161.1
9
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
10.15
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
9.65
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.65
9.65
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.51
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.54
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.46
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
6.91
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
3.68
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.905
0.905
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
41.47
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
719
40.11
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.67
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.56
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
7.99
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
5.91
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.632
1.632
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.568
1.568
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
35.64
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
634
35.37
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.47
41.47
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Matt Stites and Joe Willis

Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
10.37
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
27
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.2
9
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.51
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.73
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.73
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.878
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Stites and Joe Willis

Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
473.08
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
600
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
553.85
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
69.23
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.31
15.11
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
103.85
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.08
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
3.45
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
14
161.54
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.71
3.71
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA