Jim Todd vs. Ed Willett — Career Comparison

Jim Todd
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Willett
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Willett built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Todd as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Willett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.08 and WHIP 1.288 compared to 4.23 and 1.587 for Jim Todd. By the career numbers, Ed Willett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Todd and Ed Willett

Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.76
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
1.39
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.03
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.44
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.52
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.41
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.5
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.08
52.08
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.75
50.75
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.72
73.72
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.72
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
4.23
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
3.08
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
27
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5320
27
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
9
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1773.1
9
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
9.53
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1719
8.72
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.6
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.12
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
4.21
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
2.87
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.55
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.42
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
3.05
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.847
0.847
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.3
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.33
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.28
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.54
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2249
39.61
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7200
36.54
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.1
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.27
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
4.98
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
841
4.27
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.3
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.23
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.526
1.526
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1956
34.45
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6529
33.14
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54

Fielding Stats for Jim Todd and Ed Willett

Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.76
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
3.09
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.04
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
27
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2415
27
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
9
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
805
9
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.72
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.83
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
1.94
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
695
7.77
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.46
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
2.77
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
9.06
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
2.66
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
8.6
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.18
96.18
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
94.94
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.559
0.559
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.786
2.786
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.7
33.7
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.2
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Todd and Ed Willett

Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
270
8526.32
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
236.78
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
707
600
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
17
536.84
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
652
553.32
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
110.33
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
76.38
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.22
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.49
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.24
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
33.95
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.21
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.45
40.27
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
161.24
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
137.48
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
47.52
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
53.47
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
96.75
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.38
-43.55
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.15
39.17
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.09
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
22.07
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Ed Willett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
175.67
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.42
3.42
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
19.52
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Ed Willett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.7
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50