Jim Todd vs. Joe Willis — Career Comparison

Jim Todd
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Willis
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Willis 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. Jim Todd posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.23 and WHIP 1.587 compared to 4.63 and 1.568 for Joe Willis. By the career numbers, Jim Todd had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Todd and Joe Willis

Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.76
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
2.29
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.12
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.44
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.41
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.61
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.08
52.08
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.67
26.67
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.78
48.78
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
4.23
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
4.63
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
27
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
27
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
9
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
161.1
9
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
9.53
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
9.65
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.6
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.21
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.46
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.55
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
3.42
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.68
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.847
0.847
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.905
0.905
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.3
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2249
39.61
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
40.11
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.1
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.56
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
4.98
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
5.91
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.3
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.23
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.526
1.526
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.568
1.568
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1956
34.45
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.37
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Jim Todd and Joe Willis

Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.76
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1533
27
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
9
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.72
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.94
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.77
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.66
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.18
96.18
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.559
0.559
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.878
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Todd and Joe Willis

Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
8526.32
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
41
473.08
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
600
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
17
536.84
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
553.85
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
69.23
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.21
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.31
15.11
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
103.85
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.08
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.38
-43.55
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
3.45
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
161.54
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.71
3.71
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA