Mike Willis vs. Irv Young — Career Comparison

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Irv Young built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Willis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Irv Young posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.11 and WHIP 1.211 compared to 4.59 and 1.524 for Mike Willis. By the career numbers, Irv Young had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Willis and Irv Young

Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.38
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
1.36
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.05
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.41
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.64
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.62
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.87
39.87
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.03
77.03
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.78
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.46
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
4.59
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
3.11
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
27
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4154
27
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
9
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1384.2
9
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
9.49
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1361
8.85
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.09
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.15
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
3.77
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
2.05
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.46
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
4.53
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
560
3.64
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.922
0.922
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.633
0.633
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.27
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.15
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1295
39.38
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5590
36.33
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.16
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
4.9
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
629
4.09
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.36
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.7
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.473
1.473
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.211
1.211
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
34.57
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5237
34.04
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.33
36.33

Fielding Stats for Mike Willis and Irv Young

Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.38
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
1.46
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.04
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
27
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3876
27
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
9
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1292
9
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.73
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.49
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
2.79
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.15
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
2.13
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
3.67
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
2.07
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
3.52
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
95.83
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.472
0.472
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.416
2.416
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.77
71.77
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Willis and Irv Young

Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
144
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
252.82
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
600
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
475
574.6
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
72.58
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
59.27
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.68
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.63
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.31
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.35
13.73
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
89.52
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
87.1
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
25.4
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
21.77
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
47.18
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.4
-1.7
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.31
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
179
216.53
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.89
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100