Mike Willis
Michael Henry Willis
 
 
Born: December 26, 1950 in Oklahoma City, OK
62 years old
Bats: L Throws: L Ht: 6'2" Wt: 205
(legend)
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Notes:
- Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in 1972 - (Round 20)
- High School: Hillsboro (Nashville, TN)
- College/Univ: Vanderbilt University (1970-1972)

Comparison

Comparison
Relief Pitchers
 
All Positions
 
#
Player
 
1 Rich Gossage
1972 - 1994
RP
42.0
Pl
 
0.1
0.7
41.8
0.6
2 John Hiller
1965 - 1980
RP
30.9
 
-0.3
0.2
31.2
0.3
3 Kent Tekulve
1974 - 1989
RP
26.3
 
0.0
0.5
26.2
0.5
4 Rollie Fingers
1968 - 1985
RP
26.1
Pl
 
1.1
0.4
25.0
0.5
5 Bruce Sutter
1976 - 1988
RP
24.6
Pl
 
0.0
0.4
24.5
0.4
6 Bob Stanley
1977 - 1989
RP
24.3
 
0.4
0.6
23.9
0.6
7 Sparky Lyle
1967 - 1982
RP
23.7
 
0.8
0.4
22.9
0.4
8 Tug McGraw
1965 - 1984
RP
22.2
VN
 
1.2
0.4
21.0
0.4
9 Terry Forster
1971 - 1986
RP
20.7
 
2.2
0.4
18.5
0.4
10 Gary Lavelle
1974 - 1987
RP
19.4
 
-0.3
0.4
19.7
0.4
11 Mike Marshall
1967 - 1981
RP
18.7
 
1.3
0.4
17.5
0.4
12 Greg Minton
1975 - 1990
RP
17.9
 
0.9
0.5
16.9
0.5
13 Tom Burgmeier
1968 - 1984
RP
17.6
 
0.7
0.3
16.9
0.3
14 Gene Garber
1969 - 1988
RP
17.4
 
0.8
0.6
16.6
0.6
15 Willie Hernandez
1977 - 1989
RP
17.2
 
0.6
0.6
16.6
0.6
16 Don Aase
1977 - 1990
RP
15.3
 
0.2
0.4
15.1
0.4
17 Dave LaRoche
1970 - 1983
RP
15.3
 
1.0
0.4
14.2
0.4
18 Grant Jackson
1965 - 1982
RP
14.5
 
0.3
0.5
14.2
0.4
19 Larry Andersen
1975 - 1994
RP
14.2
 
0.5
0.4
13.7
0.4
20 Jim Kern
1974 - 1986
RP
14.1
 
0.1
0.3
14.0
0.3
21 Bill Campbell
1973 - 1987
RP
13.1
VN
 
0.5
0.6
12.6
0.6
22 Rick Camp
1976 - 1985
RP
12.3
 
-1.1
0.2
13.4
0.2
23 Darold Knowles
1965 - 1980
RP
12.3
 
0.1
0.2
12.2
0.2
24 Al Holland
1977 - 1987
RP
12.1
 
0.0
0.3
12.0
0.3
25 Skip Lockwood
1965 - 1980
RP
11.0
 
0.4
0.1
10.7
0.2
26 Bob McClure
1975 - 1993
RP
10.8
 
0.5
0.6
10.3
0.6
27 Al Hrabosky
1970 - 1982
RP
10.6
 
0.5
0.3
10.1
0.3
28 Juan Berenguer
1978 - 1992
RP
10.1
 
0.2
0.4
9.9
0.4
29 Sammy Stewart
1978 - 1987
RP
9.6
 
0.2
0.3
9.4
0.3
30 Aurelio Lopez
1974 - 1987
RP
9.4
 
0.2
0.4
9.3
0.4
31 Elias Sosa
1972 - 1983
RP
9.3
 
-0.0
0.3
9.3
0.3
32 Doug Bird
1973 - 1983
RP
9.2
 
0.0
0.4
9.1
0.4
33 Dan Spillner
1974 - 1985
RP
9.2
 
-0.1
0.4
9.2
0.4
34 Joe Sambito
1976 - 1987
RP
9.0
 
0.6
0.3
8.4
0.3
35 Sid Monge
1975 - 1984
RP
8.8
 
0.2
0.4
8.7
0.4
36 Vicente Romo
1968 - 1982
RP
8.8
 
-0.0
-0.1
8.8
-0.1
37 Tippy Martinez
1974 - 1988
RP
8.7
 
0.4
0.5
8.3
0.5
38 Mike Proly
1976 - 1983
RP
8.5
 
0.3
0.2
8.2
0.2
39 Dave Heaverlo
1975 - 1981
RP
7.6
 
0.3
0.2
7.3
0.2
40 Donnie Moore
1975 - 1988
RP
7.0
 
1.1
0.3
5.9
0.3
41 Doug Bair
1976 - 1990
RP
6.9
 
0.1
0.4
6.8
0.4
42 Victor Cruz
1978 - 1983
RP
6.9
 
0.0
0.2
6.8
0.2
43 Enrique Romo
1977 - 1982
RP
6.9
 
0.6
0.2
6.2
0.2
44 Mark Littell
1973 - 1982
RP
6.7
 
-0.1
0.2
6.8
0.2
45 Dyar Miller
1975 - 1981
RP
6.5
 
0.2
0.2
6.3
0.2
46 Bill Castro
1974 - 1983
RP
6.1
 
0.2
0.3
6.0
0.3
47 Tom Hume
1977 - 1987
RP
6.0
 
-0.5
0.3
6.5
0.3
48 Randy Moffitt
1972 - 1983
RP
6.0
 
0.1
0.3
5.8
0.3
49 Roy Lee Jackson
1977 - 1986
RP
5.6
 
0.2
0.2
5.5
0.2
50 Pedro Borbon
1969 - 1980
RP
5.4
 
0.6
0.2
4.7
0.2
 
  Mike Willis
1977 - 1981
RP
1.6
 
0.1
0.1
1.5
0.1
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