Mike Willis

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 205lb (188cm, 92kg)

Born: December 26, 1950 in Oklahoma City, OK us

Draft: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 25th round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Hillsboro HS (Nashville, TN) and the Baltimore Orioles in the 20th round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN).

High School: Hillsboro HS (Nashville, TN)

School: Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN)

Debut: April 13, 1977 (Age 26-108d, 13,865th in major league history)
vs. DET 2.2 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, Sv

Last Game: June 11, 1981 (Age 30-167d)
vs. KCR 0.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1977 season

Agents: Steve Comte

Full Name: Michael Henry Willis

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.8

ERA

4.59

144

296.0

149

WHIP

1.473

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Team Record in Appearances: 15-29 / in Starts: 1-1

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 32, Entered with runners on base: 28

1978 Pitching Game Log

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1978 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	44	2	Apr 8	TOR	@	DET	W,5-2	9-GF	S(1)	99	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.59	1	1	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.74	0.094	5.04	0.08%	0.76	9b 123 2 out a3	9b end a 3
2	45	3	Apr 9	TOR	@	DET	L,4-8	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	6.75	3.34	6	1	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.14	-0.012	.21	-0.01%	-0.52	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 4
3	46	4	Apr 11	TOR	@	CHW	L,5-9	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.86	3.01	2	2	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.08	0.004	.11	0.00%	0.85	8b 1-- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
4	47	7	Apr 15	TOR		DET	L,3-6	7-9	L(0-1)	3	2.1	5	3	3	1	0	1	0	7.71	6.23	13	3	4	0	0	5		0	0	1	0	0	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	.98	-0.230	1.32	-0.19%	-2.23	7t --- 0 out tie	9t -2- 1 out d3
5	48	10	Apr 18	TOR		KCR	L,0-5	7-GF		2	3.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	4.70	4.02	11	2	5	1	2	1		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	.04	0.010	.03	0.01%	1.43	7t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 5
6	49	12	Apr 21	TOR		CHW	L,2-11	8-GF		2	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.00	3.81	4	2	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.57	8t --- 2 out d10	9t end d 9
7	50	13	Apr 22	TOR		CHW	W,4-2	9-GF	S(2)	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.86	3.55	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.19	0.034	.76	0.01%	0.22	9t 1-- 2 out a2	9t end a 2
8	51	16	Apr 25	TOR		CLE	L,5-6	7-GF		2	3.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.92	3.40	9	3	2	0	0	2		1	0	0	1	0	8	0	0	0	2	0	0	.95	0.173	.75	0.08%	1.80	7t 1-- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
9	52	18	Apr 27	TOR	@	KCR	W,8-7	9-GF	S(3)	1	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.70	3.56	4	1	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.79	0.193	1.93	0.08%	0.48	9b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
10	53	24	May 5	TOR	@	SEA	L,1-9	3-4		7	1.0	4	4	4	2	2	0	0	5.02	3.63	9	1	0	0	0	4		1	0	0	0	0	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	.47	-0.091	.24	-0.03%	-2.74	3b 1-- 2 out d3	4b 12- 2 out d6
11	54	25	May 6	TOR	@	SEA	L,0-6	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.70	3.56	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.47	8b --- 0 out d6	8b end d 6
12	55	26	May 7	TOR	@	SEA	L,7-9	7-8	L(0-2)	0	1.2	4	4	4	3	0	1	0	6.35	4.76	12	2	3	0	1	4		2	2	0	0	0	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	.97	-0.424	.36	-0.09%	-4.31	7b 12- 0 out d2	8b 1-- 2 out d4
13	56	30	May 13	TOR		SEA	L,6-9	5-GF		5	4.1	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	5.48	4.51	17	2	10	0	0	2		3	1	0	0	0	15	2	0	0	0	0	0	.32	0.005	.15	0.00%	0.65	5t 123 2 out d4	9t end d 3
14	57	32	May 16	TOR		CAL	W,5-4	7-9	W(1-2)	2	2.1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	4.94	4.15	10	1	5	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.44	-0.030	.59	-0.01%	0.18	7t --- 0 out tie	9t --- 1 out a1
15	58	34	May 19	TOR		NYY	L,3-11	3-5		2	2.0	5	5	5	2	0	2	0	6.31	5.27	13	1	5	0	2	5		3	3	0	0	0	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	.63	-0.335	.26	-0.08%	-6.01	3t 123 1 out tie	5t 1-- 1 out d7
16	59	40	May 24	TOR		BOS	L,2-8	9-GF		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.08	5.10	3	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.48	9t --- 0 out d6	9t end d 6
17	60	44	May 28(1)	TOR	@	NYY	L,3-5	7-8		3	0.2	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.26	5.04	5	1	1	0	0	3		1	1	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.15	-0.142	.19	-0.01%	-1.56	7b --3 1 out tie	8b -23 0 out d1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
18	61	51	Jun 4	TOR		TEX	L,5-9	8-GF		6	2.0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	5.83	4.70	6	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.10	0.010	.01	0.00%	0.95	8t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
19	62	57	Jun 13(2)	TOR		MIN	L,2-7	1-4		8	3.2	4	2	2	2	1	1	0	5.73	4.98	16	4	5	0	1	4		1	0	0	0	0	14	1	0	0	1	0	0	.35	-0.041	.00	0.00%	0.09	1t -2- 1 out d4	4t 3 out d5
20	63	59	Jun 14(2)	TOR		MIL	L,0-5	7-GF		0	3.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	5.25	4.61	9	3	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.010	.00	0.00%	1.43	7t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 5
21	64	60	Jun 16(1)	TOR	@	TEX	W,8-3	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.11	4.56	3	0	3	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.47	9b --- 0 out a5	9b end a 5
22	65	64	Jun 20	TOR		DET	L,3-4	10-GF(13)	L(1-3)	3	3.1	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	4.91	4.42	14	6	4	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	0	13	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.54	0.074	.00	0.00%	0.78	10t --3 2 out tie	13t end d 1
23	66	67	Jun 24	TOR	@	CLE	L,3-12	3-5		3	3.0	5	6	6	1	1	1	0	5.82	4.62	15	2	6	0	0	5		2	0	0	0	0	13	1	0	1	0	1	0	.46	-0.062	.00	0.00%	-3.63	3b 12- 0 out d3	5b 3 out d7
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
24	67	78	Jul 3	TOR	@	DET	L,5-6	9-GF	BS(1)	8	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.82	4.62	1	0	0	0	0	1		3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.97	-0.467	.00	0.00%	-1.34	9b 123 1 out a1	9b end d 1
25	68	82	Jul 6	TOR	@	BAL	W,2-0	9-GF	S(4)	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.77	4.55	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.68	0.134	.00	0.00%	0.56	9b -23 2 out a2	9b end a 2
26	69	83	Jul 7	TOR	@	CHW	W,3-2	9-9	H(1)	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.68	4.52	2	2	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.14	0.186	.00	0.00%	0.54	9b 1-- 0 out a1	9b -2- 2 out a1
27	70	84	Jul 8	TOR	@	CHW	W,3-0	8-GF	S(5)	0	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.48	4.41	4	1	2	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.03	0.162	.00	0.00%	1.64	8b 1-3 1 out a3	9b end a 3
28	71	87	Jul 14	TOR	@	CAL	L,2-3	10-11	L(1-4)	5	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.55	4.37	6	2	1	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.97	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.52	10b --- 0 out tie	11b 12- 0 out tie
29	72	89	Jul 16	TOR	@	OAK	L,5-8	7-8	L(1-5)	1	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.66	4.35	3	1	1	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.28	0.014	.00	0.00%	0.11	7b -2- 2 out tie	8b -2- 1 out tie
30	73	91	Jul 18	TOR	@	SEA	W,13-12	3-7		1	5.0	5	3	3	3	3	2	0	5.64	4.73	23	4	8	0	0	5		1	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	.88	-0.138	.00	0.00%	-0.05	3b -2- 0 out d2	7b 3 out d1
31	74	96	Jul 23	TOR		OAK	L,3-5	6-9		4	2.2	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	5.69	4.68	12	4	4	0	0	3		2	0	2	0	0	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	.69	-0.138	.00	0.00%	-0.65	6t 12- 2 out d2	9t 1-- 1 out d2
32	75	104	Jul 30	TOR		MIL	L,5-10	8-GF		6	1.1	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	5.72	4.60	7	0	3	0	1	3		3	3	0	0	0	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	.46	-0.195	.00	0.00%	-2.77	8t 123 2 out d1	9t end d 5
33	76	105	Jul 31	TOR		DET	W,8-7	13-13		0	0.2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	5.65	4.68	4	0	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.46	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.11	13t --- 0 out tie	13t -23 2 out tie
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
34	77	108	Aug 5	TOR	@	KCR	L,3-5	6-8		4	2.0	4	2	2	1	2	0	0	5.76	4.59	11	1	3	1	0	4		2	0	0	0	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	.27	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.93	6b 12- 2 out d3	8b -2- 2 out d4
35	78	114	Aug 11	TOR		KCR	L,8-9	6-9	BS(2)	5	3.0	4	2	2	0	2	1	0	5.78	4.64	13	2	5	2	0	4		3	1	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.76	-0.069	.00	0.00%	-0.53	6t 123 1 out a2	9t 1-- 1 out tie
36	79	116	Aug 13	TOR		KCR	W,3-2	8-GF(10)	W(2-5)	1	2.1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	5.57	4.47	7	1	2	0	1	1		1	0	0	1	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.06	0.314	.00	0.00%	1.17	8t 1-- 2 out tie	10t end tie
37	80	120	Aug 17	TOR	@	MIL	L,0-6	3-7		3	5.0	5	3	3	3	3	0	0	5.56	4.38	21	6	4	0	2	5		2	0	0	1	0	16	1	0	1	0	0	0	.35	0.030	.00	0.00%	0.33	3b 12- 0 out d3	7b 3 out d6
38	81	123	Aug 20	TOR	@	MIN	W,6-2	7-9		2	2.2	3	1	1	3	1	0	0	5.47	4.41	13	2	4	2	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	10	1	1	0	1	0	0	.64	0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.32	7b --- 0 out a4	9b 123 2 out a4
39	82	127	Aug 23(2)	TOR	@	DET	W,5-4	7-GF	S(6)	2	2.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	5.28	4.29	8	4	1	0	0	1		1	1	0	1	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.83	0.356	.00	0.00%	0.90	7b --3 1 out a2	9b end a 1
40	83	129	Aug 25	TOR		MIN	W,7-3	7-GF	S(7)	1	2.2	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	5.10	4.22	11	4	1	0	1	3		2	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.18	0.145	.00	0.00%	1.84	7t 12- 1 out a3	9t end a 4
41	84	131	Aug 27	TOR		MIN	L,2-3	5-11	L(2-6)	1	5.2	5	1	1	1	2	0	0	4.86	4.10	23	10	5	2	0	5		2	0	0	0	0	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.51	0.043	.00	0.00%	1.78	5t -23 2 out d2	11t -2- 1 out d1
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
42	85	140	Sep 5	TOR		CLE	L,2-6	3-8		8	5.0	7	3	3	3	3	0	0	4.89	4.05	24	6	5	1	0	7		1	0	0	1	0	21	1	1	0	0	0	0	.32	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-1.28	3t 1-- 1 out d3	8t 1-3 1 out d5
43	86	150	Sep 20(1)	TOR		NYY	W,8-1	CG	W(3-6)	14	9.0	6	1	1	2	4	1	0	4.53	4.02	35	5	18	1	0	6	73			0	0	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	1	.59	0.182	.00	0.00%	3.28	1t start tie	9t 3 out a7
44	87	157	Sep 27	TOR	@	NYY	L,1-5	GS-4	L(3-7)	6	3.1	7	4	1	1	0	1	0	4.47	4.13	19	2	9	0	0	7	35			0	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	1	1	.94	-0.271	.00	0.00%	-3.04	1b start tie	4b 12- 1 out d3
							15-29		W-L:3-7,Sv:7,BSv:2,Hld:1	2.7	100.2	104	54	50	39	52	11	0	4.47	4.13	434	0.67		6%	5%	104	54	49	29%	3	5	1	384	23	5	2	6	3	4	.93	-0.585	.14	-0.16%	-8.79

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