Fritz Ackley vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Fritz Ackley
Silent GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fritz Ackley built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Willis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Willis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.32 and WHIP 1.544 compared to 4.19 and 1.448 for Fritz Ackley. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fritz Ackley and Ron Willis

Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
4.19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.233
0.233
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.1
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
7.91
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.49
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
7.91
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.448
1.448
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
39.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.66
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.448
1.448
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
33.98
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
34.06
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.1
39.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Fritz Ackley and Ron Willis

Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.1
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.79
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
2.11
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.79
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.79
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fritz Ackley and Ron Willis

Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.929
0.929
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
118.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.929
0.929
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
108.42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA