Bob Anderson vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Bob Anderson
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Anderson 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. Bob Anderson led in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 78), walk avoidance (BB%+ 93 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 90). Ron Willis held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 107). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bob Anderson.

Pitching Stats for Bob Anderson and Ron Willis

Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
2.63
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.49
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.9
43.9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
4.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2522
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
840.2
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
9.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.86
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
3.42
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
5.37
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.37
5.37
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.977
0.977
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3634
38.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.66
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
4.82
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3288
35.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.9
38.9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Bob Anderson and Ron Willis

Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
2.64
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2519
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839.2
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
1.77
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
2.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
2.26
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.2
94.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.858
0.858
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Anderson and Ron Willis

Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
540.88
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246
538.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
72.26
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
61.31
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
10.95
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.34
18.26
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
94.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
98.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
39.42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
26.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
61.31
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.82
6.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
21.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
107
234.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
32.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA