Jim Archer vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Jim Archer
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Archer 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 3.94 and 1.373 for Jim Archer. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Archer and Ron Willis

Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
2.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.62
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.12
49.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
3.94
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
699
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
9.42
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.42
9.42
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.73
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
4.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1008
38.94
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.54
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
4.98
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
36.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.94
38.94
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Jim Archer and Ron Willis

Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
2.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
699
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.51
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.93
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.82
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
94
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.825
0.825
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.12
49.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Archer and Ron Willis

Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
57
468.49
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
526.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
41.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
32.88
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
5.44
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
49.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
57.53
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
32.88
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
49.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.21
-18.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
156.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
3.84
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
49.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA