Al Atkinson vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Al Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Al Atkinson and Ron Willis are fairly close on the surface numbers. Al Atkinson posted stronger numbers in WHIP (1.259 vs 1.544) and home runs allowed (0.21 per nine innings vs 0.57). Ron Willis had the advantage in ERA (3.32 vs 3.96). By the career numbers, Al Atkinson had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Al Atkinson and Ron Willis

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.97
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.96
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2745
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
943
9.28
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.06
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
4.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4001
39.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
656
6.45
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3754
36.92
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Al Atkinson and Ron Willis

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2832
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
944
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
1.66
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.41
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
2.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
2.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.19
84.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.991
1.991
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Atkinson and Ron Willis

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
110
155.66
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
547.64
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
90.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
9.91
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
14.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.95
31.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
110.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
142.92
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
77.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
19.81
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
96.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.4
30.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
50.94
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.98
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.33
35.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA