James Atkins vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

James Atkins
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

James Atkins 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 3.6 and 1.733 for James Atkins. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for James Atkins and Ron Willis

James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.49
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
42
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.733
1.733
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
34.8
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for James Atkins and Ron Willis

James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238.1
9
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Atkins and Ron Willis

James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
576.92
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
110.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA