Bill Ayers vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Bill Ayers
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Ayers 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 8.15 and 1.698 for Bill Ayers. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Ayers and Ron Willis

Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
3.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.77
30.77
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
8.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.15
8.15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.1
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
11.72
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.72
11.72
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.78
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
5.6
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.019
1.019
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
41.01
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
8.92
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.92
8.92
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.698
1.698
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
37.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Bill Ayers and Ron Willis

Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
27
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238.1
9
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.769
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Ayers and Ron Willis

Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
13
780
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
42.58
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
45.94
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA