Steve Barber vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Steve Barber
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Barber 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. Steve Barber led in strikeout rate (K%+ 101 vs 78), home run suppression (HR9+ 144 vs 134), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 90). Ron Willis held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 80 vs 70). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Steve Barber.

Pitching Stats for Steve Barber and Ron Willis

Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
2.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.48
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.3
53.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.37
58.37
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
747
3.36
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5997
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1999
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1818
8.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.19
8.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
4.28
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1309
5.89
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.41
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8591
38.68
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.41
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
870
3.92
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.385
1.385
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7569
34.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.68
38.68
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Steve Barber and Ron Willis

Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
2.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6000
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2000
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
1.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
2.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
478
2.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.64
92.64
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.026
1.026
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.37
58.37
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Barber and Ron Willis

Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
430.82
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
649
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
563
520.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
60.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
4.62
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.62
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
11.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.63
17.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
82.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
97.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
22.19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
24.96
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
42.53
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.43
3.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
35.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
320
295.84
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
2.03
2.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
41.6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.85
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA