Cy Barger vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Cy Barger
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cy Barger 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 3.56 and 1.378 for Cy Barger. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cy Barger and Ron Willis

Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.39
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.58
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.2
42.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.51
73.51
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.72
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
3.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2927
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
975.2
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
9.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
3.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
2.74
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.647
0.647
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3981
36.72
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
479
4.42
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3619
33.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
34.06
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Cy Barger and Ron Willis

Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
5.22
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.99
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
849
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.84
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.91
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
9.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
2.11
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.35
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
11.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.92
96.92
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.9
18.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Barger and Ron Willis

Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
255.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
454
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
428
565.64
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
128.19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
111.01
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
10.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.61
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Barger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Cy Barger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cy Barger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Barger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.94
39.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
151.98
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
150.66
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
43.61
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
40.97
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
84.58
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.48
45.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Cy Barger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Barger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
75.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.96
7.96
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.89
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Barger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.96
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Barger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.96
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA