Dick Barrett vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Dick Barrett
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Barrett 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 4.28 and 1.472 for Dick Barrett. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Barrett and Ron Willis

Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.74
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.72
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.63
37.63
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.54
64.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
4.28
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2187
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
729
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
753
9.3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.36
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
3.95
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
3.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.811
0.811
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3218
39.73
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.35
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
4.91
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.472
1.472
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2884
35.6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.73
39.73
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Dick Barrett and Ron Willis

Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
27
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238.1
9
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.55
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.411
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Barrett and Ron Willis

Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
141
329.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
222
518.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
93.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
81.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.34
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.02
23.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
107.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
135.41
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
51.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
35.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
86.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.41
24.31
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
39.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
53.7
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.17
11.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
39.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.34
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA