Ed Barry vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Ed Barry
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Barry 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 3.53 and 1.253 for Ed Barry. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Barry and Ron Willis

Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.37
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.53
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
8.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
3.87
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.747
0.747
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.91
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
37.59
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
5.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.253
1.253
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
33.84
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
34.06
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.59
37.59
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Ed Barry and Ron Willis

Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.37
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.82
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.51
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.28
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Barry and Ron Willis

Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
12
266.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
23
511.11
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
12.76
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-4.3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
9
200
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA