Ernie Beam vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Ernie Beam
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Ernie Beam and Ron Willis are fairly close on the surface numbers. Ron Willis posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.32 vs 11.31) and WHIP (1.544 vs 2.351). Ernie Beam had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.36 per nine innings vs 0.57). By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Ernie Beam and Ron Willis

Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.28
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.11
11.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.72
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
11.31
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.31
11.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.36
8.36
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
12.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.04
12.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.49
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.82
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
47.43
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.92
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
2.79
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
12.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.04
12.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.351
2.351
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
37.95
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.43
47.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Ernie Beam and Ron Willis

Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.45
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ernie Beam and Ron Willis

Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
11
550
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
36.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
35.96
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA