Gene Bearden vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Gene Bearden
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gene Bearden 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 3.96 and 1.555 for Gene Bearden. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Bearden and Ron Willis

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.96
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.51
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.43
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.22
54.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.52
43.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
3.96
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2365
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
9.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.55
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
4.97
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.49
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
2.96
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.46
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
39.63
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.49
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
4.54
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.555
1.555
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3027
34.56
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Gene Bearden and Ron Willis

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238.1
9
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Bearden and Ron Willis

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
409
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
555.63
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
131.19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
102.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
19.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.93
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.72
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
28.94
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.99
46.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
177.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
158.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
67.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
61.74
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
121.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.56
49.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.01
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
81.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.4
7.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA