Josh Beckett vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Josh Beckett
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Josh Beckett 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. Josh Beckett led in strikeout rate (K%+ 115 vs 78), walk avoidance (BB%+ 99 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 90). Ron Willis held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 83). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Josh Beckett.

Pitching Stats for Josh Beckett and Ron Willis

Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
1.47
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.61
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.47
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.56
56.56
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.1
99.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
884
3.88
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6153
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1897
8.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
1.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
629
2.76
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1901
8.34
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8579
37.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
957
4.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.61
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7767
34.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Josh Beckett and Ron Willis

Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
1.47
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6153
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
0.58
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.97
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
1.63
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
1.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.89
94.89
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.1
99.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Beckett and Ron Willis

Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
517.61
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
73.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
46.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
21.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.37
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
26.87
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.08
21.63
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
111.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
94.93
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
34.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
32.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
60.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
9.68
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
21.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
110
197.01
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
3.05
3.05
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
59.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA