Rich Beck vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Rich Beck
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rich Beck 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. Rich Beck posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.14 and WHIP 1.429 compared to 3.32 and 1.544 for Ron Willis. By the career numbers, Rich Beck had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rich Beck and Ron Willis

Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
3.32
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
9.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
4.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
37.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
3.81
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.381
1.381
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
34.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.71
37.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Rich Beck and Ron Willis

Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.91
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Beck and Ron Willis

Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
3
225
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-32.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA