Eric Bell vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Eric Bell
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Eric Bell 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 5.18 and 1.491 for Eric Bell. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eric Bell and Ron Willis

Eric Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Eric Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
2.61
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Eric Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.58
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Eric Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.69
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Eric Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Eric Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Eric Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
5.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Eric Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Eric Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Eric Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Eric Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Eric Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
704
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Eric Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
234.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Eric Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
9.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Eric Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Eric Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.46
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Eric Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Eric Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Eric Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Eric Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Eric Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Eric Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
5.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Eric Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.83
5.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Eric Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Eric Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Eric Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Eric Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Eric Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1028
39.43
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Eric Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Eric Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
5.75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Eric Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Eric Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Eric Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Eric Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
1.492
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Eric Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
34.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Eric Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Eric Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Eric Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.43
39.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Eric Bell and Ron Willis

Eric Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Eric Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
2.61
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Eric Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
704
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Eric Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
234.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Eric Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Eric Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.88
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Eric Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Eric Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Eric Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Eric Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.529
0.529
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Eric Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Eric Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Bell and Ron Willis

Eric Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Eric Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
68
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Eric Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Eric Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Eric Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Eric Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Eric Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Eric Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Eric Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Eric Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Eric Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Eric Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Eric Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Eric Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Eric Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Eric Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Eric Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Eric Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Eric Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Eric Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Eric Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Eric Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Eric Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Eric Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Eric Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Eric Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Eric Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Eric Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Eric Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Eric Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Eric Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA