Gary Bell vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Gary Bell
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gary 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 75), run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 87), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 90 vs 88). Gary Bell held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 78). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Ron Willis.

Pitching Stats for Gary Bell and Ron Willis

Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.52
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.84
50.84
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.89
44.89
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
825
3.68
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6045
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2015
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1794
8.01
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.01
8.01
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
0.92
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
842
3.76
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1378
6.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.15
6.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8561
38.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
0.73
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
932
4.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7665
34.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Gary Bell and Ron Willis

Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6045
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2015
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
0.63
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
1.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
1.94
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.87
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.32
96.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.807
0.807
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.89
44.89
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gary Bell and Ron Willis

Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
472.92
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
661
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
569
516.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
95.31
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
80.79
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
11.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.82
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
14.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Gary Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.05
24.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
113.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
120.73
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Gary Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
41.75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
37.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
78.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.49
24.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.72
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
22.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Gary Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
137.97
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.35
4.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
55.37
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.72
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA