William Bell vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

William Bell
UnknownPhiladelphia GiantsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

William 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. William Bell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.85 and WHIP 1.353 compared to 3.32 and 1.544 for Ron Willis. By the career numbers, William Bell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for William Bell and Ron Willis

William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.06
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
3.32
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
10.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.06
10.06
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
38.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
4.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
34.68
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for William Bell and Ron Willis

William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.77
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.42
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for William Bell and Ron Willis

William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
54.76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
47.47
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA