Larry Benton vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Larry Benton
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Benton 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 4.03 and 1.415 for Larry Benton. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Benton and Ron Willis

Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.78
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.01
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.8
49.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.7
56.7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
4.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6891
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2297
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2559
10.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.03
10.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.43
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
2.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
670
2.63
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9864
38.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.44
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1190
4.66
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.415
1.415
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9148
35.84
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.65
38.65
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Larry Benton and Ron Willis

Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
27
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238.1
9
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
562
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.235
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Benton and Ron Willis

Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
336.41
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
824
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
738
537.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
88.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
77.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
8.74
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
11.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.01
21.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
104.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
113.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
39.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
30.58
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
68.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.98
18.19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
21.84
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
131.8
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.55
4.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
37.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.46
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA