Joe Benz vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Joe Benz
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Benz 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. Joe Benz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.43 and WHIP 1.147 compared to 3.32 and 1.544 for Ron Willis. By the career numbers, Joe Benz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Benz and Ron Willis

Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
1.66
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.33
50.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.94
64.94
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
2.43
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
3.32
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4079
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.2
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1225
8.11
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.11
8.11
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
2.21
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
3.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5364
35.51
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.34
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
3.37
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
3.81
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5006
33.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
34.06
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.51
35.51
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Joe Benz and Ron Willis

Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
27
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238.1
9
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.155
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Benz and Ron Willis

Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
317.72
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
441
558.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
77.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
64.56
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
10.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
12.66
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.75
13.61
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
92.41
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
84.81
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
36.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
21.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
58.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.81
1.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
6.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
148
187.34
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
34.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA