Vern Bickford vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Vern Bickford
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Vern Bickford 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 3.71 and 1.400 for Vern Bickford. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Vern Bickford and Ron Willis

Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
1.52
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.48
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.66
53.66
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.87
81.87
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.61
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
3.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3229
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1076.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1040
8.7
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
3.9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
3.76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.852
0.852
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.21
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4641
38.81
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
4.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4149
34.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Vern Bickford and Ron Willis

Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
409.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
7.1
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
153
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.91
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
454.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
2.11
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
621
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
607.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.83
97.83
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
42.75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Vern Bickford and Ron Willis

Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
182
265.05
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
365
531.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
83.01
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
77.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
5.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
5.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.71
12.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
88.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
97.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
33.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
40.78
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
74.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.38
4.93
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
14.56
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
123.79
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Vern Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
53.88
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA