Lyle Bigbee vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Lyle Bigbee
Lost GenerationOregonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lyle Bigbee 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 6.96 and 1.868 for Lyle Bigbee. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lyle Bigbee and Ron Willis

Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.89
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.76
11.76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
6.96
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.96
6.96
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
11.89
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.89
11.89
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.92
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.49
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.21
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.51
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
40.58
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.7
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
7.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.868
1.868
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
35.66
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.58
40.58
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Lyle Bigbee and Ron Willis

Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
27
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238.1
9
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.11
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.367
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lyle Bigbee and Ron Willis

Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 600 PA
43
293.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
525
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
95.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.64
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
20.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.29
42.87
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
129.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
163.64
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
54.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
81.82
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.39
43.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
61.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
88.64
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.77
6.77
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lyle Bigbee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA