Frank Blake vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Frank Blake
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Frank Blake 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. Frank Blake posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.26 and WHIP 1.162 compared to 3.32 and 1.544 for Ron Willis. By the career numbers, Frank Blake had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank Blake and Ron Willis

Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.6
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.26
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
3.32
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.187
0.187
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
6.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
7.89
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.02
6.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
4.44
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
7.6
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
37.45
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
3.81
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.68
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.162
1.162
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
32.11
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
34.06
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Frank Blake and Ron Willis

Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.53
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
152.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.65
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.36
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
2.11
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
3.01
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
96.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.962
1.962
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.08
73.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Blake and Ron Willis

Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
36
291.89
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
543.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
137.84
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
56.76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.47
68.68
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
218.92
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.709
0.709
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
97.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
154.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.96
72.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA