Sheriff Blake vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Sheriff Blake
Lost GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sheriff 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. Ron Willis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.32 and WHIP 1.544 compared to 4.13 and 1.547 for Sheriff Blake. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sheriff Blake and Ron Willis

Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
1.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.57
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.03
46.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.47
64.47
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
744
4.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4860
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1620
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1766
9.81
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.81
9.81
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
4.11
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
621
3.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7149
39.72
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
876
4.87
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.547
1.547
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6379
35.44
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Sheriff Blake and Ron Willis

Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
27
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238.1
9
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sheriff Blake and Ron Willis

Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
310
308.97
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
602
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
558
556.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
117.61
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
111.63
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
4.98
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
5.98
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.79
27.7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
124.58
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
133.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
45.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
29.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
75.75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.55
32.44
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.99
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
13.95
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
90.7
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.62
6.62
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
27.91
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA