Fred Blanding vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Fred Blanding
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Blanding 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. Fred Blanding posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.395 compared to 3.32 and 1.544 for Ron Willis. By the career numbers, Fred Blanding had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Blanding and Ron Willis

Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
1.59
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.95
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.51
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.45
49.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.72
59.72
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
3.32
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2443
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
814.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
859
9.49
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
3.06
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
3.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.682
0.682
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3377
37.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.51
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
4.37
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
34.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.32
37.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Fred Blanding and Ron Willis

Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
28.8
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
7.1
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.6
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.91
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
47.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
2.11
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
3.6
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
56
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
52.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.57
93.57
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.819
1.819
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Blanding and Ron Willis

Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
146
265.45
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
330
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301
547.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
118.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
10.91
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.82
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
18.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.79
39.62
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
145.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
149.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
50.91
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
43.64
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
92.73
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.03
43.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
25.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
105.45
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.69
5.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.82
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.82
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
80
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA