Steve Blass vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Steve Blass
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Blass 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. Steve Blass led in strikeout rate (K%+ 87 vs 78), walk avoidance (BB%+ 88 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 90). Ron Willis held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 101). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Steve Blass.

Pitching Stats for Steve Blass and Ron Willis

Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
1.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.58
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.43
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.54
57.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.91
81.91
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
644
3.63
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4792
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1597.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
1558
8.78
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.72
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
3.36
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.28
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
896
5.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.935
0.935
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6780
38.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
4.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.11
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6092
34.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Steve Blass and Ron Willis

Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4795
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1598.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
0.77
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
1.41
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
2.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.04
96.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.63
81.63
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Blass and Ron Willis

Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
295
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
600
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
546
546
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
94
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.54
19.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
110
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
105
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
37
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
78
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.93
14.93
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
140
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.29
4.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
40
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA