Fred Blaylock vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Fred Blaylock
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Blaylock 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 5.4 and 2.175 for Fred Blaylock. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Blaylock and Ron Willis

Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
11.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.48
11.48
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.49
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
47.93
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.175
2.175
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
39.15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.93
47.93
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Fred Blaylock and Ron Willis

Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.7
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Blaylock and Ron Willis

Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
28.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
36.53
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA