Dave Boswell vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Dave Boswell
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Boswell 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. Dave Boswell led in strikeout rate (K%+ 131 vs 78), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 100 vs 90), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 81 vs 80). Ron Willis held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 97). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Dave Boswell.

Pitching Stats for Dave Boswell and Ron Willis

Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
1.73
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.84
54.84
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.66
73.66
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.31
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
3.52
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3196
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1065.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
7.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
7.89
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.93
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
4.06
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
882
7.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.279
1.279
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.37
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4487
37.91
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
462
3.9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3965
33.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
34.06
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Dave Boswell and Ron Willis

Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
1.73
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1065.2
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.68
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
1.61
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.98
95.98
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.932
0.932
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.66
73.66
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Boswell and Ron Willis

Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
231
350.89
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
367
557.47
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
112.41
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
85.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
27.34
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.42
34.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
157.97
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
127.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
62.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
33.42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
89.62
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.29
30.82
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
9.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
180.76
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.32
3.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.82
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA